PartnershipsAugust 2011 | Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland | Number 05

The newslet ter of the School of Counsel l ing, Human Ser v ices and Socia l Work

Par tnerships | August 2011 | Number 05 | Facul t y of Educat ion, The Univers i t y of Auckland

Welcome

Well, that went fast. The first semester of 2011 is history, meaning my first six months of being Head of School has happened. What a buzz. We have had the largest intake of BSW and BHumServ students into the School, received approval to offer a PhD in Social Work doctoral programme and a Master of Social Work (Professional), there was a graduating year review within the University for the postgraduate programme in Professional Supervision, and then the SWRB came to see us. The SWRB renew their approvals for programmes to educate and qualify social workers on a five-yearly cycle. They also looked at the new MSW(Prof) qualification. In both cases we came through the process with good and affirming feedback and useful advice on how to keep building strong and effective relationships with the communities of practice we work with.

You may like to pass on details of the MSW(Prof) to people you know (see info in this newsletter). The qualification is a postgraduate level entry point into social work for those who have completed an undergraduate qualification with a useful amount of social science and an understanding of New Zealand society. We hope it generates a passionate cohort of students keen to work with issues and communities and further develops practitioners who see research and innovation as a feature of their practice.

This semester will also be busy. We look forward to recruiting new students and staff for 2012 and there will be more innovation from further reviews to generate ways to keep improving. One of these will involve the Bachelor of Human Services where we want to ask practitioners and communities about ways to extend the range of settings and circumstances where an advocate - a knowledgeable person, not shy on matters to do with social justice and rights - can find a career working alongside people who seek support and inclusion. The degree works with youth work and disability advocates so far, and with consultation could extend to areas such as working with the elderly in residential care, the impact of violence, and other community work. We never seem to lack for good ideas. Testing with research is the way we develop great practitioners. I hope there is some way we can work with you.

PHIL HARINGTONHead of the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social WorkPhone: +64 9 623 8899 ext 48562Email: p.harington@auckland.ac.nz

Social work doctoral research: Informing practice, changing livesInternational trends over the past decade show a growing movement toward research-based practice in social work. A PhD in Social Work is now being offered by the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work to support the growth of New Zealand based research.

Traditionally, New Zealand social work practitioners have looked at overseas research to inform their practice. This is largely because, historically, there have been few practitioners undertaking research in the New Zealand context. Associate Professor Liz Beddoe says “New Zealand has unique problems and unique communities. It is important that we get excellent research done in our own fields.”

Associate Professor Christa Fouché is heading the new PhD in Social Work programme and is lead supervisor for the first two PhD research candidates. With extensive research and supervision experience spanning varied disciplines, Associate Professor Fouché has supervised numerous postgraduate research projects and has worked extensively alongside social workers and volunteers in government agencies and the not-for-profit sector conducting community research. Involved in numerous research projects internationally, she provides doctoral candidates with extensive practice experience together with knowledge of different qualitative and quantitative methodologies across a number of different disciplines.

As one of the first two doctoral candidates, Shirley-Ann Chinnery is looking forward to contributing to growing research from a New Zealand perspective. Her research focuses on factors that predict relational development and security for children placed in foster care. “There is very limited research in this field,” says Shirley-Ann. “I hope that my focus will help social work practitioners make informed, research-based decisions when selecting, recruiting and assessing caregivers for foster care.”

In 2004, the International Federation of Social Workers recognised management as a core social work area of practice. This paved the way for Mike Webster’s doctoral research, which investigates leadership in a non-governmental organisation from a social work perspective. Through his in-depth work with the leadership team at Barnados, Mike aims to develop a model of leading cultural change for social service organisations in New Zealand.

“Leadership and management as research fields in social work schools has been increasing in recent years, although they remain under represented in New Zealand,” says Mike. “Christa’s former management experience, together with expertise in social work research and practice brings an invaluable knowledge base to the project’s field of enquiry.”

