Whanaungatanga (nurturing of relationships) is at the heart of wellbeing for rangatahi (Māori
youth), yet little research has considered how rangatahi understand and experience …

The removal of a baby at birth is a significant intervention in family life. Avoiding removal
requires attention to all levels of the family social ecology. Utilising a collective case study …

This study highlights perceived issues in the patient care pathway in the transition from
inpatient to community-based care, especially communication and discharge information …

In this paper, we describe the challenges of collecting data in the Māori population for
automatic detection of schizophrenia using natural language processing (NLP). Existing …

Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare has established itself as the essential text to
prepare students for the wide-ranging challenges they will face in today's human service …

Introduction: Empathy is associated with engagement, compassion, social support and
emotional sensitivity, and it is a hallmark of good social work practice. Empathy rightfully …

Purpose The research in the field of Indigenous peoples and the espousal of their cultural
values in the work environment is recognised as being important as a means of overcoming …

Evidence from around the world consistently indicates young people experience high rates
of mental ill-health, but frequently have limited engagement with treatment. One powerful …

Indigenous experiences of mental health are inevitably affected by the historical trauma
experienced by colonization. Instead of looking solely to the dominant western ideas to …

This paper showcases the kaupapa (philosophy) and practices of a Māta Waka (pan-tribal),
community-based Kaupapa Māori service provider in the nation-state currently known as …