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The Social Report 2006

The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries;…

The Effects of Agglomeration on Economic Activity: The Empirical Evidence on Mechanisms and Magnitudes

There is a rapidly developing empirical literature on the effects of agglomeration on economic activity. This paper surveys recent studies that provide econometric estimates of effects.…

Early Childhood Centres and Family Resilience

This report describes the main findings of the Early Childhood Centres and Family Resilience Study. The study examined whether early childhood centres were perceived by participants…

Working on the frontline: Sue Lightfoot discusses the impacts of secondary traumatic stress

Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 28-32.There has been increasing attention over the past several years to the effects on staff of working in emergency situations,…

Making choices for change: Graeme Munford and Mike Garland outline the ‘Break Away Adolescent Stopping Offending’ course, a youth offending programme at the Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre

Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 23-27. The goal of the youth offending programme developed at Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre in 2004 was to…

The New Zealand practice framework: Using knowledge to inform practice in care and protection

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…

A personal view on a Child, Youth and Family initiative: Pam Lafferty discusses implications of a Differential Response Model for Child, Youth and Family social workers

Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 19-22. A Differential Response Model (DRM) is one of Child, Youth and Family’s strategic initiatives. It is based on a…

Adolescent drug and alcohol abuse causes and outcomes: Mary Kingsbury summarises recent research and suggested interventions

Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 12-18Anthropologists tell us that pre-European New Zealand was one of the few places in the world where alcoholic drinks were…

Making the everyday extraordinary: Evaluation of the Everyday Theatre Project

Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 4-7. Everyday Theatre is part of the Child, Youth and Family social change and community engagement programme called Everyday Communities.…

Child sexual abusers: Tony Palairet offers some recommendations from practice

Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 19-23. Working with boys who have behaved in a sexually aggressive manner with other children has offered me an opportunity…