This guest blog post is by John Darroch. John has just completed his BSW (Hons) in social work and is currently studying towards his Masters at Auckland University. He has a passion for issues of social justice and grass-roots organising.
Author: RSW Collective
This guest blog post represents the views of 46 final year social work students at the University of Auckland.
We are a cohort of final year social work students at the University of Auckland and want to share our thoughts on the conversation unfolding around the role and function of social work in Aotearoa New Zealand.
UNICEF NZ National Advocacy Manager, Deborah Morris-Travers talks about a new push to improve the lives of New Zealand children living in poverty.
Sign the petition to end child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In the video below Paora Moyle offers a Māori practitioner’s view on cultural competency and the lack of clarity on cultural competency within social work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The text below consists of the answers given by Anne Tolley (Minister of Social Development) to the written questions of Jacinda Ardern MP. We leave it to you to judge the adequacy of the answers. Feel free to comment using the comment box below.