Research activity in the School is clustered into three areas: Evaluation and Effective Practice; Workforce Development; and Leadership and Management. Social Work research and supervision experience within these areas are diverse and include Associate Professor Liz Beddoe’s expertise on clinical supervision and resilient practitioners, Dr Allen Bartley and Dr Jay Marlowe’s exploration of issues related to migrants and refugees, Dr Carole Adamson’s insight into trauma and resilience and Associate Professor Mike O’Brien’s work on social justice and child poverty.

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Workshop

Working with Korean clients and their families

This is a special workshop with the Korean Community Wellness Society (KCWS). The aim of this workshop is to inform health and social care professionals of the major issues facing Korean clients and their families in New Zealand. There will be five presenters who are Korean professionals in the human service area.

Date: 8 September 2011Time: 1-4pmVenue: J1, Gate 3, 74 Epsom Ave, Epsom Campus

Please register your interest in attending with Hong-Jae Park. Further information will be circulated soon.

Email: hj.park@auckland.ac.nz

A masters degree to become a social workerStarting in 2012, the faculty will be offering a new masters degree – the Master of Social Work (Professional) – designed for people who want to become a qualified social worker and who already hold a general undergraduate degree with study in a relevant area such as social sciences, sociology, psychology, health sciences or human services.

This new, two-year (240-point) masters degree will prepare you for a professional career in social work. You will gain essential knowledge and understanding of the values, theories and interventions that underpin social work practice and learn the skills to be a critical and reflective practitioner who is able to contribute to any field of social work practice.

The Master of Social Work (Professional) includes the clinical practice experience needed to meet national and international professional requirements and has been designed to meet the criteria for recognised qualifications under the Social Workers Registration Act 2003.

To find out more about the Master of Social Work (Professional), including entry criteria and programme structure, go to the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work on the faculty website www.education.auckland.ac.nz/chsswk or email education@auckland.ac.nz

The Big Event HEAlTH & DISAbIlITy ExPo “Celebrating all things about Senior living and Disability”

2–3 December, 2011 | ASb Events Centre, Greenlane, Auckland

The BIG Event is a celebration of disability and of growing old. It coincides with the International Day of the Disabled on 3 December 2011. Often people who have complex needs miss out on the fun things in life for no reason other than they never get the opportunity to experience any fun.

This will be an incredible educational experience, great networking opportunity and most of all FUN, FUN and more FUN.

The BIG Event aims to provide an event that will challenge most disabled and older adults to give things a go. Providers and suppliers will be able to showcase their products and services and make sure all people who need to know are well informed about support and opportunities.

The BIG Event will host over 120 stands from all parts of the community, including outside of Auckland. The stands will represent 60% social enterprises and 40% commercial.

Diary this date for a weekend of fun and adventure. For more information or to book your stand to promote and profile your organisation, email: adpnexpo@gmail.com

Information Sessions4pm

Social Work J2 Lecture Theatre

4.30pm

Human Services (Youth Work, Disability Studies)

F1 Lecture Theatre

5.30pm

Social Work J2 Lecture Theatre

6pm

Human Services (Youth Work, Disability Studies)

F1 Lecture Theatre

6.30pm

Postgraduate Study – Counselling, Human Services and Social Work – full hour session

J3 Lecture Theatre

Register to attend at: www.education.auckland.ac.nz/openevening

Come to the

Faculty of Education

open EveningWednesday 17 August 2011 | 4–7.30pm

Information HubK BlockGate 3, 74 Epsom Ave Epsom Campus

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A big thank you for supporting our studentsAccolades and a big thank you to the following people, agencies and teams who provided excellent field placements to our Bachelor of Social Work students during Semester One:

Marinoto Child Team West Mental Health Services Waitakere Hospital - Lorraine Stewart and Team

barnardos North Shore - Alistair Houston and Team

Te Puna Whaiora Children’s Health Camps - Pat Edwin and Team

Te Rawhiti, Counties Manukau District Health board - Dean Emmerson and Team

Child, youth and Family onehunga - Wendy Hardinge and Team

barnardos Royal oak - Michelle Amopiu and Team

Nga Kaiwhakatere, youth Horizons Trust - Peter Topzand and Team

Auckland City Hospital Auckland District Health board - Matalau Loli, Ajita Nadkarni and Team

