World Social Work Day celebrations at Royal North Shore Hospital included social work leaders from across the district. Left to right: Jo Wigan, Kelly Hennessy, Kasia Rigley, Sandra Barr-Lynch, Alison Innis.
NSLHD celebrates inaugural World Social Work Day forum Social workers from across Northern Sydney Local Health District gathered at Royal North Shore Hospital for the district’s inaugural World Social Work Day Forum. “You bring expertise, humanity and advocacy to the care we provide every day. “This year’s theme references Harambee,
which means ‘all pull together’, and that very much speaks to the heart of social work.” The forum also created space for reflection on the future of the profession and the opportunities for social workers to contribute to research, advocacy and leadership within the health system.
The event brought together practitioners from a wide range of services to reflect on the profession’s role in health care, celebrate contributions to the community and strengthen connections across the district. The morning forum featured a professional
development program focused on social work identity, including a keynote presentation and a panel discussion with social workers representing NSLHD’s Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect team, mental health and acute services. NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri said the day was an opportunity to recognise the profession’s enduring impact within the health system and celebrate the 2026 World Social Work Day theme ‘Co-building Hope and Harmony: A Harambee Call to Unite a Divided Society.’ “As a proud social worker myself, I am proud to join colleagues from across the district to acknowledge and celebrate our profession,” he said.
World Social Work Day celebrations at Royal North Shore Hospital
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