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Healthy Deaf Mind Seminar Series. Feedback summary and analysis. Coalition of Deaf Mental Health Professionals, Auckland.
(Coalition of Deaf Mental Health Professionals, 2016-03-14)The Healthy Deaf Minds Aotearoa conference took place in Auckland (20th), Wellington (24th) and Christchurch (30th) in November 2015. 196 people attended across the 3 venues including a small group of CDMHP members who ran ... -
Hopo: The dread that clings
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-07-27)HOPO is a term that has many definitions and explanations. This is complicated further by the fact that te reo Māori does not translate directly into English. There is very little literature concerning hopo. What does exist ... -
Housing issues in Auckland
(Auckland District Council of Social Service Inc. (ADCOSS), 2016-02)Recently, I went to hear Alan Johnson (Salvation Army Policy Analyst) speak on the topic of housing, and how Auckland itself got into this mess. Here are some of my thoughts on that speech. Alan Johnson started by asking ... -
Housing support services for families / whānau and individuals who have experienced homelessness : a case study of Visionwest Community Trust, West Auckland
(2014)Recent research from New Zealand suggests that one in every 120 people in New Zealand are facing homelessness or severe housing deprivation. We also know that many people who are homeless are never counted, living in caravan ... -
How do we know it's working? : a community developing organisation tries to demonstrate it is making a major social impact.
(2015-02)Violence Free Waitakere (VFW) is a small New Zealand based community development organisation which for 16 years has been running events and campaigns designed to prevent violence and increase community capacity and ... -
How people who have a relative or friend with mental illness are supported by the Auckland branch of Supporting Families in Mental Illness
(2011)This dissertation reflects on the historical impact of mental illness on family/whānau, the deinstitutionalisation of mental health hospitals and their replacement by assertive community treatment, and the integration of ... -
“I don’t necessarily go out there and tell everyone that I’m a feminist, but I won’t go out there and tell everyone that I’m a musician either” : dis/identifications and dis/articulations : young women and feminism in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(2014)This thesis explores young women’s dis/identifications with feminism, and dis/articulations of feminism, within Aotearoa/NZ today. Grounded within a feminist poststructuralist approach, I carried out 14 semi-structured ... -
The IFSW Motion of Censure of Israel Union of Social Workers : a wero (challenge) from Aotearoa New Zealand
(2018-07)THIS PRESENTATION: • Highlights the motion of censure against the Israeli Union of Social Workers passed by the IFSW General Meeting on Monday • Is not a self-righteous, moralistic judgement against Israeli ... -
Impact of changes to the New Zealand family category policy on immigrants
(Unitec Te Pūkenga ePress, 2023-09-26)Immigration New Zealand’s policy on family reunification has impacted new arrivals coming into Aotearoa New Zealand from different countries. Close family members of migrants have now been forced to leave their family ... -
The impact of customs and sexual practices on young Maasai women’s ability to negotiate their sexual and reproductive health in relation to HIV and AIDS in Loitokitok, Kenya
(2010-10-07)This research study sought to ascertain the perceptions of young girls and women between the ages of 16-25 years about how one becomes infected with HIV/AIDS and whether prevailing customs and sexual practices contribute ... -
Impacts of poverty
(Unitec ePress, 2021-12-16)In Aotearoa New Zealand there is a strong link between poverty and certain impacts such as physical health problems, psychological wellbeing, housing, education, food insecurity and social status. These impacts are closely ... -
In conversation -- remodelling CYF
(2015-09)As many of you have also voiced, we have concerns about the current CYF Review. Our contention is the review is not wide enough, instead relying on a siloed approach to fix a wider problem. We also believe the continued ... -
In the Year 2025 Looking back at the Future of Social Work Education
(Social Workers Registration Board, 2013)Conclusion We have good prospects for a vibrant social work education sector in the future if we: • Collaborate within social work education • Work well across the social work sector and beyond to key stakeholders • ... -
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 -
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 ... -
The injustice in justice. An examination of the quality of legal representation young Māori men receive in the criminal justice system
(2018)“We cannot run society for the privileged and allow a significant proportion of the population to be marginalized. It impacts the quality of life for all of us if we have ‘throw away’ people. A justice system which tolerates ... -
"The injustice in justice." : An examination of the quality of legal representation young Māori men receive in the criminal justice system
(2017-09)Considering the disproportionate number of Maori in the justice system, this presentation critically analyses the quality of legal representation Maori men receive in the system. Drawing on interviews with eight ... -
International social work: Bodies with organs
(2007)Many of our colleagues have asked us to write a paper for an Australian and New Zealand audience on international social work and, as we shall see, there are various bodies with vital organs, with apologies to Deleuze ... -
Intersections of immigration law and family violence: Exploring barriers for ethnic migrant and refugee background women
(Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, 2021-12-23)INTRODUCTION: Action on family violence remains a policy priority for the New Zealand government. Accordingly, this article explores the Immigration New Zealand’s Victims of Family Violence (VFV) visa. Specifically, it ...
