Counselling in social work in Aotearoa New Zealand: Social workers’ perspectives and practice

Authors

  • Barbara Staniforth A senior lecturer in social work in the School of Health and Social Services at Massey University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol22iss3id180

Keywords:

counselling, social work, social work practice,

Abstract

This article is the second of a two-part series which looks at the role of counselling in social work in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article examines a quantitative piece of research which asked approximately 1,000 members of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers for their beliefs around, and practice of, counselling in social work.

The first article reported on the historical and socio-cultural elements that have shaped the development of counselling in social work from information collected through in-depth interviews. Both pieces of research formed part of a PhD dissertation entitled Past, Present and Future Perspectives on the Role of Counselling in Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand completed in 2010. 

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Published

2016-07-08

How to Cite

Staniforth, B. (2016). Counselling in social work in Aotearoa New Zealand: Social workers’ perspectives and practice. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 22(3), 15–26. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol22iss3id180

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2010)

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