Tangata Whenua Practice Presentation

Date:

21 May 2026 - 21 May 2026

Time:

12.00pm - 1:00pm

Climate-displacement, indigenous wellbeing, and mental health in the Pacific

Date:

10 June 2026 - 10 June 2026

Time:

10.00am - 11:00am

The webinar explores how climate change is affecting Indigenous Fijians’ ancestral lands and the profound psychological and cultural impacts this creates. It highlights how disruptions to land, sea, and sacred sites generate distress such as eco‑grief, eco‑stress, solastalgia, and what the researchers term pre‑traumatic stress — the anxiety experienced before potential relocation occurs. These impacts undermine identity, belonging, and intergenerational continuity within affected communities. The session also emphasises the critical but currently overlooked role of social workers in Fiji’s climate response, calling for culturally grounded psychosocial support to be integrated into adaptation, recovery, and relocation planning.

Setting up private practice

Date:

11 June 2026 - 11 June 2026

Time:

12.00pm - 1:00pm

Build with purpose. Launch with clarity. Safeguard your wellbeing. Join Kandas Gee as she unlocks the foundations of a thriving private practice in this dynamic webinar.

Living with Huntington’s Disease in New Zealand and social work support

Date:

21 July 2026 - 21 July 2026

Time:

12.00pm - 1:00pm

This webinar offers an accessible overview of Huntington’s Disease, its progression, and how it is situated within Aotearoa’s health system. Participants will learn about key support networks, what effective care looks like across the HD journey, and considerations for residential care.

The Role of School Social Workers in Sustaining Students’ Social and Emotional Well-being in New Zealand Primary Schools

Participation Criteria: School social worker working in a New Zealand primary school setting, with significant professional experience supporting students’ well-being.

Call for Abstracts: ANZASW Conference 2026: Kōtahitanga – Stand Together

ANZASW invites Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to contribute to the programme for ANZASW Conference 2026: Kōtahitanga – Stand Together

Exploring Kaimahi perspectives of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) of Takatāpui rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand

Participation Criteria: Three participants that are registered social workers and are Tangata Whenua who have been working with Takatāpui Rangatahi for 2-3 years.

Learning to Stand Ready: Social worker perceptions of their education and training in practice with refugee-background clients

Participation Criteria: You are invited to participate in my research if you meet the following criteria: • You are a registered social worker with the Social Worker Registration Board. Provisional and full registrations are both acceptable; • You are currently engaged in employment as a social worker, or have been in the past 12 months; • You are not working for an organisation which has people with a refugee background as its primary client group or focus (if you are unsure, please do not hesitate to ask); There is no discrimination as to age, gender, sex, race, ethnic background, country of birth, religion, first language, immigration status, or other such factors. If you meet the above three criteria, I invite you to participate.