A social work academic from the United Kingdom is the guest lecturer at residential schools at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Monday 16 April. The visit by Professor Pamela Trevithick, from Buckinghamshire New University, is being hosted by Professor of Social Work, Manohar Pawar, of the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Wagga Wagga. “Professor Trevithick is an entertaining and provocative speaker and is well known in the UK and internationally for her forthright views on the purpose of social work and the ways in which social work contributes to a better society,” Professor Pawar said. “She has interesting and useful views on the role of social work in capitalist societies generally, and clear strategies for bringing change both at individual and societal levels. Professor Trevithick has visited a number of Australian universities to discuss social work practice skills with students, practitioners and educators.” While lecturing at a residential school, Professor Trevithick will talk to community and academic social workers along with students about the skills and knowledge needed in social work.