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Charity, philanthropy, humanitarianism and knitting. Really?
(2015-03)The first record of humanitarian knitting in NZ relates to the Onehunga Ladies Benevolent Society which was formed in 1857 to feed and clothe women and children who were evacuated to Onehunga from Waiau Pa across the Manukau ... -
Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed approach to problem gambling interventions : examination of ORS/SRS data for clients seeking assistance for gambling problems.
(2016-02)Aims & objectives of research project Overview of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) & the Session Rating Scale (SRS) Overview of PGFNZ’s use of the ORS & SRS Findings Summary and conclusions -
Cloaked in Life and Death: Re-Surfacing From the Loss of a Father.
(Guilford Publications, Inc., 2013)For my son this is and will be part of his life story. His mates will have had dads that take them to sports, give them advice, and tinker with cars, boats, or bikes. My son’s story is final. His dad died when he was ... -
Collaborative goal setting and reviewing in music therapy for children with special needs: An action research project to improve practice and measure efficacy
(2011)The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre (Raukatauri) is New Zealand's first music therapy centre delivering music therapy to children and young people with special needs up to the age of 21. There are six New Zealand Registered ... -
A community approach to palliative care : embracing indigenous concepts and practices in a hospice setting
(Guilford Publications, Inc., 2013-05)This article documents a community approach to palliative care that took place in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand in 2010. It is based on a case study of a 24-year old woman of Māori and Samoan heritage. While the hospice ... -
Community Development and Social Work : the Unitec “Recipe”.
(2015-02)Unitec has in recent years been unique among Social Work qualifications in New Zealand, in that the Bachelor of Social Practice degree has offered a major specialisation in Community Development. Title Social Practice ... -
Community Development in NZ Local Authorities in the 1970s and 1980s
(2015-02-20)CONTEXT: 1970s and 80s was a period of rapid social and economic change. Protests against NZ involvement in the Vietnam War. 1973 Britain joined the European Common Market (now the EU) Major social changes in the welfare ... -
The corner : clients that inspire us
(2014)Following a comment of Peggy Sax that some clients “bring out the best in us,” I proposed in 2011 that, furthermore, some clients do more than that, they in fact inspire us. I am sure I am not the only one to think so ... -
Countering family harm and improving child well-being : 2017- 2019 Research report on a New Zealand programme delivered by classroom teachers.
(Jade Speaks Up Trust, 2020)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The analysis of questionnaire data from the Jade Speaks Up pilot programme over the period of 2017 to 2019, involved 3277 children aged from eight to thirteen years and 104 teachers from eighteen schools. ... -
Created for a purpose : implementation and evaluation of the Lighthouse Programme. Student talent identification and exploration as a means of increasing collaboration and lifting academic self-concept
(2013)‘Lighthouse’ is a strengths-based programme aimed at students with 9 – 13 year old cognitive learning levels which, through the use of a Lighthouse metaphor representing self, leads students through a nine week journey of ... -
CSWEANZ : fit & proper survey results
(2016-11)[2nd slide] Your feedback is important as it will assist us to: 1. Gain a picture of the processes that Schools of Social Work currently use in selection processes and declining applications, as well as ongoing assessment ... -
Decolonising social work education in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Australian and New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research (ANZSWWER), 2019-07)The social work education sector has a vital role to play in advancing the rights and interests of Indigenous peoples. Global and national standards reinforce this requirement and regulatory frameworks identify decolonising ... -
Democratising and decolonising social work education : opportunities for leadership
(2018-07-04)Whakataukī (proverb): First wave of research: document analysis GS 2004 Second wave of research: interviews of SW education leaders in ANZ Research findings: democratising practices - students; staff; activism ; ... -
Developing a collaborative methodology for research with community groups
(Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 2013-11-11)This ‘short communication’ considers four different methodological approaches for ethnographic research projects that engage community groups when the research topic is contested amongst group members. I locate my ... -
Do we really need to park democracy in the doorway of NGOs?
(2015-02)Anti-democracy And what is the Carver model? Key position – Structures determine behaviour – not the other way round (Counter-intuitive under a neo-liberal regime of the self) -
Effective programmes for NEET young people : a case study evaluation
(2006)The transition phase of moving from compulsory schooling to tertiary training, education or employment is an important part of the life cycle in most societies. When this transition is achieved successfully, young people ... -
The effectiveness of the Ōrongomai Marae community reintegration programme led by ex‐prisoners in Aotearoa / New Zealand
(2018)The aims and questions within the project are to assess the effectiveness of the Ōrongomai Marae community reintegration programme led by ex‐prisoners in Aotearoa New Zealand. The researcher has worked with prisoners ... -
Embedding learning for future and imagined communities in portfolio assessment
(Unitec ePress, 2015-09-15)In tertiary contexts where adults study writing for future academic purposes, teaching and learning via portfolio provides them with multiple opportunities to create and recreate texts characteristic of their future and ... -
An emergency response to ‘going off your face’ at school
(2012)Glen, aged nine, has been threatened to be expelled from an exemplary school on account of his uncontrollable and dangerous rages. David Epston contrives with Glen and his family to ‘team up’ against the reputation this ...
