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New public management and information communication technology : organisational influences on frontline child protection practice
(Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, 2016)In this paper the authors examine the new public management (NPM) philosophy influencing the organisational environment in which child protection social workers are located. NPM prioritises outputs through policies, such ... -
New Zealand : the Manukau Family Literacy Project
(2008)Following the results of the International Adult Literacy Survey in 1996, there has been an upsurge of interest in adult literacy in New Zealand, as reflected in the development of a national adult literacy strategy and ... -
Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: International Overview of the Field in Africa, Canada, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific, and Europe
(2007)The growth of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) around the world has been accompanied by a concomitant growth in the number of education and training programs developed to provide ... -
People with a borderline personality disorder diagnosis describe discriminatory experiences
(Taylor & Francis Group together with the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2014-03-20)The psychiatric diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) attracts considerable stigma. People given this diagnosis may be characterised as manipulative, difficult, attention-seeking or untreatable. This paper ... -
Qualities and practices of professional social work leadership in an interdisciplinary mental health service : an action learning approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-03)Since the mid-1980s, health service restructuring in New Zealand has strengthened managerialism, arguably detracting from professional considerations. Professional leaders without line-management responsibilities have ... -
Representation, COVID-19, and failed metaphor: A critical analysis of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board vaccine booklet
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-08-02)INTRODUCTION: This paper will critically analyse the Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s (BOPDHB) controversial vaccine booklet, which featured mataora-adorned cartoon images of the COVID-19 virus. This imagery caused ... -
Special section: Community approaches to problems: Beyond individual and family solutions
(Guilford Publications, Inc., 2013-03)I am delighted to introduce this special issue, which brings together a range of community approaches to problems which counselors and social workers might otherwise address through more conventional individual, family ... -
Spinning rubbish into gold
(The University of Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland), 2018)Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwi "Without foresight or vision the people will be lost" In this case study I introduce a social enterprise in waste and recycling using community development methodology. The ... -
Strategies to establish Social Policy Units (SPUs) within community-based organisations
(Unitec ePress, 2020-02-24)Community organisations hold huge knowledge about the needs as well as the dynamics of different communities. However, they often struggle to provide input and contribute this knowledge into the policy decision making ... -
Student selection process effectiveness : correlations between task performance and undergraduate success
(Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work (ANZSW), 2017)INTRODUCTION: This article is a case study of student selection process effectiveness in an undergraduate social work degree at Unitec in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Addressing an internationally under-researched ... -
Supervision and culture : meetings at thresholds
(New Zealand Association of Counsellors, 2013)Counsellors are required to engage in supervision in order to reflect on, reflexively review, and extend their practice. Supervision, then, might be understood as a partnership in which the focus of practitioners and ... -
Targeted reading comprehension strategies instruction for raising reading levels in tertiary contexts
(2012)This small-scale action research within a tertiary music bridging programme with language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) embedded examined the effect of reading comprehension strategies instruction for raising adult reading ... -
Toward equal participation : an auto-ethnography of facilitating consultations in the refugee sector
(Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW), 2015)This article uses an auto-ethnographic approach to exploring how one positions oneself as a facilitator in a layered and power-laden context in the refugee sector in New Zealand to ensure just and collaborative negotiations. ... -
A Treaty based framework for mainstream social work education in Aotearoa New Zealand : educators talk about their practice
(Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, 2019)INTRODUCTION: Globally, indigenous social work educators have pursued decolonisation and the development of decolonising practices as part of the indigenous peoples’ rights movement and based on social work principles ... -
Values-based politics and new structural social work: Theory for a post-neoliberal age?
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12-16)The mission of social work includes implementing positive changes in the structures of society to enhance social justice, not simply assisting individuals and families to achieve personal growth and better adaptation to ... -
Walking a tightrope: A balancing act by school counsellors
(New Zealand Association of Counsellors, 2021)When clients report harm or abuse to a counsellor and the threshold of “imminent harm” is not met, the counsellor faces potentially competing ethical imperatives. While reporting or informing others can bring safety, it ... -
“Write the world” and tell the stories of your ancestors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-07-27)William Cuthers is of Cook Islands Māori and New Zealand Māori descent. He was raised in South Auckland in the 1980s by his mother (Cuthers, 2020). William’s connections to the Cook Islands and his ancestors' involvement ...
