Complex approaches to wicked problems: Applying Sharon Berlin’s analysis of “dichotomous thinking” Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 38-48. This article will consider one approach to ‘thinking about thinking’ as developed in Sharon Berlin’s early but seminal paper on…
Using theory to support a family resilience framework in practice Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 5-14. Theory, research, and practice in social work are inescapably intertwined. Each can inform and enrich the others. As a clinical…
Working with vulnerable infants Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 5-10. Infants are one of the most vulnerable groups of children referred to statutory child welfare systems, a fact research continues…
Post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder traits in the child welfare population Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 29-35. This article focuses on two conditions – post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traits of borderline personality disorder (BPD) –…
Strengthening our engagement with families and understanding practice depth Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 21-28. Statutory child protection work is often viewed as the sharp end of social work practice, located in a turbulent environment…
The role of secure attachment as a protective factor for vulnerable infants Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 11-20. Children begin their lives entirely dependent on adults for survival. Bowlby (1969) believed that attachment behaviour was biological in origin,…
Caregivers speak: Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Caregivers Last Publication Date: 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…
Getting it right: An evaluation of New Zealand community treatment programmes for adolescents who sexually offend: Ka pu te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 This evaluation was commissioned by the Department of Child, Youth and Family (CYF) in 2003. The primary objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of community-based treatment programmes…
Social Work Now! Issue 36: The Family Group Conference Last Publication Date: 01 May 2007 This issue of Social Work Now is a special issue for the Child Youth and Family conference "Coming Home - Te Hokinga Mai". Family group conferencing is at the…
Evaluation of the Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi residential treatment programme for adolescent males Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi (referred to as Te Poutama from this point on) is a residential treatment centre for high-risk, sexually abusive male adolescents aged 12–16…
