Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Social Workers
Kia tutuki ai ngā whainga me ngā tumanako kia mau tonu i ngā mahi
Through working together our goals and objectives will be achieved
I began my study journey back in 2009 with Te Manaakitanga o Aotearoa graduating in a Certificate of Māori Performing Arts. While there I was granted the student of the year. I then moved on to study at Waiariki Polytech in 2010 and graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Applied Social Sciences under Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
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The first “Day in the Life of a Social Worker” for 2021 features Liam Cunnah. Liam was recently nominated and selected as the 2020 New Zealand Defence Force Civilian of the Year. His nomination recognised his work in the introduction, development and permanency of social work in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). The award also recognised Liam’s ongoing studies […]
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Last week (7-11 September 2020) I spoke to Jono Cotton, a Palmerston North based social worker. Jono works for Oranga Tamariki as a Services for Children and Family social worker and shared with me his social work journey so far. We spoke about what led him to the social work profession, his current role and what he believes the future […]
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In this week’s (22 May 2020) ‘A Day in the Life of a Social Worker’ I spoke with Auckland based qualified Social Worker Malik. Malik is the founder and director of HOPE, the father of three children and husband to his lovely wife. Malik works almost full time hours within the country’s largest psychiatric service as well as volunteering his […]
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This week (27 April 2020) I spoke with Kim Simpson, a registered social worker working in the disability space. Kim lives in Waikato with her husband and two daughters. In her free time she enjoys walking, cycling, and going to the gym as well as gardening, spinning, and felting. Kim speaks about her work as a social worker and how […]
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‘Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. Social workers aim to open the doors of access and opportunity for everyone, particularly those in greatest need’ (NASW, 2016, para.2). Kia ora everyone, As some of you may know, Saturday the 20thof February is World Day of Social Justice. As part of our […]
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Kia ora everyone, As some of you may know, Thursday the 4th of February is International Cancer Day. As part of our national initiative of celebrating ANZASW Social Workers I would like to celebrate the wonderful work ANZASW member Pauline Farquhar from the Cancer Society does as leader of the Central Districts Supportive Care Team (https://central-districts.cancernz.org.nz/en/?divisionId=19). The Cancer Society is […]
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Kia ora everyone, As some of you may know, Friday the 18th of December is International Migrants Day. With that said, I would like to celebrate the wonderful work the Social Work team from Christchurch Resettlement Services (http://www.crs.org.nz/) do within the migrant and refugee community in Christchurch where a number of our members work. The services that Christchurch Resettlement Services […]
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