scholarly journals Inequalities and Child Protection System Contact in Aotearoa New Zealand: Developing a Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Keddell ◽  
Gabrielle Davie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

scholarly journals "You cannot take it with you": Reflections on intersectionality and social work

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48
Author(s):  
Eileen Joy
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Recent Developments

This article presents a brief commentary on intersectionality and social work with a particular focus on Aotearoa, New Zealand. It begins with an examination of the genealogy of intersectionality through an acknowledgement that the concept has a longer lineage than the name. This foray into genealogy underscores the point that meticulous citational practice is a key component of good intersectional practice. Definitional challenges are briefly addressed, and the idea that theory and praxis are intimately connected is explored. Following this intersectionality is discussed in the context of ‘mana wāhine’ and recent developments in intersectionality in Aotearoa New Zealand. Finally, there is a discussion of why intersectionality is needed in social work with examples drawn from reflective practice and child protection in Aotearoa New Zealand.

scholarly journals Editorial: The social work voice – doxa and dissent in neoliberal times

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Keddell ◽  
Deb Stanfield ◽  
Ian Hyslop
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Critical Responses

Welcome to this special issue of Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work. The theme for this edition is Child protection, the family and the state: critical responses in neoliberal times.

scholarly journals Reef: Drawing in the Expanded Field

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Twose ◽  
Anastasia Globa ◽  
Lawrence Harvey ◽  
Jules Moloney
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Installation Art ◽  
Experimental Installation ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Art Works ◽  
Seismic Shock ◽  
Extended Field

In this article we introduce a body of research on drawing in the extended field and discuss a recent outcome – Reef, an installation at the Tin Shed gallery, Sydney. The research agenda has evolved from architectural sketch drawing. The research extends the open, evocative capacity of drawing through experimental installation art works, deploying sculptural sketch objects, VR, AR and soundscapes. Reef is the second in a series exploring the landscape phenomena of seismic shock. It is a sketch of a section of seabed in Kaikōura, Aotearoa New Zealand.

scholarly journals Social work perceptions and identity: How social workers perceive public and professional attitudes towards their vocation and discipline

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Kathryn Hobbs ◽  
Nikki Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
Experience Levels ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

INTRODUCTION: A century after Abraham Flexner’s (1915/2001) infamous speech conveyed his “dismissive attitude toward social work’s professionalism,” Gelman and González (2016) reflected that social work is again at a critical juncture. The fight for recognition of social work’s professional status has been influenced by multiple factors including negative public perceptions of the occupation. In Aotearoa New Zealand, professionalisation campaigns have been far from unifying, with diverse ideas about practice standards and accountability polarising opinions. At a time that the country is grappling with mandatory registration of social workers, this research considers the ways in which social workers perceive themselves, and the profession that they identify with.METHODS: Semi-structured interviews with 83 social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand were conducted. Participants were required to be eligible for social work registration. Interview transcripts were thematically analysed.FINDINGS: Several identity themes emerged during the analysis of the 83 interviews. The first theme relates to the ways in which statutory child protection social work has impacted on identity. The second, and perhaps predictable theme, is that many social workers in this study experienced significant professional marginalisation from their colleagues. The third theme emerged from participants’ views about the likelihood of mandatory registration of social workers impacting on their identity and the professional standing of social work.CONCLUSION:  Most participants in the current study believed that mandatory social worker registration may positively influence the public’s view of social workers, other professionals, and also social workers themselves. However, many participants seemed to experience levels of self-stigma – and potentially believe they are viewed more negatively by the public than they actually are. Social workers’ perceptions of their role and profession is an area that warrants further investigation.  

Continuity, Dissonance and Location: An Anglosphere Research Agenda

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Andrew Mycock ◽  
Ben Wellings
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Usa ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
The Uk

This chapter maps out an agenda for those wishing to research the Anglosphere. It does so by examining the elements of political and ideational continuity between the present-day Anglosphere and its antecedents such as Greater Britain and the English-speaking peoples. It also analyses the dissonance within and amongst members of the Anglosphere and thus assesses the potential for the realisation of the diverse political goals that its proponents claim. In searching for the locations where this idea has been realised, it suggests that Brexit increased the salience of the Anglosphere in the United Kingdom and beyond. The chapter notes the changing scope of definitions of the Anglosphere from proponents and analysts alike. It focuses on the five ‘core’ states of the Anglosphere – the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand – but is sensitive to overlapping and intersecting relationships, such as the Commonwealth and the Anglo-American ‘special relationship’. By examining the narratives that the idea of the Anglosphere generates this chapter argues that the hierarchies and tensions intersecting it both sustain and constrain this durable yet thin political ideology.

scholarly journals Māori social workers’ experiences of care and protection: A selection of findings

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paora Moyle
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
World Views ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Family Group Conferencing ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Selection Of

This article explores the challenges faced by seven Māori social workers who are also members of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) working within the child protection system in Aotearoa. Their views on what has improved for Māori whānau around recent legislation changes to family group conferencing (FGC) and newer policy initiatives such as Whānau Ora are examined. The study used a Māori-centred research approach and a thematic analysis of participants’ accounts was undertaken. From this analysis it was found that: (a) the participants walked creatively between two world views in order to best meet the needs of their own people; (b) these Māori practitioners felt over-worked and under-valued; and (c) the participants viewed the practices within FGCs as biased, demonstrating a lack of bicultural ability and contributing to significant barriers that whānau Māori experience in care and protection.

scholarly journals The White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the Munro Review of Child Protection in England: a comparative critique

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Hyslop
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Practice Knowledge

The apparent understandings of knowledge for child protection social work practice which inform the New Zealand White Paper for Vulnerable Children are contrasted with the views expressed in the Munro Review of Child Protection in England. It is argued that the rational-technical view of child protection practice knowledge critiqued in the Munro Review is the driving influence in the White Paper. It is further suggested that the White Paper is underpinned by neoliberal conceptions of individuated responsibility which conflict with the socially situated and relational understandings which are native to the theory and practice of social work. Consequently, the socio-technical social work practice knowledge form recognised and promoted in the Munro Review is marginalised in the White Paper. It is also argued that the failings of the child protection system in Aotearoa New Zealand are more appropriately associated with political and managerial misapprehension of knowledge for competent practice than with the shortcomings of social work as a vehicle for effective child protection. It is suggested that it is high time for the social work voice to be rediscovered and reasserted if effective, relationally engaged, practice with high needs children and their families is to be developed and promoted in politically challenging times.

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