School Psychologists' Association of WA

21/10/2025

Great to see School Counsellor & School Psychologist day on the Term 4 calendar! Find out more information at https://www.spawa.org/recognition-day/

Mark your calendars 📅

Here are just some of the important and key dates to remember, recognise and celebrate during Term 4! Don't forget to check in with your school for changes and to take note of any student-free days.
Make sure to tag Education WA for a chance to be featured on our social pages!

Term 4 is packed with awareness and celebration days - and these are just a few! Schools will often plan activities for the days that matter most to their communities.

Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3Wyu9ZQ

07/10/2025

The hard work of Western Australia’s school psychologists was recognised and celebrated at Aloft Perth.

05/10/2025

Some familiar faces in today’s Sunday Times STM magazine! 📸

03/10/2025

03/10/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 SPAWA Award Winners & Finalists!

Early Career School Psychologist of the Year:
Chantel Blanco

Finalists: Chae Darcy, Peter Whyte, Sahra Lawrence, Jessica Thompson, Katie Farr

School Psychologist of the Year:
Alamaine Seale

Finalists: Berdine van der Westhuizen, Alan Power, Scott Pierce, Amanda Smith, Niketa Durack

Gostelow Excellence in Leadership Award:
Dr Laura Allison

Arthur Skinner Memorial Award:
Barry Dowsett

More photos to come!

James Di Stefano Photography

29/09/2025

What an incredible 2025 SPAWA conference!

The energy and enthusiasm for school psychology was felt in every moment, and the conference theme of “Courage to lead, clarity to act: Conversations that matter in school psychology” was truly emphasised over the two days.

We loved connecting with everyone, and hope all our attendees felt inspired and informed!

25/09/2025

Welcome to the 2025/26 committee!

President: Sharon Declerck
Vice President: Jess Hatton
Treasurer: Catherine Cleary
Secretary: Alisha Madurun

Membership Secretary: Sarah Morphett

General Committee:
Amy Patience
Brendan Everett
Brooke Peden
David La Galia
Jay McDermott
Jordan Dalton
Kim Thuijs
Matthew Kay
Priya Ramu
Shannon Heard

24/09/2025

All ready to go!

We cannot wait to see everyone for our 2025 Conference 🎉

17/09/2025

How incredible is this handmade bag, made by one of our very talented SPAWA committee members, created from past conference bags!

For this years conference, we are placing a stronger focus on sustainability, based on your feedback. As part of this commitment, we won’t be providing each attendee with an individual bag, so please bring your own. Perhaps last year’s “35 years of SPAWA” bag, or something you’ve made yourself.

A small number of past conference bags will be available for anyone who needs one this year.

We can’t wait to see you next week! 🎉

11/09/2025

Don’t miss out! Registrations for the 2025 SPAWA Annual Conference will be closing tomorrow, Friday 12th September.

All information can be found at www.spawa.org/events

For any queries about the conference, please email events@spawa.org

09/09/2025

If you are wanting to join us in celebrating school psychology in WA, now is your last chance! Ticket sales for the 2025 SPAWA Gala Awards night will be closing this Friday 12th September, 2025.

Use the following link to purchase tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/DBRBV

All ticket purchases will also receive an exclusive link with a discounted rate for booking at Aloft Perth.

Please email events@spawa.org for any queries regarding the awards.

04/09/2025

We are so excited that it’s September, which means the 2025 SPAWA Conference and Gala Awards Night are happening this month! 🎉

We have some exciting opportunities for you to connect with colleagues, and celebrate school psychology in WA:

🔹Coffee with the Committee: Join members of the SPAWA Committee for a friendly coffee and chat on Thursday morning before the conference commences!
🔹Conference Sundowner (with live music from the SPArtans!): What better way to end the conference than to join your colleagues and friends for complimentary canapes, live music, and refreshments out on the Terrace.
🔹Gala Awards Night: Join us in celebrating the innovative practice of school psychologists across the state.

Ticket sales close Friday 12 September!

More information can be found at www.spawa.org/events and www.spawa.org/awards-night

For any queries please email events@spawa.org