The long-term costs of unpaid placements

Date:

24 June 2025 - 24 June 2025

Time:

12:30pm - 1:30pm

What is the real impact of unpaid placements on social workers? Join us for an insightful webinar where two distinguished experts will share their unique perspectives on this critical issue.

Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland Social Worker Networking Event, Manukau

Date:

16 July 2025 - 16 July 2025

Time:

11.00am - 12.00pm

Come connect with other social workers and ANZASW over coffee and morning tea

Presenting mā te ara wairua, ka kite he oranga: Three baskets of spiritual knowledge for social work

Date:

19 August 2025 - 19 August 2025

Time:

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Join us for an enlightening session with Dr. Levi Fox, Lecturer and BSW Program Advisor, Griffith University Gold Coast, as he explores the development and practical application of wairuatanga and philosophical healing in the social work profession.

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. 

Practitioners' views and experiences of telephone helplines in supporting survivors of sexual harm

The criterion for participation is that you are a registered social worker (with a minimum of one year’s experience) working with survivors of sexual harm and have encountered the use of telephone helplines in your work. This can be working alongside people that use/have used telephone helplines, referring clients to use telephone helplines or experience working on a helpline yourself.

Maramataka as a tool for social workers: Exploring its role in promoting mental health and wellbeing in Māori whānau

Participation Criteria: Practicing Social Workers in Aotearoa New Zealand who utilise Maramataka in their professional practice

Constructing professional identity: social workers’ experience of professional development in community mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand

Participation Criteria: 

1. Be a qualified and registered social worker under the Social Worker Registration Board (SWRB) of New Zealand.
2. Currently and previously (within the past two years) employed in a community-based mental health service (e.g. DHBs, NGOs, PHOs, or Kaupapa Maori service, etc), preferably with at least 1-3 years of experience in mental health social work.
3. Be located within New Zealand to reflect the local context and health system structure.
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A Social Work Perspective: Understanding Trauma-Informed Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

Participation Criteria: Invitation to participate in this research project if you are a registered social worker in Aotearoa New Zealand with at least one year of experience in the social services field and are currently using trauma-informed approaches in your practice.