A unique and innovative concept, driven by practice-led social work researchers based at Flinders University. We work alongside industry to influence policy and practice. We educate and mentor future social workers. And we are driven by social work justice values to uplift individuals, families and communities.
Our vision is of a world where social justice values - access, equity, human rights and participation - are front and centre.
Our mission is to advance social work, policy and research through innovation, collaboration and partnerships.
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Find out how you can get involved.
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We work with you
We put you at the heart of creation. Our ethos is user-centred, open innovation ecosystems of research. Together, we can solve the issues that tear communities, families and individuals apart.
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Find out about SWIRLS courses developed with industry partners.
Research in life, not the lab
People don't live, work and think within the white walls of a laboratory or under microscopes. We're all different. There are a hundred different factors that influence our every decision. So, we take our social issue research into the community. It's research in real time, real places and real lives.
We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to First Nations Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
We recognise the past atrocities against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this land and that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people. We acknowledge that colonial structures and policies remain in place today and recognise the ongoing struggles of First Nations people in dismantling those structures.
We acknowledge the intellectual property of our First Nations partners and recognise that our research would not be possible without their cultural authority and leadership.
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