Survivors of Abuse in Care – who cares?

Date:

12 May 2026 - 12 May 2026

Time:

12.00pm - 1:00pm

This webinar introduces the Survivor Experiences Service (SES) and its work supporting survivors of abuse in state and/or faith-based care. In 2023 survivors asked for a trauma informed listening service and support to access and understand care records. The team will be sharing the common themes from the Survivor Experiences Service, including what has helped, what has caused harm, and how services can better support safety and trust.

Climate-displacement, indigenous wellbeing, and mental health in the Pacific: Frontier conversations about trauma, culture, resistance, resilience, an

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.

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.

ANZASW Conference 2026 Kōtahitanga: Stand Together

Date:

12 August 2026 - 13 August 2026

This conference is about strengthening our shared understanding and ensuring that when social work speaks, it does so together.

Social Workers’ Preparedness to Work with Deaf Clients Who Use New Zealand Sign Language in Aotearoa New Zealand

Participation Criteria:

• Be a qualified social worker currently practicing in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Work in a client facing role - Be willing to reflect on:
  1. Their preparedness to work with Deaf clients who use New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)
  2. Their access to training, interpreter services, and organisational supports - Ideally have worked with at least one Deaf client who uses NZSL, although this is not essential

What do we teach in relation to the practices of social justice social work

Approved by the Ara Institute of Canterbury Human Ethics Committee, the survey is open to those who are current social work Kaiako; and those who have previously been involved in social work education in Aotearoa within the past 5 years.

Exploring the Preparedness and Confidence Levels of Recent Social Work Graduates Working in Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand

Participation Criteria: Registered social workers (full or provisional) currently practising in Aotearoa New Zealand who graduated within the last 5 years

Wairuatanga, Spiritual, and Religious Care in Healthcare

If you are employed in a profession registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act or work as a counsellor, social worker, physician assistant/associate, health improvement practitioner, patient navigator or health care assistant in an NZ hospital, GP clinic, aged care facility, hospice, or Hauora Māori provider, we want your input.