Bill Anscombe
(Social Work Course Coordinator)
Senior Lecturer
Bill Anscombe
Bio
Bill Anscombe worked for twenty years within the NSW Department of Corrective Services where he was principally involved in community based corrections as Probation and Parole Officer, Office Manager, Regional Operations Manager and Acting Regional Director. He was selected for the Department's Senior Executive Development Program. He subsequently joined Charles Sturt University in 1993 where he pursued interests in corrections, rural community development, indigenous issues, the rural church, and has been selected by the International Council of Canadian Studies for an International exchange.
In 2001 he was invited to become the Director of Child and Family Services (Western Sydney ) where he was responsible for 72% of the state, 160 staff and an operating budget of $14 million.
He returned to the University in 2002 and continued to operate a senior joint appointment between the University and a government department. In 2004 he was a member of a three person National Government Review team.
Teaching
- Bill is currently the Course Co-ordinator for the Social Work Programs.
Research
- Indigenous people
- corrections
- child protection
- rural service systems
- the rural church.
Recent publications
Books:
Anscombe AW and Doyle R (ed) (1998) - Aboriginal and Ethnic Communities in Rural Australia . CRSR Wagga Wagga
Anscombe AW, Murrell-Orgill K and Short M (2006) Social Work: Engaging Indigenous Communities Charles Sturt University .
Published and/or Refereed Articles:
Anscombe AW The Over-representation of Indigenous persons in Custody In O’Toole S and Eyland S (2005) Corrections Criminology Hawkins Press
Anscombe AW National Illicit Drug Strategy Evaluation of Bourke, Brewarrina and Walgett DoCS 2004
Anscombe AW(2001) Not Either/or but Both/And : Partnerships between Industry and the field AASW Journal
Anscombe AW(2005) Terra Nullius, Aqua Nullius and Socio-Indigeno Nullius
Anscombe AW(2005) More than Beds CSU Student Experience Conference
Anscombe AW(2005) Building Participation with Disadvantaged Communities In Pawar M (ed) Capacity Building for Participation Community of Scholars CRSR CSU
Forthcoming (2007) Anscombe AW Australian Initiative in Indigenous Education In Thompson I (ed) Social Work Indigenous Education in Canada , New Zealand and Australia .
Membership of professional associations and groups
- Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Member of the Social Work Board of School Reviewers
- Chair of St Martin ’s College
