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Diet‐derived microbial metabolites in health and disease
Authors: Roager H. M. , Dragsted L. O.
Published: August 2019

The gut microbiota helps us digest food and has been associated with both good health and risk of disease. Although compositions of the gut microbiota are highly divergent, the gut microbiota exhibits a high level of functional redundancy making it difficult to reliably link gut microbiome patterns to health and diet across individuals. Thus, there is a need to move beyond profiling of the gut microbial composition to the assessment of gut microbial metabolic activity in order to expand knowledge on the impact of the gut microbiota on health. Metabolomics has already proven its utility in identifying gut‐derived microbial metabolites, which may be mediators of diet‐induced host–microbial crosstalk important for health. These diet‐derived metabolites include, among many others, the short‐chain fatty acids originating from bacterial degradation of dietary fibres and proteins, secondary bile acids derived from primary bile acids, microbial tryptophan catabolites resulting from proteolysis, imidazole propionate produced from histidine and trimethylamine N‐oxide, a host–microbial co‐metabolite of nutrients such as phosphatidylcholine, choline and L‐carnitine, present in high‐fat foods. These co‐metabolites have been associated with beneficial and detrimental effects in the host. However, the vast majority of metabolites measured by untargeted metabolomics in human blood and excreta remain unknown and may include additional microbial molecules of importance for health. Thus, there is great potential, yet to be explored, for identifying additional diet‐derived microbial products that affect the host. Herein, we review key advances, challenges and limitations in our understanding of diet–microbiome interactions and diet‐derived microbial metabolites in relation to human health and discuss how metabolomics may shed light on inter‐individual differences in dietary responses.
Improving pulse crops as a source of protein, starch and micronutrients
Authors: Robinson G. H. J. , Balk J. , Domoney C.
Published: August 2019

Pulse crops have been known for a long time to have beneficial nutritional profiles for human diets but have been neglected in terms of cultivation, consumption and scientific research in many parts of the world. Broad dietary shifts will be required if anthropogenic climate change is to be mitigated in the future, and pulse crops should be an important component of this change by providing an environmentally sustainable source of protein, resistant starch and micronutrients. Further enhancement of the nutritional composition of pulse crops could benefit human health, helping to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies and reduce risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. This paper reviews current knowledge regarding the nutritional content of pea (Pisum sativum L.) and faba bean (Vicia faba L.), two major UK pulse crops, and discusses the potential for their genetic improvement.
Glioblastoma in adults with neurofibromatosis type I: A report of two cases
Authors: Narasimhaiah Deepti , Sridutt Bhaadri S , Thomas Bejoy , Vilanilam George C
Published: August 2019

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a familial tumor syndrome with an autosomal‐dominant inheritance. NF1‐associated tumors often include neurofibromas, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and pilocytic astrocytomas of the optic nerve. The presentation of NF1 patients with glioblastoma is a rare occurrence, with only a handful of cases reported in the literature. We report two cases of glioblastomas occurring in adults with NF1 and briefly review the relevant literature.
The impact of fossil stratigraphic ranges on tip‐calibration, and the accuracy and precision of divergence time estimates
Authors: Püschel Hans P. , O'Reilly Joseph E. , Pisani Davide , Donoghue Philip C. J.
Published: August 2019

The molecular clock provides the only viable means of establishing realistic evolutionary timescales but it remains unclear how best to calibrate divergence time analyses. Calibrations can be applied to the tips and/or to the nodes of a phylogeny. Tip‐calibration is an attractive approach since it allows fossil species to be included alongside extant relatives in molecular clock analyses. However, most fossil species are known from multiple stratigraphical horizons and it remains unclear how such age ranges should be interpreted to codify tip‐calibrations. We use simulations and empirical data to explore the impact on precision and accuracy of different approaches to informing tip‐calibrations. In particular, we focus on the effect of using tip‐calibrations defined using the oldest vs youngest stratigraphic occurrences, the full stratigraphical range, as well as confidence intervals on these data points. The results of our simulations show that using different calibration approaches leads to different divergence‐time estimates and demonstrate that concentrating tip‐calibrations near the root of the dated phylogeny improves both precision and accuracy of estimated divergence times. Finally, our results indicate that the highest levels of accuracy and precision are achieved when fossil tips are calibrated based on the fossil occurrence from which the morphological data were derived. These trends were corroborated by analysis of an empirical dataset for Ursidae. Overall, we conclude that tip‐dating analyses should, in particular, employ tip calibrations close to the root of the tree and they should be calibrated based on the age of the fossil used to inform the morphological data used in Total Evidence Dating.
A practical approach to cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) directed hemodynamic management in noncardiac pediatric anesthesia
Authors: Weber Frank , Scoones Gail P.
Published: August 2019

