to become an Approved Mental Health Professional or AMHP, which may lead to being appointed as an Approved Clinician with further postgraduate and doctorate training. Child Care Award - qualification to work with children and young people Practice Teaching Award - qualification to work as a tutor, supervisor and assessor for social work students on their work placement In 2007, the General Social Care Council and UK partners implemented a new framework which unified these awards in a simpler structure allowing broader study to count towards three levels of social work award: specialist, higher specialist, and advanced. Australia A four-year Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is required for entry into the occupation of Social Worker in Australia, although some universities also offer a two-year, accelerated, graduate-entry MSW. Graduates of courses recognised by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) are eligible for membership. A person with overseas qualifications can apply for consideration of recognition of their qualifications via a formal application for assessment by the AASW. Australia is alone among developed English-speaking OECD countries in having no registration requirements for social workers. Most employers stipulate that applicants must be eligible for membership of the AASW, and only graduates of courses recognised by the AASW are eligible for membership. However AASW membership is not compulsory and only a third of social workers are members. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an ongoing requirement of accredited membership of the AASW and must incorporate accountability, gaining new knowledge and information & skill development (CPD Policy 2011/12, AASW). No such requirement exists for non-members. Job titles Bachelors of Social Services graduates find jobs in a wide range of roles in the social services. Some may be in the public, private or the third sector. Social welfare supervisor Family worker Student welfare officer Project worker Project manager NGO employee Service entrepreneur Social welfare officer Notable degree holders Athar Ali Krishna Chudasama Anne Enger Bo Holmberg Kuupik Kleist Lars Leijonborg Joyce Lishman Gudrun Schyman Anna Sjödin Ola Ullsten Olle Gunnar Westling References Social work Professional titles and certifications Social work education