Mangere College - Jo Tevaga and Team

Foster Care barnardos Royal oak - Caroline Jones and Team

barnardos Waitakere - Dawn Howat and Team

Family Start and Whanau Social Services Papakura Marae - Stephanie Johnson, Alla Taorei and Teams

Key Assets ltd Manukau - Angie Simpson, Wayne Ferguson and Team

Family Start, Anglican Trust for Women and Children - Kawkeb Sadik, Xiao Xiao and Teams

Child, youth and Family youth Justice Waitakere - Dolan Brumby and Team

Salvation Army, Manukau - Esteban Espinoza and Team

buchanan Rehabilitation Centre - David Chon and Teams

Child, youth and Family Pukekohe - Leigh Shadgett and Teams

IoSIS Whanau Development Centre, Mangere - Sue Bennett and Team

CAPS Hauraki Inc - Michelle Pascoe and Team

SAFVPN Manukau - Raewyn Bhana and Teams

Problem Gambling Foundation of NZ, Asian Social Services - Wenli Zhang and Teams

Waitemata District Health board - Roger White, Casey Stewart, Loreen Hira and Teams

Assessment Treatment Rehabilitation Unit for older People, Counties Manukau District Health board - Michelle Wehi and Team

Faleola Services - The Pacific Clinical Mental Health, Counties Manukau District Health board - Aufata Aufata and Team

one Tree Hill College, Penrose - Lorraine Florian and Teams

Child, youth and Family Manurewa - Sheryl Topia and Teams

Thank you all for supporting our students and growing the future social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Youth at risk workshops inspire participants

Participants who attended the workshops made the following comments:

“It was absolutely incredible and so hugely informative and educational for me.”

“Attendance has given me a new knowledge base that will help improve outcomes in the work we are doing in suicide prevention.”

“I’m co-facilitating a group and already I’ve used some of the learning I gained.”

“Larry was fantastic to listen to and made me want to learn more. The knowledge Larry shared with us has been incredibly valuable. I can see and envision how I apply the Circle of Courage to my work.”

“Today I relit the passion I have for working with youth. I feel completely inspired and reminded why I chose this path I am on.”

“It gave me optimism and hope in a society that so often finds fault, delegates to blame and shame but never looks behind the façade. I want our children and young people to have hope and joy and to be securely held by the community.”

www.circleofcouragenz.org

During the first half of July, the School along with the Circle of Courage Trust hosted Dr Larry

Brendtro, world-renowned expert in working with youth at risk. Participants at the workshops were

from youth, disability, educational and social work settings. Practical scenarios from his experience,

high quality visual presentations and full and informative guidebooks supported the three workshops

Dr Brendtro presented:

1. Response Ability Pathways (RAP) a two-day interactive workshop that provided strategies to positively support young people experiencing conflict and challenges.

2. Deep brain learning ® The Roadmap to Resilience an evidence-based one-day presentation focusing on how brain research and resilience science contributes to creating environments where all children and young people flourish.

3. Developmental Audit a two-day interactive workshop providing an introduction to The Developmental Audit, an assessment process based on the Circle of Courage model. This tool uses an ecological approach to explore a variety of perspectives with a particular focus on the private logic and goals of the young person in need.

If you are interested in partnering with us for student placements in April 2012, please contact Cherie Appleton, Fieldwork Practicum Coordinator:

Email: c.appleton@auckland.ac.nz Phone: +64 9 623 8899 ext 48558 Mobile: 027 292 5591

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Recent publicationsMarlowe, JM. & Chinnery, S. (2011) ‘Use of self in practice: a framework for integrating personal and professional knowledge’ in Noble, C., Henrickson, M. & Ha, I. (eds) Social work field education and supervision across the Asia Pacific. Sydney University Press: Sydney, pp. 349-374.

