The Rotorua Second Chance Community-Managed Restorative Justice Programme: An Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Community-Managed Restorative Justice Programmes have become an established service in many district courts and communities throughout New Zealand since the Crime Prevention Unit funded the first…
Interventions for Refugee Children in New Zealand Schools: Models, Methods, and Best Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This review looks at different models, methods and best practice for intervening with refugee children in New Zealand schools. It examines the literature on refugee trauma,…
Impact of population ageing in New Zealand on the demand for health and disability support services, and workforce implications Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2004 The background paper Impact of Population Ageing on New Zealand on the Demand for Health and Disability Support Services, and Workforce Implications was completed by Justine…
Disability Support Services in New Zealand: Service Provider, Workforce and Service User Surveys Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 The Disability Services Directorate undertook a project (the ‘Quality and Safety Project’) in 2003-2004 to identify quality and safety issues in the provision of disability support…
The Impact of Employment Experiences and Benefit-Spell Duration on Benefit-to-Work Transitions Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This paper uses an experimental dataset under development at Statistics New Zealand, the Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED), to examine labour market outcomes for individuals previously receiving…
Youth justice - a research perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 6-12 In 1989, new legislation resulted in a new youth justice system for New Zealand that is now recognised as the…
The nuts and bolts of achieving outcomes in a Youth Offending Team Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 13-18 The establishment of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) by the Ministry of Justice in July 2002 heralded a new way of…
Evaluating young children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 19-24 Auckland Central, the first multi-agency service in New Zealand, referrals are received for assessment and therapy from social workers from…
Born to be wild? Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 29-33 Ashley Seaford reveals the implications for practice of conduct disorder
Communication issues in care and protection cases Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 23-28 Sandra Porteous discusses effective communication and collaboration between lawyers and social workers in care and protection proceedings. This article is…