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Where do they go? Roy Bergquist reviews centrally funded treatment options for antisocial behaviours in New Zealand youth

Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 12-15.The treatment of antisocial behaviour in adolescents is a matter for debate in this country. Many of the methods used…

We can work it out: Ashley Seaford examines employee performance appraisals

Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 16-20.In some work areas machinery and technology contribute to productivity and the attainment of organisational objectives, but in human service…

Cyberspace and young people: Barbara Staniforth, Elizabeth Butterfield and John Fenaughty detail recent developments in technology and their potential impact on children, young people and their families

Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 4-11.Technology is changing society at an increasing pace and social work has made good use of advances in technology in…

People on the Move: A study of migrant movement patterns to and from New Zealand

One long-term measure of a migrant’s successful settlement and contribution to the country is the extent to which they remain in the country after taking up…

Approaches and Interventions for Sickness Benefit and Invalids Benefit Clients- SBIB International Literature Review

This report presents the findings and conclusions from an international literature review that identifies programmes used by other government and social agencies to facilitate moving beneficiaries…

Successful benefit-to-work transitions?

This study uses data from New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED) to examine the longer-term employment outcomes of adults who moved from a government income support…

Globalisation, gendered migration and labour markets

In New Zealand, in all age groups under 20, and in key working age groups, historically there have been more men than women. However, census data…

Upskilling through foundation skills - A literature review

This literature review is intended to inform a work programme on lifting the literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills of the workforce. The work programme will…

Elder Abuse and/or Neglect: A Literature Review

This report reviews current literature on elder abuse and/or neglect on both an international and a national scale. The aim is to document what is known…

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