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Towards the Development of 'Good Practices' for Recording Social Work Supervision in Aotearoa New Zealand after the Introduction of Registration

Gillanders, Margaret Jean (Thesis, Master of Social Welfare, 2010)

Registration of social workers was introduced in 2003. The increased accountability expected of registered social workers, expectations of the role of supervision and the implications these have for record keeping in ...
Impact of measurement and accountability on non government organisation social work practice

Weir, Megan (Thesis, Master of Social Welfare, 2009)

This is a study of a Non Government Organisation’s (NGO) experience of funding contracts with the government to provide social services. In a general situation of increasing NGO frustration with narrowly based financial ...
Māori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations

Hollis-English, Awhina Netta Ramari (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

This research explores the current experiences of Māori social workers within government, non-government, Māori, and iwi (tribal) social service organisations. Kaupapa Māori and Narrative methods are used to capture the ...
Does New Zealand need a sex offender register: Practical implications for people who have sexually offended, the survivors, families and the services that are involved

Ellery, Lincoln (Thesis, Master of Social Welfare, 2011)

This explorative study examined the participant’s perceptions of whether New Zealand needs a sex offender register, whether such a register would be supported, and if so, by whom. The study also explored the anticipated ...
A Coalitional Politics of Incoherence: Ethical (Trans)masculinities in New Zealand

Macdonald, Joe Laurie Crofton (Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)

Transmasculinity is a contemporary site for meaning-making about masculinity. I argue, more specifically, that queer-identified transmasculine people can practice queer masculinity in a way that resists hegemonic expectations ...
Speak to me, Stranger: Subjectivity, Homosexuality and the Preliberation Narratives of James Courage

Burke, Christopher (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

This thesis surveys the life of expatriate writer James Courage (1903-63). More than a literary biography, Speak To Me, Stranger exhibits the ‘strangeness’ and unique historicity of past lives. It uses one man’s experience ...
"It's All About U" Leadership Course: A Case Study

Huling, Joan (Thesis, Master of Social and Community Work, 2012)

This paper explores the inspiration, design, delivery and evaluation of the “Its All About U” leadership course held in Mataura, New Zealand in 2009. Leadership challenges within the Mataura Taskforce was one of the ...
Developing a National Health Social Work Competency Framework

Derrett, Michelle (Thesis, Master of Social Welfare, 2012)

Health Social Workers engage with people, including the healthy and chronically ill, across the ages and stages of life from conception to death. They encounter diverse client-related issues in their day-to-day practice. ...
Paradox Lost? Four Theoretical Perspectives on Whānau Ora

Grant, Darryl James (Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)

New Zealand’s bicultural project, as initiated by the 1984 Labour government, is marked by paradox and contestation. The paradox shows Māori to be both enfranchised by the inclusion of references to the Treaty of Waitangi ...
Women's views of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Service, Karen (Thesis, Master of Social Welfare, 2012)

Background: Family Start Buller-Grey has been using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screening tool, as part of the service provided to women clients. Feedback from some clients who were not comfortable ...