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The people we serve

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 20-26. Every social worker knows that a large number of families come to the notice of Child, Youth and Family…

A permanent non-kin placement project in action

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 8-14 When the Gisborne Child, Youth and Family office focused on permanent placements, eight children were identified with complex case…

Working out family access issues for children in care in New Zealand

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 4-7. The purpose of the access is at the very heart of access arrangements for children in care. It is…

Third generation parenting

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 27-30 A vivid memory from my practitioner days is the anguish of an older Māori woman deciding whether to commit…

Adolescent boys: Can they ‘do’ fatherhood?

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 15-19 This research combines a review of the international literature on adolescent fathers with New Zealand based research. It covers…

Disability and Work Participation in New Zealand: Outcomes Relating to Paid Employment and Benefit Receipt

This report adds to current understanding of the extent to which disability-related barriers limit participation in society and provides an improved evidential basis for policy analysis…

OSCAR Programmes: Evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s Package of Assistance

This report presents the findings and conclusions from an evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s package of assistance to Out-of-School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) programmes.…

Growth in Numbers of Sickness and Invalids Benefit Recipients

This research paper is intended to report on an analysis that uses the MSD benefit dynamics data set to advance our understanding of the growth in…

Outcome / impact evaluation of Family Start

The Outcome/Impact Evaluation report contrasts national prevalence statistics available for factors such as smoking and breastfeeding with the outcomes reported for Family Start clients. These should…

Evaluation of the Youth Horizons Trust SCD Bridging Programme Report

This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the process, outcomes and economic components of the Bridging Programme delivered by the Youth Horizons Trust. The…