On April 1 the Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley announced that an independent review, led by Paula Rebstock, would develop a business case for a “new operating model to modernise CYF, enhance its governance and assurance, and will have a wide-ranging brief to consider all aspects of CYF operations”. With not one shred of evidence presented, as is frequently the case in this current regime, Minister Tolley opined: “New Zealand used to be a world leader in the field of child protection, but I believe we are now eight to ten years behind in our thinking”. In the follow up the next day, the mainstream media failed to find any expert opinion other than the usual suspects.
In episode 71 of Podsocs (podcasts for social workers) Patricia Fronek interviews Lyndal Greenslade on the topic of Closet activists and covert workplace activities.
You can access a free copy of Lyndal’s recent paper: Social Workers’ Experiences of Covert Workplace Activism.
For more on the history, and recent renaissance, of radical social work see the page on the history of social work website.
@DeborahMTNZ from the children’s charity Unicef says the government needs to provide parents with more advice and support to reduce the number of children being killed.
Originally aired on Radio New Zealand Checkpoint Wednesday, 15 April 2015.
The following message is forwarded on behalf of the Social Workers Action Network: an informal network within the PSA that aims to unify, inspire, inform, and advocate for social workers.