Safeguarding cerebral function is of major importance during pediatric anesthesia. Premature, ex‐premature, and full‐term neonates can be vulnerable to physiological changes that occur during anesthesia and surgery. Data from studies performed during pediatric cardiac surgery and in neonatal/pediatric intensive care units have shown the benefits of near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring of regional cerebral oxygenation (c‐rSO2). However, NIRS monitoring is seldom used during noncardiac pediatric anesthesia. Despite compelling evidence that blood pressure does not reflect end‐organ perfusion, it is still regarded as the most important determinant of cerebral perfusion and the most relevant hemodynamic management target parameter by most (pediatric) anesthetists. The principle of NIRS monitoring is not self‐explanatory and sometimes seems even counterintuitive, which may explain why many anesthesiologists are reserved regarding its use. The first part of this paper is dedicated to a clinical introduction to NIRS monitoring. Despite scientific efforts, it has not yet been possible to define individual lower limit c‐rSO2 values and it is unlikely this will succeed in the near future. Nonetheless, published treatment algorithms usually specify c‐rSO2 values which may be associated with cerebral hypoxia. Our treatment guideline for maintaining sufficient cerebral oxygenation differs fundamentally from all previously published approaches. We define a baseline c‐rSO2 value, registered in the awake child prior to anesthesia induction, as the lowest acceptable limit during anesthesia and surgery. The cerebral rSO2 is the single target parameter, while blood pressure, heart rate, PaCO2, and SaO2 are major parameters that determine the c‐rSO2. Cerebral NIRS monitoring, interpreted together with its continuously available contributing parameters, may help avoid potentially harmful episodes of cerebral desaturation in anesthetized pediatric patients.
Biofloc technology: a review on the microbial interactions, operational parameters and implications to disease and health management of cultured aquatic animals
Authors: Dauda Akeem Babatunde
Published: August 2019

Aquaculture is increasingly becoming more intensified leading to challenges to maintain optimal water quality conditions but also reducing effluent discharge to the environment. Therefore, the needs for the development of production systems that can ensure sustainable aquaculture production through minimizing the release of waste to the environment. Such technology should be easy to operate and available at a cheaper cost, both in installation and operations in order to suit the needs of both low and high‐income farmers. Biofloc technology is such a technology that can ensure sustainable aquaculture production, with low technical demands and it is available at a cheap cost. It is essentially a water quality management techniques, through manipulation of microbiota to convert the deleterious waste from aquaculture production to consumable body biomass and it has been established to have many other benefits asides from the intending water quality. This review discusses the developments of the biofloc technology, microbial interactions, important operational parameters and implication of the system to the disease and health management of cultured aquatic animals.
IMPACTS OF FOOD PRICES ON THE ECONOMY: SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX AND MICROSIMULATION APPROACH IN INDONESIA
Authors: Misdawita  , Hartono Djoni , Nugroho Anda
Published: August 2019

This study investigated the impacts of increasing the prices of heavily protected food commodities in Indonesia on producer and consumer prices. It also evaluated the changes in household living expenses and poverty. The Indonesian Food Social Accounting Matrix was developed along with a price multiplier matrix–microsimulation approach that was used to analyze problems. Poor rural households were the most negatively affected by the increments in food prices. This result contrasted with the standard political argument stating that high rice prices will decrease poverty, particularly in rural areas where the poor live or work as farmers. Of all the food commodities observed, the changes in the rice prices had the most substantial impact on both producer and consumers price, as well as the households’ living cost, particularly low‐income households. Therefore, an increase of 25% in rice price will raise urban, rural, and national poverty levels by 0.13%, 0.10%, and 0.11%, respectively.
Oral profile of eating disorders patients: Case series
Authors: Vieira Esteves Camilla , Gushiken de Campos Wladimir , Gallo Rosane Tronchin , Ebling Artes Gisele , Shimabukuro Natali , Witzel Andrea Lusvarghi , Lemos Celso Augusto
Published: August 2019

