Ms Sophie Diamandi

Welcome to the home page of Sophie Diamandi, Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy and managere of the Cultura Diversity Project - (Training, Education and Consultancy in Cultural Competency for Human Services workers) at the University of South Australia.

I have been based at the Magill Campus since 1995. Prior to that I lectured at the Whyalla Campus which is 400 kms north of Adelaide.

I am passionate about such issues as Human Rights;Cultural Competency, Cultural Identity, Social Justice and Equity;Refugees and New Arrivals; Child Protection;Domestic Violence;and Feminist Social Work and Social Work Profesional Identity.

Bachelor of Social Work Field Education website

• Cultural Diversity
• Social Work Theory and Practice
• Groupwork
• Counselling
• Feminist Social Work
• Field Education
• Community Development

Australian Association of Social Work - Member of the Professional Education Committee

Masters of Social Science/Social Policy, 2000, Charles Sturt University.

Bachelor of Social Administration, 1985, Flinders University of South Australia.

Bachelor of Arts, 1981, Flinders University of South Australia.

• Cultural Diversity - refugees, migrants, humanitarian entrants.
• Field Education - policy and practice issues; implications for the profession; supervision approaches; teaching and learning strategies for students and supervisors.
• Feminist Social Work and gender issues - implications for practice.
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Domestic Violence

Diamandi, S (2000) Community Partnerships - Building Capacity on Cultural Diversity through Higher Education and Diamandi, S (2001) Training Needs in Health - Dealing with Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competencies, Diversity in Health Conference, Sydney, May.

Human Services and Related Sectors, Asia-Pacific International Social Work Conference, Singapore, July.

Diamandi, S (2000) Increasing Access and Equity Issues - Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competencies, Diversity Conference - Reconciliation, Multiculturalism, Immigration and Human Rights - First National Conference, Sydney, December.

Diamandi, S (2000) Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competencies in Mental Health Servie Delivery, Transcultural Mental Health Network Conference, Adelaide, November.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Social Work

• Refugees, New Arrivals, Child Protection, Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competencies.