15 struggle to balance their own psychological needs against that of the patients they serve and experience compassion fatigue, which has been linked to adverse mental health outcomes. • Prof Raniga offered online debriefing and psychosocial support to managers of The Clothing Bank on the effects of COVID-19 on their roles and functions at work. • Prof Rasool chaired the UJ Women in Community Engagement Empowerment Programme and Prof Raniga presented at the event. • Prof Rasool is involved in the national community of practice for dealing with GBV on campus- she recently participated in the strategic planning session. • Prof van Breda is a member of the Professional Board for Social Work, which regulates the profession in South Africa. He has been responsible for quality assurance, specialisations, and norms and standards. • Prof van Breda ran two workshops on wellness and resilience for staff of the Department of Social Development in the Western Cape. • Prof van Breda, Dr Bond and Ms Hlungwani work with around 150 social service practitioners in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in the residential and foster care field to develop best practice evidenceinformed guidelines for preparing young people to transition from care towards young adulthood. Staff present regularly at national and international conferences and symposia, and frequently organise or co-organise international events, for example: • Dr Nadesan chaired the international conference of ASASWEI on “Pandemics, Inequality and Poverty: Taking Social Work into the 21st Century”, with over 180 abstracts and over 2000 registered delegates. • Dr Nadesan co-chaired the International Perspectives of Social Work in Communities Seminar between UJ, Edinburgh University and Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. • Dr Nadesan co-chaired the World Social Work Day collaboration between University of Johannesburg, University of Edinburgh and Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. • Dr Nadesan co-ordinated and presented at the Sub-Saharan African Service Meeting for AA South Africa. • Dr Nadesan presented AA Webinars on Alcoholism and the Family. • Dr Nadesan presented at the AA World Services Conference. • Dr Nadesan presented lectures on alcoholism and substance abuse with the Civil Aviation Authority in March and October 2021, as part of continuing professional education. • Dr Nadesan represented AA on the media (television and radio). • Dr Nadesan was the keynote speaker at the BCM College seminar on Child Protection. • Dr Nadesan was the keynote speaker at the National Association of the Student Social Workers on Women in Leadership. • Dr Sobantu was invited to be part of the organising team for the African Social Work Workshops, which were attended by social work academics from Africa. Other team members included colleagues from the University of Dundee and University of Manchester • Prof Naidoo shared findings from her research with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group in their efforts to reduce the incidence of suicidality in South Africa. She was also the keynote speaker at SADAG’s National Suicide Day commemoration. • Prof Raniga delivered a keynote address titled: Livelihoods, Entrepreneurship and Women’s Economic Empowerment in South Africa. • Prof Raniga delivered a keynote address titled: Women pushing back the frontiers of poverty in the Covid-19 era and Beyond: A Community Engagement Perspective at the Virtual UJ Community Engagement Unit to commemorate Women’s Month. • Prof Raniga presented a paper at the Virtual IACD Conference on economic well-being of single mothers in Gauteng. • Prof Raniga presented a paper at the Virtual ICSD Biennial Conference on sustainable livelihoods, poverty alleviation and women entrepreneurs. • Prof Rasool co-organised a Forum on Decolonization, Indigenization, Spirituality, and Buddhist Social Work, with the Asian Research Institute for International Social Work (ARIISW) and other stakeholders. She also presented on “Seven Principles for thinking, being and doing decoloniality” • Prof Rasool co-organised and chaired the U21 International seminar on “The role of Social Work in Responding to Forced Migration.”
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