Social Practice Conference Papers
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Transgender expression as productive disruption
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Opening the “black box” of social work field education assessment: Developing supportive learning strategies through the use of digital technologies
(2021-12)Social work field education Sudent's perspectives on field education The black box of traditional field education assessment Undertaking a change process What has changed in the wider context? What we have been told ... -
Young care leavers in Vietnam: Lotus in the mud pond
(2021-04)RESEARCH QUESTIONS • How do young people leaving care in Vietnam manage? • What happens to them after leaving the care homes/ centers? • Where do they find help and support? • What are the challenges that they face? • ... -
A critical exploration of the place of ‘religion’ and ‘religious identity’ in social practice with ethnic communities: A case of African background communities
(2021-11)This presentation explores the critical role of ‘religion’ and ‘religious identity’ as an important wellbeing factor in social practice with ethnic communities, using African background communities as an example. Comparative ... -
Examining identity with multimodal (inter)action as methodological framework
(2021-06-19)Multimodal (inter)action analysis Identity elements Layers of discourse Site of engagement An illustration: Conflict between continuous and general identity element -
The scope of talanoa research methodology within a postgraduate curriculum
(2020-11-19)Introduction Context Talanoa methodology Values of talanoa(Pan-Pacific) Principles of talanoa research Talanoaas methodology and method Talanoa and non-Pacific methods The scope of Talanoa methodology References -
Connecting to culturally significant anchors as a means of maintaining wellness for community workers and social workers
(2020-11-04)This presentation explores the importance and value of connecting to our own cultural anchors when working in highly demanding social work and community support roles, as a means of anchoring ourselves mentally, spiritually ... -
Indigenous methodologies within postgraduate curricula : querying appropriate applications of a Kaupapa Maori approach
(2020-11-04)Introduction Kaupapa Māori principles Kaupapa Māori in the MAP Conclusion References -
Evaluating efforts to promote diverse sexuality and gender inclusivity at a tertiary institution
(2019-12)This article presents findings from a mixed-method, utilisation-focused evaluation of an education workshop on diverse sexuality and gender (DSG) inclusivity offered at Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, New ... -
A perspective on S4.5 Residence Category for Victims of Domestic Violence (VDV) Policy : addressing domestic violence against ‘ethnic’ women
(2019-12)This presentation will focus on S4.5 Residence Category for victims of violence (Operational Manual - Immigration New Zealand), in the context of intimate partner violence experienced by women of migrant and refugee ... -
Supervising social workers in schools : the value of relationships in and out of the supervision space
(2019-10-03)This presentation explores the importance and value of supportive relationships between supervisors and supervisees in ensuring effective supervision outcomes for social workers in schools. Based on my Master's thesis on ... -
The injustice in justice : unseen, unheard, underserved
(2019-08)Ko wai ahau The injustice, in justice Kaupapa Māori research methods Participants: 8 Māori men, 3 experienced lawyers Know me before you judge me Drivers of crime Racism and discrimimination. Aka - unconscience ... -
Mālie and māfana : a transformational approach to research with a vulnerable indigenous community
(2019-10)This paper reports on an innovation in research practice developed during the course of a project involving work with vulnerable Pacific (Tongan) youth. It proposes an extension of the Kakala Research Framework, designed ... -
Exploring cultural identity construction among African migrant and refugee background youth in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2019-10)Introduction: definitions Why is this topic important? Immigration and resettlement (experiences of their families) Immigration, resettlement and identity formation In the context of migration, Hall (2014) proposes 2 ... -
Strategies to establish Social Policy Units (SPUs) within community-based organisations.
(2018-07)Background Community Waitakere Initiatives Methods Case studies Focus group CBPR Results : Significance of the SPU Activities Structure Funding Discussion References -
MANAWANUI : Indigenous relationships co-creating sacred spaces, an expression of social work supervision from Te Taitokerau, Aotearoa, New Zealand.
(2018-07)Research Methodology The Participants Kaupapa Māori Research Ethics and Principles Visual Mind Mapping of the Conceptual Themes Underlying Currents of Injustices to Indigenous People are Ever -Present The Participants ...
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