Oral alterations in patients diagnosed with eating disorders (ED) are reported in the literature, but few articles demonstrate these changes in a specific population. This study aims to summarize the findings of 26 patients with ED in a Brazilian dental clinic, through analyzing the body mass index and oral conditions (decayed, missing and filled teeth—DMFT, dental wear, salivary flux, xerostomia, oral hygiene—OHI‐S, oral lesions, and the prevalence of candidiasis), in order to facilitate recognition and enable accurate diagnosis for the general dentist. Probably, the premature diagnosis of ED resulted in lower DMFT and oral lesions.
The Polycomb protein LHP1 regulates Arabidopsis thaliana stress responses through the repression of the MYC2‐dependent branch of immunity
Authors: Ramirez‐Prado Juan Sebastian , Latrasse David , Rodriguez‐Granados Natalia Yaneth , Huang Ying , Manza‐Mianza Deborah , Brik‐Chaouche Rim , Jaouannet Maelle , Citerne Sylvie , Bendahmane Abdelhafid , Hirt Heribert , Raynaud Cecile , Benhamed Moussa
Published: August 2019

Polycomb repressive complexes (PRCs) have been traditionally associated with the regulation of developmental processes in various organisms, including higher plants. However, similar to other epigenetic regulators, there is accumulating evidence for their role in the regulation of stress and immune‐related pathways. In the current study we show that the PRC1 protein LHP1 is required for the repression of the MYC2 branch of jasmonic acid (JA)/ethylene (ET) pathway of immunity. Loss of LHP1 induces the reduction in H3K27me3 levels in the gene bodies of ANAC019 and ANAC055, as well as some of their targets, leading to their transcriptional upregulation. Consistently, increased expression of these two transcription factors leads to the misregulation of several of their genomic targets. The lhp1 mutant mimics the MYC2, ANAC019, and ANAC055 overexpressers in several of their phenotypes, including increased aphid resistance, abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity and drought tolerance. In addition, like the MYC2 and ANAC overexpressers, lhp1 displays reduced salicylic acid (SA) content caused by a deregulation of ICS1 and BSMT1, as well as increased susceptibility to the hemibiotrophic pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Together, our results indicate that LHP1 regulates the expression of stress‐responsive genes as well as the homeostasis and responses to the stress hormones SA and ABA. This protein emerges as a key chromatin player fine tuning the complex balance between developmental and stress‐responsive processes.
The RING finger E3 ligases PIR1 and PIR2 mediate PP2CA degradation to enhance abscisic acid response in Arabidopsis
Authors: Baek Woonhee , Lim Chae Woo , Luan Sheng , Lee Sung Chul
Published: August 2019

Recent work has established a core ABA signaling pathway in which A‐type PP2C protein phosphatases act as central negative modulators. Although ABA signaling inhibits PP2C activity through ABA‐receptor complex, it remains unknown if other mechanisms exist to modulate the level of PP2Cs. Here, we identified a RING domain ubiquitin E3 ligase, PIR1 (PP2CA interacting RING finger protein 1), that interacted with PP2CA. Of the two splicing isoforms, PIR1.2 was isolated from leaf tissue. The PIR1.2 exhibited E3 ligase activity and determined PP2CA stability in the presence of ABA. Consistent with the conclusion that PIR1 promotes ABA signaling by removing PP2CA, a negative modulator, the pir1 knockout mutant displayed an ABA‐hyposensitive phenotype. We further showed that PIR2, the closest homologue of PIR1.2, also interacted with PP2CA. Although the pir2 knockout mutant did not display altered ABA response, the pir1‐1/pir2 double mutant became more insensitive to ABA than the wild‐type or pir1‐1 and pir2 single mutants. Using a cell‐free degradation assay, ABA promoted degradation of PP2CA, however, such degradation was delayed when incubated with protein extract prepared from the pir1‐1/pir2 double mutant. Our data suggest that PIR1 and PIR2 positively modulate ABA signaling by targeting PP2CA for degradation.
Remembering, reflection and action: The evolution of the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work journal
Authors: McKenzie Margaret , Nash Mary
Published: August 2019

