About Us
Members of the Anthropological Society of WA share the following goals:
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Protection of clients and the public in relation to professional standards of applied anthropologists and sociologists.
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Protection of members of the Association from the adverse reputational effects of inferior work done by others operating in the field.
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Establishment of a fee structure and standard working conditions for practitioners working in the field.
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Provision of an authoritative, concerted voice in public matters of concern to the Association.
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Forum for closer interaction between persons engaged in the application of social scientific knowledge and research techniques.
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Promotion of courses of study and training appropriate to applied social scientific research and action.
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Promotion of public and governmental acceptance of the importance of social scientific knowledge, and of the benefits to be derived from work done by practitioners in the field.
Code of Ethics
The ASWA Committee will be facilitating discussion of the current ASWA Code of Ethics with a view to bringing it into line with the current Australian Anthropological Society Code of Ethics which is the national standard for professional anthropologists in Australia.
It can be found at: https://www.aas.asn.au/ethics
Partnerships