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Benefit Receipt of Migrants to New Zealand

These reports detail findings from the annual information match between Ministry of Social Development (MSD) benefit and Department of Labour (the Department) immigration data. The purpose…

Participation in Place-Making: Enhancing the Wellbeing of Marginalised Communities in Aotearoa/New Zealand

This research examines the relationship between community participation in public space decisions and the wellbeing of marginalised communities. A cross-disciplinary literature review and four New Zealand…

Supported Independent Accommodation for Older New Zealanders: A Review of Current Policy and Innovative Practice

Existing research establishes a clear link between poor housing and poor health. There is also growing evidence that the physical, mental and social wellbeing of individuals…

Schools’ Provision for International Students (2007)

International education is socially and economically important to New Zealand. The Ministry of Education publication, The International Education Agenda, A Strategy for 2007-2012 provides a framework…

The role of secure attachment as a protective factor for vulnerable infants

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…

Strengthening our engagement with families and understanding practice depth

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…

Working with vulnerable infants

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…

Post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder traits in the child welfare population

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)…

Teacher Professional Learning and Development: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES)

Although New Zealand students typically achieve well in OECD surveys, disparities in student achievement are amongst the greatest in the OECD. Of particular concern is the…

BES Case Study 2: Develop inclusice practice through a social studies programme

The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…