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Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Editorial CONTENTS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 3 • 2017 SOCIAL WORK ISSN: 2463-4131 (Online) 1 Editorial Theoretical research 95 Implementing staff supervision training in a corrections 1 Many faces, many fi elds: Social work in changing times environment Liz Beddoe, Emily Keddell Ruth Ford 5 Original Articles Quantitative research Qualitative research 108 Evaluating social work supervision Allyson Davys, Janet May, Beverley Burns, Michael 5 Young people empathising with other animals: Refl ections O’Connell on an Australian RSPCA Humane Education Programme Heather Fraser, Nik Taylor, Tania Signal 122 View Points 17 Social workers’ experiences with whistleblowing: To speak or not to speak? 122 What do you mean, I’m “resilient”? Sally Raymond, Liz Beddoe, Barbara Staniforth Carole Adamson, Luis Arevalo Theoretical research 126 Zooming in: Social work supervisors using online supervision 30 Supporting grandparent/grandchild contact under the Jason Rushton, Jo Hutchings, Karen Shepherd, Jude Douglas Care of Children Act 2004: Assessment and a call for change Richard Fisher, Trudy Hutton-Baas 131 Book Reviews Qualitative research 131 Critical supervision for the human services: A social model to promote learning and value-based practice 42 Critical conversations: Social workers’ perceptions of —Carolyn Noble, Mel Grey and Lou Johnston the use of a closed Facebook group as a participatory professional space 133 Supporting struggling students on placement: A practical guide —Jo Finch Deb Stanfi eld, Liz Beddoe, Neil Ballantyne, Simon Lowe, Nicole Renata 135 Community justice in Australia: Developing knowledge, skills and values for working with offenders in the community Theoretical research —Brian Stout 55 Resituating Aotearoa New Zealand mental health legislation in the context of social and occupational justice Kirk D. Reed, Brian Field 66 Making the connections: A practice model for refl ective supervision Matt Rankine Qualitative research 79 Interprofessional supervision: A matter of difference Allyson Davys VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 3 • 2017 AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND SOCIAL WORK EDITORIAL Many faces, many fi elds: Social work in changing times As we head towards the general election, amongst young people. Empathy generally we are reminded of the many policies promotes pro-social and cooperative and politics that affect us all as citizens. behaviour, and is fundamental to social More than ever, there is a need for us to work practice relationships. It is central to be careful evaluators of policies that might the emotional intelligence needed for social help or hinder the social justice aims of work, and can be healing for both givers social work. What policies will decrease and receivers of empathic communication. poverty? Make housing more affordable Extending this towards all creatures was and of better quality? Decrease the amount an aim of the programme they reported on. of hospital admissions for preventable The programme they studied was aimed childhood illnesses? Deliver funding to at refugee and migrant young people in health and social services that serve those Melbourne, a group that contained some who need them? Change the demeaning young people with limited experiences of and dehumanising cultures in some of our positive interactions with animals. After welfare services? Result in less inequalities? the young people were exposed to animals All of these questions are worth considering of various kinds at the RSPCA, and had as we choose who we give our votes to. care for animals modelled to them, they While we are not here advocating support analysed both images of the young people for any particular party, we like the slogan of interacting with the animals, and letters one that is “Care. Think. Vote.” Social justice they wrote to the organisation following and human rights will be at the forefront of the programme. Quotes are provided to your thinking as you enter the polling booth. illustrate the themes found in the letters that show the visits shaped the growth of the young people’s empathy with animals. Reading academic articles might seem a bit For example, Leo noted the differences out of touch with urgent practice matters. between his earlier view and the change that But it helps us think in new ways about occurred following the programme: “I was the issues that we care about, and the asking myself why do people like animals? populations and communities we work The only thing I was believe is animals are with, making our actions as social workers stupid, ugly and always trying to attack the better informed. In this general issue of the people … I personally was hate animals ... journal, there is an array of articles that will After came RSPCA I liked animals step by hopefully help you “think,” covering many step.” The authors argue that more attention diverse topics, as well as a collection of to the possibilities of interspecies education articles focussed on supervision. to increase empathy, a cornerstone of social work, should be given. Heather Fraser, Nik Taylor and Tania Signal report on a fascinating study into the role of interspecies education in increasing Sally Raymond, Liz Beddoe and Barbara young people’s empathy. In their article: Staniforth’s article entitled “Social workers’ “Young people empathising with other experiences with whistleblowing: To speak animals: Reflections on an Australian RSPCA or not to speak?” explores the experiences Humane Education Programme,” they of whistleblowing of 10 social workers in AOTEAROA show that interspecies education can be a Aotearoa NZ. The study found that there NEW ZEALAND SOCIAL valuable vehicle for promoting empathy had been limited support for whistleblowers WORK 29(3), 1–4. VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 3 • 2017 AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND SOCIAL WORK 1 EDITORIAL and often retaliation afterwards from (that would enable judges to invalidate laws colleagues. They note, with some irony, that are not consistent with human rights), that social workers are expected to engage there is no such impetus for consideration of in advocacy for their service users, but this here. Fisher points out this means that: when it comes to organisational practices, “as a result, while there might be a variety whistleblowing, a form of advocacy, can be of objections a grandparent might raise punished. As one participant noted: “We under the NZBRA to their lack of standing should be a lot more active. We do it with in New Zealand legislation (e.g., freedom our clientele and why can’t we [advocate from discrimination), there is no scope for a for] our staff?” The managerial contexts of meaningful result by challenging the law on practice can be punitive and not open to this basis.” criticism. The authors conclude that social workers need better information under the In another issue with relevant currency, Protected Disclosures Act (2000). Deb Stanfield, Liz Beddoe, Neil Ballantyne, Simon Lowe and Nicole Renata report on In an article with a strong legal analysis, a study of social workers’ perceptions of Richard Fisher and Trudy Hutton-Baas Facebook use in a professional capacity. make a strong case for improving the legal In their article, “Critical conversations: standing of grandparents caring for their Social workers’ perceptions of the use of a grandchildren. In “Supporting grandparent/ closed Facebook group as a participatory grandchild contact under the Care of professional space,” they examine social Children Act 2004: Assessment and a call workers’ use of a closed online group set up for change,” they point out that, while the to encourage professional deliberation and Care of Children Act (COCA) introduced public debate about issues related to society many changes to guardianship status, it and the profession. People in the group were did not make any special consideration for asked via both a survey and interviews, grandparents despite the common practice about their motivations for joining and their of placing children into their care. This experiences as members. They found that was due to an emphasis at the time on the reported benefits were access to rapid “focusing on the duties, powers, rights and resource dissemination, the ability to remain responsibilities of parents as guardians to connected with current social issues that their children” rather than grandparents; for would otherwise seem “too big” to keep example, allowing new partners to apply up with, and lessen professional isolation. for guardianship but not grandparents. Problems were also reported, such as a lack They undertook a policy analysis and an of consensus or knowledge about what is investigation into cases where grandparents ethical behaviour in the online space. Issues litigated in relation to their rights. They relating to insider research also came to the conclude there are some helpful measures fore in this study and there is thoughtful in the Act and its associated policies, but the coverage of this issue. fundamental issue of lack of legal standing requires a remedy in order to assure contact Kirk Reed and Brian Field provide a can continue. Suggestions are made to adopt challenge in the context of mental health legislation more in line with the Canadian legislation in their article: “Resituating model where most provinces have legislation Aotearoa New Zealand mental health that increases the rights of grandparents legislation in the context of social and relative to other types of family members. occupational justice”. In this article, they There, the issues of grandparents’ legal align social workers with
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