The New Zealand practice framework: Using knowledge to inform practice in care and protection Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 6-11. Clarifying the links between theory and practice, and between practice and the outcomes we hope to achieve for children within…
Towards Accessible, Effective and Resilient After Hours Primary Health Care Services Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2005 The After Hours Primary Health Care Working Party (the Working Party) made fifteen recommendations aimed at ensuring accessible and effective after hours primary health care services…
Measuring the cost of children: Concepts and methodologies Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 This Families Commission report reviews some of the main concepts and methodologies in the cost of children literature. It does not attempt to arrive at cost…
Focus on families: Reinforcing the importance of family Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 This report has helped guide the Families Commission work on families with dependent children. It combined and discussed results of a literature review, focus groups, and other…
Young people and infringement fines Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 The Minister for Courts, the Honourable Rick Barker announced a review of the ‘Infringement System’ in March 2004. The review is being led by the Ministry…
Professional Development in Early Childhood Settings: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 This synthesis addresses the question of: “What constitutes quality professional development as it relates to learning opportunities, experiences and outcomes for children within diverse early childhood provisions?”…
Underage Gaming Research Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Office of Film and Literature Classification and the Censorship Compliance Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs asked UMR Research to survey the game playing…
The discipline and guidance of children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This report is THE full literature review, which is primarily designed for an academic AND policy audience, but will be of interest to anyone wanting a more detailed examination of THE issues.
A kit of their own: the development and production of personal kits for children and young people in care Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 12-18. Personal resource kits were developed for children and young people in the custody and/or guardianship of the Chief Executive of…
The story so far: Peter Shaw, Kathy Fielding and Jessie Henderson outline the development of the On TRACC service Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 24-27. Since November 2003 the Transcultural Care Centre and Intersectoral Service for Children and Young People from Refugee Backgrounds and Their…
