Melvin Gonzalez is a student of the Diploma of Community Services at the Australian Institute of Social Relations and a Community Support Worker with Relationships Australia SA’s PEACE Multicultural Services. Melvin was recently a guest speaker at the Open State Festival of Idea’s Mental Health Week event, “Why Mental Illness is Good For You”. He spoke about his lived experience with mental illness and the positive impact his experience has had on his life. Continue Reading
Introducing the Orientation to the South Australian Gambling Sector
The Orientation to the South Australian Gambling Sector is a free online learning program designed for workers in the Gambling Sector, as well as workers in other sectors, to increase understanding about gambling problems and help identify clients affected by problem gambling. Continue Reading
Student Training Clinic Returns
Our Student Training Clinic is back! The Clinic offers 4 free fortnightly counselling sessions conducted by our student counsellors in their final stages of training. Continue Reading
ProjectABLE Workshop: Educating for the Future of the Disability Sector
Earlier this month sixteen young people from the Australian Institute of Social Relations’ Northern Schools Traineeship program had the unique opportunity to take part in ProjectABLE, a half-day interactive workshop delivered by people with disability. Continue Reading
WorkReady Subsidies Now Available for Nationally Recognised Qualifications
A number of our Nationally Recognised Qualifications are now eligible for WorkReady subsidies. Continue Reading
White Ribbon Fundraiser Screening: The Mask You Live In
Relationships Australia SA and the Australian Institute of Social Relations warmly invite you to a White Ribbon Fundraiser, the screening of “The Mask You Live In”, to support White Ribbon’s prevention programs in schools, workplaces and in the wider community. Continue Reading
Counselling Student Suzanne Ladner Nominated Vocational Student of the Year
Between 2013 and 2017, Suzanne Ladner gained five Nationally Recognised Qualifications. Her last qualification, the Diploma of Counselling, has led to the registration of her own counselling practice. Continue Reading
Special Offer: Family Law DOORS Online Training
An audience has heard the story behind major organisation-wide changes at Relationships Australia SA over the past decade. Continue Reading
A Better Future for Vulnerable Children in South Australia
‘The life they deserve’, known as The Nyland Report, is the outcome of the Royal Commission into South Australia’s child protection system. Continue Reading
Education that Gives Back: A Look at Careers in Community Services
There are many reasons why we study; to learn new skills, advance our careers, or to broaden our perspective. For Buol Juuk and Sumbo Ndi, it was the desire to help others. Continue Reading