Kia ora and welcome to the subject guide for Social Work.
It provides books, journal articles, databases, websites and multimedia resources relevant to your study and research.
Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy sets out a shared understanding of what children and young people need and want in order to be well, what government is and should be doing to support them, and how we must work together.
Three steps to meeting health literacy needs-Ngā toru hīkoi e mōhiotia ai te hauora.
Equity of Health Care for Māori: A Framework. The framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori through leadership, knowledge and commitment.
A Framework for Health Literacy. The Ministry of Health developed this framework because it is committed to a health system that enables everyone living in New Zealand to live well and keep well. Building health literacy is an important part of this.
Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan 2017-2021 is part of an outcomes approach. It contributes to achieving the vision of the New Zealand Health Strategy.
New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand's health system can improve people’s access to and experiences of health services so that everyone benefits
Ola Manuia: Pacific Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2020–2025. The government’s new national plan and commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Pacific population living in Aotearoa New Zealand. This plan was informed by the previous Pacific health action plan Ala Mo’ui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014–2018.
Oranga Hinengaro System and Service Framework identifies the core components of a contemporary mental health and addiction system with a 10-year view. It provides guidance for those responsible for publicly funded health system policy, design, service commissioning, and delivery.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Framework. The Ministry of Health’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) Framework provides an updated expression of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations in the context of the health and disability system.
Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 is the implementation plan for He Korowai Oranga, New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy – it will help us achieve better health outcomes for Māori by setting the government’s direction for Māori health advancement over the next five years
Families and Whānau Status Report 2018
New Zealand Disability Strategy. This guides the work of government agencies on disability issues from 2016 to 2026. It includes goals and objectives to help improve health outcomes for Pacific peoples.
Oranga Tamariki: Ministry of Children work to support and care for children and young people in New Zealand.
Māori Centred Social Work Practice: Evidence Brief. Oranga Tamariki leadership, through its Professional Practice Group (PPG), has committed to move frontline social work practice to a Māori centred approach, using a mana-enhancing practice paradigm.
Hauora: Report on stage one of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 2575). Also a physical copy is available in the library at 362.1 WAI
See the Research guide's Data Sovereignty tab for information on Māori data sovereignty.
See the Research guide's Data Sovereignty tab for information on Pacific data sovereignty.
ANZASW Membership ($30.45 per annum for Students)
Code of Conduct (Download)
Regulations are rules made by a government or a government agency. They deal with the detail and implementation i.e. how something set out in an Act should be done. This could refer to the technical side of things or for things that might change over time and need updating.
Ngā Paerewa Kaiakatanga Matua Core Competence Standards. The SWRB recognises core competencies that reflect practice standards accepted in social work in New Zealand. This link takes you to the ten core competence standards.
Scope of Practice. The Scope of Practice applies to practitioners working across all fields of practice and the breadth of social work roles. It supports a shared identity for social workers and establishes a common understanding of social work in New Zealand
Social Workers Registration Board. All social workers in New Zealand now need to be registered by the SWRB with mandatory registration in place (implemented February 27th, 2021).
Pacific Health Models and Strategies located on the Pasifika Resources tab of this guide
Atkins and Murphy Model of Reflection
Atkins, S., & Murphy, K. (1993). Reflection: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1188-1192.
(Available in the library. To access, click here and select the article by Atkins)
Gibb's Reflective Cycle
Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing:A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford Brookes University. https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf
Johns' Structured Reflection
Becoming a Reflective Practitioner by Rolfe et al. Reflective Model
Rolfe, G., Freshwater, D., & Jasper, M. (2001). Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: A user's guide. Palgrave.
Otago Polytechnic has a Reflective writing guide which discusses the reflective model of Rolfe et al. (2001). This is found under the Reflective model tab.
Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model
Tanner, C. A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-11.
(Go to the library homepage and search for the article title. Select the Search Everything or Journal Article filter).
Reflective Practice Resources
Check the index at the back of these books for the different models e,g. Gibbs or Johns etc
Beginner′s Guide to Reflective Practice in Nursing by 
The Reflective Practice Guide: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Critical Reflection by 
Reflective Practice in Nursing by Want help with study skills, academic writing and time management? Take a look at the learner resources available or contact a Learning Advisor on LSS@wandw.ac.nz
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| 155 | Developmental Psychology/Lifespan |
| 174 | Ethics |
| 301 | Sociology |
| 305.8994 | Tikanga Māori |
| 307.14 | Community Development |
| 361 | Social Work |
| 361.3 | Research in Social Work |
| 993 | Treaty of Waitangi |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Social Work by 
Deconstructing Group Work for Human Service Professionals by 
Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work by 
Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare: More Than Just Common Sense by 
Revitalising Critical Reflection in Contemporary Social Work Research, Practice and Education by 
