Problem Gambling Screening and Assessment Project - Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 09 Jan 2008 AUT was contracted by the Ministry of Health in November 2004 to: review problem gambling screening and assessment instruments currently used in New Zealand and internationally recommend a…
Formalised Informality: an action plan to spread proven health innovations Last Publication Date: 02 Jan 2008 The report, Formalised Informality: An action plan to spread proven health innovations, was prepared for the Ministry of Health by Dr Jonathan Lomas. Dr Lomas was the…
Growing research in practice (GRIP): An innovative partnership model Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 Growing Research in Practice (GRIP) was an innovative partnership programme which aimed to help develop a culture of enquiry among practitioners in social service agencies in Auckland…
Benefit Receipt of Migrants to New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 These reports detail findings from the annual information match between Ministry of Social Development (MSD) benefit and Department of Labour (the Department) immigration data. The purpose…
Te Raukura: Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs: Improving outcomes for children and youth Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Te Raukura: Mental health and alcohol and other drugs: Improving outcomes for children and youth draws together the key issues and priorities that have been identified…
Post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder traits in the child welfare population Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 29-35. This article focuses on two conditions – post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traits of borderline personality disorder (BPD) –…
Strengthening our engagement with families and understanding practice depth Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 21-28. Statutory child protection work is often viewed as the sharp end of social work practice, located in a turbulent environment…
The role of secure attachment as a protective factor for vulnerable infants Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 11-20. Children begin their lives entirely dependent on adults for survival. Bowlby (1969) believed that attachment behaviour was biological in origin,…
A research study of Young Carers: The development of a recording tool for agencies to identify young carers Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2007 This report by Michael Gaffney of the Children’s Issues Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, in association with Carers New Zealand was commissioned and funded by the…
Evaluation of Youth Offending Teams in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) were formed in late 2002 at the recommendation of the Youth Offending Strategy (2002). It was intended that through the YOTs, effective…
