Second-hand smoke in the home: Mini-report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 This short report, prepared for the Ministry of Health, presents figures on second-hand smoke exposure and smoking behaviour inside households where children live. Results indicate that…
Small is good: Sue Hanna and Peter Topzand explore co-working relationships between professionals as a form of collaboration and pro-social modelling in child protection practice Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 13-16. Collaboration is a word frequently applied to describe the functioning of teams, and interdisciplinary work between teams and between agencies.…
Literature review on intervention with challenging behaviour in children and youth with developmental disabilities Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 This report, by Luanna Meyer and Ian Evans, summarises the processes, approach, and findings of a review of the literature and knowledge base regarding severe challenging…
Working together to support families: Sally Moffatt discusses collaborative relationships from an early childhood education perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 17-21. The Intervening Early Programme (IEP) is an early childhood education support programme for families with young children who are deemed…
‘I’m not an orphan’: Melinda Marjoram and Christa Fouche examine children’s perspectives on experiences in a residential care setting Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 22-27. Internationally there has been a decline in the use of residential care as a placement option for children in need…
Assisting risk assessment work: Tony Stanley discusses the Risk Estimation System in practice with social workers Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 8-12. Risk assessment and its management are pivotal components of child protection social work today (Appleton & Craig, 2006). In a…
Children's Strategies in Numeracy Activity Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This NEMP Probe study was associated with the course, TL835 Issues in Numeracy, in the Master of Teaching and Learning of the Christchurch College of Education.…
Food and Nutrition Monitoring Report 2006 Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2006 Relevant, reliable and timely food and nutrition monitoring data are essential for the development and monitoring of effective food and nutrition-related policies, programmes and services. This report…
Embodying Social Rank: How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2006 Obesity is widely recognised to be a major public health concern, and inequalities in body fat distribution are of great current interest. This bulletin uses data…
A comparison of selected findings from the 1996/97 and 2002/03 New Zealand Health Surveys Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2006 This report provides information on changes in the prevalence of selected risk and protective factors, diabetes, use of health services and self-reported health status over the…
