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Making disability rights real 2011 – 2012 report

This report reflects the information and data currently available on disabled people. The partners in the monitoring mechanism agreed to focus on certain aspects of the…

Employer attitudes towards employing disabled people

This research was comissioned to explore New Zealand employers’ attitudes towards employing disabled people Employers were asked a range of questions in order to find out…

Home for Life evaluation

The Centre for Social Research and Evaluation (CSRE) evaluated the Home for Life policy to examine the research evidence for the policy, how the policy was…

Fresh Start Reforms in Operation progress report

The Fresh Start reforms, introduced in October 2010, aim to improve community safety and help address the underlying causes of offending by children and young people.…

Early Start Evaluation Report

Early Start is an evidence-based, early intervention programme developed by Professor David Fergusson, from the Christchurch School of Medicine, in conjunction with local social service providers…

Review of Family Group Conferences

When Family Group Conferences (FGCs) were implemented in New Zealand 25 years ago, this approach to helping vulnerable children and young people, as well as victims…

Vulnerable children - Can administrative data be used to identify children at risk of adverse outcomes?

Ministry of Social Development commissioned the University of Auckland to consider how predictive modelling could be used to target early intervention to reduce the risk of…

Vicarious traumatisation: An organisational perspective

Social Work Now, issue 50, pages 14-23. This paper is based on research that focused on investigating if a vicarious traumatisation framework resonated with counsellors who…

From student to employee: A conversation about transition and readiness for practice in a statutory social work organisation

Social Work Now, Issue 50, pages 2-9. Statutory social work organisations are a key site of practice learning and for the “construction and development of knowledge…

Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand - 2012 Convention Coalition Report

This project was developed by the Convention Coalition to provide advice and information to the New Zealand Government to enable the formulation and implementation of practical…