Marlowe, JM (2011) Refugee Resettlement and Participating as a Peer in Australian Society. In Chapman, C., Kellehear, K., Everett, M., Lane, A., Robertson, S., Peters, J., Goding, M., Farhall, J., Trauer, T. & Cassaniti, M., (eds) 20 years strong – and now a renaissance, Contemporary TheMHS in Mental Health Services, Sydney Conference Proceedings, pp. 76-83.

o’brien, M. (2011). Social Justice: Alive and Well (Partly) in Social Work Practice. International Social Work. vol.54, no.2, 174-190.

o’brien, M. (2011). Equality and Fairness: Linking Social Work Practice and Social Justice. Journal of Social Work, vol.11, no.2, 143-158.

o’brien, M., & Salonen, T. (2011). Child Poverty and Child Rights Meet Active Citizenship: A New Zealand and Sweden Case Study. Childhood, vol. 18, no., 211-226.

Staniforth, b., Fouché, C., o’brien, M. (2011). Still doing what we do: Defining social work in the 21st century. Journal of Social Work, vol.1., no2., 191-208.

o’brien, M. (2011). Reforming Welfare: A Look Backwards. Policy Quarterly, vol.7, issue 2, 23-28.

o’brien, M. (2011) Dependency: Facts and Figures. Paper to Second Social Sector Reform Conference, Wellington, June 20.

Adamson, C.E. (2011). Getting the balance right: critical reflection, knowledge and the social work curriculum, Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education: Special Issue: Critical Reflection: Method and Practice, 13(1):29-48.

Chinnery, S. A., & beddoe, l. (2011). Taking active steps towards the competent use of self in social work. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 13(1), 127-151.

New staffMatt Rankine began working part-time as a Professional Teaching Fellow at the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work earlier this year. He is working in the Bachelor of Social Work practicum team with Cherie Appleton to support faculty students while they are on social work placements. “I am excited about contributing to the School and to the professional development of students and their social work practice,” says Matt who is also contributing to social work papers in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Matt retains his close connection with social work practice as part-time service manager at Barnados Auckland City, where he manages professionals including social workers in the Family Support Team. For the past ten years, he has worked extensively with children and their families in health, statutory and community settings. As a professional supervisor since 2008, Matt has provided external supervision for team leaders, practitioners and students from a wide range of social work areas.

Matt is also a regular contributor for the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers competency panel and was a member of Child Protection Resource panels at Child, Youth and Family. He has recently completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision and contributes to growing research in the areas of professional supervision, children and their families, assessment frameworks and the use of self.

Associate Professor Mike o’brien joined the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work in February 2011. After many years working as a social work practitioner, Mike began his academic career after completing his Masters degree in social policy at York University in 1980. He developed both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in social work at Massey University and was one of the first staff members at the Albany Campus when it opened in Auckland in 1992. During his time at Massey University, Mike chaired the Ethics committee, was initial head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies and programme director for the social work programme.

His extensive research includes investigations into the areas of child poverty, the social justice practice of social workers, effectiveness in the delivery of social services and social security reform and social policy change. He has maintained an active link with social work and the social services and delivered the Merv Hancock lecture at the Association’s Congress in 2010. He was the Astrid Lindgren Fellow in Children’s Studies at Växjö University in Sweden in 2009.

In his new role at the faculty, Mike will be contributing to the development of the postgraduate programme and research. “The opportunity to be involved in what are significant developments for social work and for The University of Auckland at a critical time in social work and welfare development in this country is both exciting and stimulating,” says Mike.

Closing dates for applications for admission in 2012A reminder of the Semester One 2012 closing dates for our Counselling, Social Work and Human Services programmes:

• Counsellingprogrammes(PGDipCounsThandMCouns) 1 November 2011

• BSW, BHumServ 1 December 2011

• MSW,MSW(Prof),PGDipProfSup,PGCertProfSup,PGDipSW 8 December 2011

Note: Applications for the PhD in Social Work can be submitted at any time during the year.

For information on our programmes go to www.education.auckland.ac.nz

We welcome your feedback

The Partnerships newsletter is a way of communicating with our practitioner community. We welcome your feedback, so tell us what you like, or don’t like, and what type of information and content you would like to see in future editions. Email: partnerships-chsswk@auckland.ac.nz