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A balanced approach to youth justice: Strengths-based practice, appreciative inquiry and the group consult tool

Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 30-36. Youth justice practitioners are well aware of a tension between practice approaches that elicit strengths and resources of young…

Conduct Problems Best Practice Report

This report was prepared by the Advisory Group on Conduct Problems (AGCP) on the prevention, treatment and management of conduct problems in children and young people.The…

Business Attitudes to Tackling Family Violence

In September 2008, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) commissioned Senate to conduct interviews of 10 chief executives of large businesses operating in New Zealand to…

Youth Participation Case Studies DVD

The Youth Participation Videos DVD profiles youth participation projects from around New Zealand that have been supported by the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD). The Ministry…

The New Zealand Non-profit Sector and Government Policy

This review of the policy relationship between government and the non-profit sector is the final piece of work for the New Zealand contribution to the Johns…

Why should child welfare and schools focus on minimising placement change as part of permanency planning for children?

Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 19-27. For every child, education is critical to successful transition to adulthood. The need of foster children for a stable…

Kin care – Understanding the dynamics

Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 4-11. In Aotearoa New Zealand many children, both Māori and Pākehā, have been taken in by whānau and extended family…

Access to Safe and Secure Housing for Vulnerable and At Risk Young People

This research aims to improve the alignment between the housing sector and the housing needs of vulnerable and at risk young people.

Connecting Diverse Communities - Report on 2007/2008 Public Engagement

This report summarises the findings of the ‘Connecting Diverse Communities’ public engagement process. This process involved fifteen meetings held throughout New Zealand between August and November…

Diverse Communities - Exploring the Migrant and Refugee Experience in New Zealand

The Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) Diverse Communities - Exploring the Migrant and Refugee Experience in New Zealand report brings together existing data and research findings…