Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Social Workers
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A very short blog today – I’ve got a few underway and I decided it was high time I finished one and published it!! What are you reading at the moment? Do you read for pleasure? What do you enjoy? Currently I’m reading “Curious” by Ian Leslie. He describes curiosity as the “fourth drive” of human nature. “Curious learners go […]
» Read moreOver the last year I have enjoyed my interactions with members of ANZASW and other social workers. There have often been times when I have wanted to bring up issues or get feed-back from members about incidents or questions. The two monthly NoticeBoard doesn’t really happen frequently enough for me. Sooooo, I have decided to start writing a blog. Initially […]
» Read moreWhen was the last time you initiated a major change in your life: career-wise, family-wise, education / learning-wise? In anything? When did you last change the way you think or your attitude to something? A group of people of mixed age, professions, skills, and backgrounds were talking about this the other day. Social workers work across a huge range of […]
» Read moreAre you doing social work? I have met a lot of social workers around the country over the last year. A lot of social workers, in a lot of different roles, working for a variety of organisations tell me that they are not really doing social work. An awful lot of the time social workers are involved with very clunky, […]
» Read moreAre you a manager who is also a social worker? Are you a social worker who has a manager who is also a social worker? What do you think a good social worker brings to management – of staff, of teams, of projects? I first began managing a team in a large, multi-faceted, multi-service organisation when I was quite young, […]
» Read moreHave you ever thought you might be being bullied at work? Have you ever thought a colleague might be being bullied? “Workplace Bullying” seems to come up on a regular basis in all sorts of arenas. I’ve talked about the issue with a range of people from managers, lawyers, human resource personnel and social workers across a range of services. […]
» Read moreI was listening to a pod cast (this is an amazing website – heaps of great podcasts to listen to) the other day about social work, robots and technology and was very interested in the presenter’s comments. He stated that when the telephone was first invented, social workers were quick to start using it, but now social workers often appear reluctant to use technology. This has also been my observation. I am concerned that social workers are being left behind in the development and the use of various technologies that could enhance our work. I hear social workers saying that social work is about building relationships – but actually it is more than that. It is about making sure that every citizen has the tools, capability and connections to build relationships – and if we think about it like that, maybe technology has more to offer?
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