Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work

About the Journal

Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform for research, analysis and scholarly debate on social work theory, policy and practice.

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Call for submissions to the Tu Mau edition

2025-02-25

Call for submissions to the Tu Mau edition

We are seeking articles for our next issue of Tu Mau where the focus will be on capturing diverse theoretical, practice and research contributions related to Pacific social work and Pacific people standing strong and adapting to new challenges and experiences.

Call for submissions with a special focus on critical perspectives on technology and social work

2025-02-13

Current Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2025)

Published: 2025-03-07

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Editorial

Animals and Social Work

Nik Taylor, Carole Adamson, Bindi Bennett, Heather Fraser

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Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work

About the Journal

Announcements

Call for submissions to the Tu Mau edition

Call for submissions with a special focus on critical perspectives on technology and social work

Current Issue

Full Issue

Editorial

Animals and Social Work

Original Articles

Horses supporting the social inclusion of young people with disabilities: A case study from Ireland.

She likes animals: The construction of veganism, a feminist analysis.

Challenging anthropocentrism and speciesism in social work education

Animal-assisted social work at Flash Farm

Closing the “PAWS” gap through pet-inclusive social work training and practice: Professional responses that incorporate human–animal relationships

Exploring the role of pets in social work research: Enhancing qualitative methods through the researcher-participant-pet dynamic

Brushtail possums and species-inclusive social work in Aotearoa New Zealand

Dogs in schools: Dogs Connect as an example of a dogs-first wellbeing dog programme

Social work, women, animal protection and intersectional feminism: Making the connections

Transition into social work practice: Experiences of newly qualified Māori social workers

Family environment of children with specific learning disabilities: Implications of parent-mediated home interventions in family-centred social work practice

Research Briefs

Companion animals, poverty and social work

“The workers are usually really heartbroken”: Interspecies practice as a site of moral distress

Commentary

Full of hope: Poverty, social work and social services in the world we live in

Viewpoints

Dogs: Teachers of what matters, in social work and in life

Care farms, social work and animals: A cautionary tale

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