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Friday, 27 September 2019, 3:36 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers supports protesters gathered around the country to highlight the dangers of climate change. Climate change is the defining issue of our time, posing potentially catastrophic risks to society- even, in the worst-case scenario, to organised human life itself. “In […]
» Read moreWednesday, 25 September 2019, 1:53 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Today the Association celebrates Aotearoa New Zealand Social Workers Day 2019, by amplifying the voices of social workers as they share their knowledge of the profession. Their explanations are contained in a film, the first of a series, embedded in […]
» Read moreWednesday, 11 September 2019, 3:22 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers ANZASW welcomes the release of Every Life Matters, the government’s newly-announced strategy and action plan for suicide prevention, which contains many much-needed initiatives. However, the Association also recognises its omissions; in particular, the wider social and economic factors that can precipitate suicidal behaviour. “Our suicide crisis in not […]
» Read moreThursday, 5 September 2019, 4:39 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The government’s plans to enhance well-being and tackle a number of social challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand are unachievable without the community / NGO sector being properly supported, ANZASW Chief Executive Lucy Sandford-Reed said today. “Non-government social service providers are potential game-changers in communities with the lowest […]
» Read moreTuesday, 20 August 2019, 3:24 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) welcomes new proposals for prison reform put forward by the Minister of Corrections and non-government organisations recently. In particular, we support the the Hōkai Rangi strategy, announced this week, by the Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa. The […]
» Read moreFriday, 16 August 2019, 4:14 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The Association is disappointed at comments made by Minister for Children Tracey Martin about Oranga Tamariki, Ministry of Children, this week. “While Minister Martin’s statement partially echoes the Association’s observation in June this year, that systemic issues need to be addressed in relation to uplifts of children […]
» Read moreThursday, 25 July 2019, 2:36 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers Employers take note: social worker self-care means better services An NGO initiative highlights the need for social worker well-being to be at the centre of efforts to improve services, the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) said […]
» Read moreTuesday, 23 July 2019, 4:40 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers The latest Safety of Children in Care report reveals the scale of the challenge facing social workers as they act to better protect children / tamariki and young people / rangatahi in Oranga Tamariki in the system. While the statistics cited in the report make for painful […]
» Read moreMonday, 22 July 2019, 4:13 pm Press Release: Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers 22nd July 2019 The growing housing shortage crisis about more than supply and demand- it is about inequity. Recently released analysis by Kiwibank shows that last year’s “severe” shortage of housing has worsened, with the shortfall growing from 100,000 to 130,0000 homes- set to hit 150,000 next […]
» Read moreThursday, 4 July 2019, 5:13 pm Press Release: Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) is pleased that the government has announced that they will provide greater protections to survivors of sexual violence as they seek justice through the courts. “Social workers bear witness to the long-term physical and psychological damage often […]
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