Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand - 2012 Convention Coalition Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 This project was developed by the Convention Coalition to provide advice and information to the New Zealand Government to enable the formulation and implementation of practical…
From student to employee: A conversation about transition and readiness for practice in a statutory social work organisation Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 50, pages 2-9. Statutory social work organisations are a key site of practice learning and for the “construction and development of knowledge and…
Keeping practice fresh: Tailoring solutions for local situations Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 50, pages 30-33. There are times when simple solutions to issues present themselves. The ability to explore innovations and new ways of thinking…
Finding the best way to work with children and young people: Good engagement and giving them a voice Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 6-12. Frontline Child, Youth and Family social workers discuss the meaning and reality of engagement with young people. This key skill…
Listening to experts: Children and young people’s participation Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 30-39. Social workers who want their practice to be more child centred must learn to find new and better ways to listen to…
Telling a child’s story: creating a words and pictures story book to tell children why they are in care Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 13-20. Open Home Foundation, an organisation that works with children and young people in care uses a story book approach to…
Specifically Pacific: Engaging Young Pacific Workers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This research was prompted by a commitment to exploring how to enhance the engagement of younger workers, particularly young Pacific people. Employee engagement is the extent…
Engaging Young Pacific Workers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 Young Pacific people are a growing proportion of the New Zealand workforce but very little is known about what helps them contribute fully at work. This research…
Parents as First Teachers Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 Parents as First Teachers (PAFT) is a low-intensity home visitation programme for parents with children pre-birth through to three years of age. In New Zealand, it…
Focusing on the child: Redressing neglect in child protection Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2011 Social Work Now, issue 48, pages 25-32. Children and young people are vital members of families, communities, and society, and ultimately of future generations. As such they…