The nuts and bolts of achieving outcomes in a Youth Offending Team Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 13-18 The establishment of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) by the Ministry of Justice in July 2002 heralded a new way of…
Evaluating young children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 19-24 Auckland Central, the first multi-agency service in New Zealand, referrals are received for assessment and therapy from social workers from…
Born to be wild? Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 29-33 Ashley Seaford reveals the implications for practice of conduct disorder
Communication issues in care and protection cases Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 23-28 Sandra Porteous discusses effective communication and collaboration between lawyers and social workers in care and protection proceedings. This article is…
Developing a More Positive School Culture to Address Bullying and Improve School Relationships Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development to help implement Action Area Four of New Zealand’s Agenda for Children, which aims to address…
Stepfamilies and Resilience Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report describes a study of stepfamilies in which the perspectives on relationships and wellbeing in stepfamilies were obtained from children, parents, stepparents, non-resident parents and…
Polarisation of Employment, 1986–2002: New Zealand in the International Context Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both “work-poor” and “work-rich” households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand. This growth indicates an increasing…
The Effects of the Accommodation Supplement on Market Rents - Working Paper 02/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004 This working paper investigates the effects of the Accommodation Supplement on market rents. Analysis is undertaken by Infometrics, who have updated the econometric model of market…
Outcomes Based Funding (OBF) Pilots Final Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2004 This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the OBF pilots and the implications of those findings for a future application of this approach. The…
Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004 Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice is a cross-departmental research project aimed at identifying factors associated with effective outcomes in the youth justice system and assessing…
