Caregivers speak: Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Caregivers Published: 01 Nov 2007 Making sure that caregivers feel valued and supported is essential to ensuring they are able to provide the best possible care and support to enable young…
A personal view on a Child, Youth and Family initiative: Pam Lafferty discusses implications of a Differential Response Model for Child, Youth and Family social workers Published: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 19-22. A Differential Response Model (DRM) is one of Child, Youth and Family’s strategic initiatives. It is based on a legislative…
A balanced approach to youth justice: Strengths-based practice, appreciative inquiry and the group consult tool Published: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 30-36. Youth justice practitioners are well aware of a tension between practice approaches that elicit strengths and resources of young people…
What Works in Social Marketing to Young People? (2010) Published: 01 Jul 2010 A systematic review of current evidence of youth-specific social marketing interventions that imporved outcomes for young people. This review describes successful social marketing campaigns that have…
An Innovative Approach to Changing Social Attitudes around Family Violence in New Zealand: Key ideas, insights and lessons learnt Published: 01 Mar 2010 The purpose of this review is to understand and articulate the approach of the campaign and determine how well the campaign is working. In particular, it…
Specifically Pacific: Engaging Young Pacific Workers Published: 01 Nov 2011 This research was prompted by a commitment to exploring how to enhance the engagement of younger workers, particularly young Pacific people. Employee engagement is the extent…
The History of the Non-Profit Sector in New Zealand Published: 01 Jan 2008 The history of the non-profit sector in Aotearoa New Zealand is informed by the local and the global; by the interplay of factors distinctive to this…
Strengthening Communities through Local Partnerships: Building a Collaborative Research Project Published: 01 Jan 2003 This paper reflects on the early stages of a Foundation for Research, Science and Technology social research project aimed at identifying the overall range, scope and…
Social Report 2001 Published: 01 Jan 2001 The Social Report 2001 is the first step in the establishment of a regular programme of social monitoring. The aim of the report is to provide…
Diverse Communities - Exploring the Migrant and Refugee Experience in New Zealand Published: 01 Jul 2008 The Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) Diverse Communities - Exploring the Migrant and Refugee Experience in New Zealand report brings together existing data and research findings…