Meet the 2025 ANZASW Board nominees

Date:

01 September 2025 - 01 September 2025

Time:

12:00PM - 1.00PM

Join us to find out more about the people who've been nominated to join the ANZASW Board.

Weathering the storm: Anchors for social justice practice in social work

Date:

02 September 2025 - 02 September 2025

Time:

11.00am - 12.00pm

Join us for a powerful webinar exploring how social workers can stay grounded and activate for justice in the face of global and local upheavals. Let’s rediscover how social work can spark hope and transformation in turbulent times.

DECULT Voices: Raising cult awareness in Aotearoa

Date:

16 September 2025 - 16 September 2025

Time:

1.00pm - 3.00pm

Join us for an exclusive documentary screening of DECULT VOICES – BEYOND BELIEF and live discussion. Come listen to survivor stories, deepen your awareness and learn how to support their healing.

Aotearoa New Zealand Social Workers' Day 2025

Date:

17 September 2025 - 17 September 2025

Time:

All day

Aotearoa New Zealand Social Workers' Day is a fantastic day to celebrate and highlight the incredible mahi social workers do throughout the motu. 

Exploring how practitioners facilitate misogynistic attitudes/beliefs with male clients in a group facilitation context

Participation Criteria: The criteria for participation are that you are currently employed in an organisation that is involved with group facilitation in the fields of practice of family violence and/or sexual violence.

Exploring Job Crafting Strategies Among Healthcare Practitioners: A Qualitative Study on Managing Emotional Labour and Enhancing Resilience

Participation Criteria: Registered Social Workers with at least two years of experience who are currently employed in New Zealand and work on the front line, providing direct care and support to the community.

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers Abuse in Care Apology

The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) has today issued a formal public apology to survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care. The apology responds to the findings of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, acknowledging the profession’s role in failing to protect tamariki, rangatahi, and vulnerable whānau during the inquiry period (1950–1999).

Exploring how Social Workers apply Māori models of practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

Participation Criteria: Social workers who are either provisionally or fully registered in Aotearoa New Zealand and actively use Māori models and/or theories in their practice.