This lead article in our vintage issue of Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work journal follows our professional journal from its launch in 1965, through several name changes, physical manifestations and numerous editorships, to the present day. Continuity and change are the themes we focus on, together with tenacity and adaptability. We briefly introduce the concept of content analysis as a tool for exploring the story of our journals and thus the Association’s history, and end with reflective questions for the future.
Guest editorial… Human rights and the social worker
Authors: Powles Sir Guy
Published: August 2019

Originally printed in 1968.
The relation of the university to the profession of social work
Authors: Ritchie James E.
Published: August 2019

Originally published in 1967.
Then and now
Authors: McKenzie Margaret
Published: August 2019

Introduction toMcCreary, John (1982). Guest editorial. New Zealand Social Work, 7(3), 3-4.Pilalis, Jennie (1982). Social work education in New Zealand. New Zealand Social Work, 7(3), 25-29
Guest Editorial
Authors: McCreary John
Published: August 2019

Originally published in 1982.
Social work education in New Zealand: Ideological bases of current debates
Authors: Pilalis Jennie
Published: August 2019

Originally printed in 1982.
1984-1993 - The personal and the political: An introduction
Authors: Nash Mary
Published: August 2019

Introduction to‘Changing Directions?’ Ann Opie, (1993). Social Work Review, 6(1), 14-19.
Introduction to the baby and the bathwater
Authors: Fraser Sarah
Published: August 2019

Introduction toFulcher, L. (1988). Putting the baby back with the bathwater: Rethinking the practice curriculum in social work education. New Zealand Social Work Journal, 12(3 and 4), pp. 4-9.
The social work profession: Now and in the next ten years
Authors: Hancock Merv
Published: August 2019

Originally printed in 1998.
Encouragement with good strategies as well
Authors: Baskerville Mary Ann
Published: August 2019

Introduction to:McKenzie, Margaret. (1998). You should write that up: Getting practitioners started on writing for publication. Social Work Review, X(4), 20-24.
You should write that up: Getting practitioners started on writing for publication
Authors: McKenzie Margaret
Published: August 2019

Originally published in 1998.
Rekindling the flame of community through compassion – a call for leadership toward compassionate community
Authors: Milner Vaughan
Published: August 2019

This article explores the perspective that we live in communion with one another and that social justice and interdependence stem from compassion. One aspect of compassion is the notion of interdependence and being passionately moved by others and for others. Embracing community development and social capital theory engages practitioners with compassion in social action. Social isolation, social exclusion and the fragmentation of community social support networks are hidden challenges to social justice. More sustained attention can be paid to the ways social workers could and should link people to others who will remain in the clients’ lives long after the professionals have moved on. The argument is advanced that it is critical for more action in the rekindling of community and the linking of people to others – compassion reflects the grace of relationships that comes from authentic connection between people. The social justice challenge laid out is to promote social inclusion and interdependence and nurture the common life through engaging with those around our clients and us.
An innovation in primary mental health services: The MidValley Well-being Service
Authors: Pack Margaret
Published: August 2019

In 2004-5 a new primary health organisation (PHO) project was established that aimed to improve access to equitable health care for the residents of three suburban areas of Lower Hutt, Wellington serviced by three medical practices. After an early successful funding tender in the Ministry of Health, PHO funding round, the MidValley PHO Charitable Trust was formed and from there the MidValley Well-being Service was established and developed in 2005-7. Through positive feedback from Ministry of Health at the two-year evaluation, the service was funded for a third year and at the time of writing continues to grow and expand. This article is a reflection of ‘lessons learned’ in establishing a new PHO initiative in the community mental health services which is seen as accurately attuning and responding to the needs of the local resident population. The author describes the ways in which social work’s traditional concerns of social justice, Treaty of Waitangi principles of partnership, protection, self determination and participation, and a holistic approach to health care can assist in the envisioning of new service development under PHO initiatives.
Elder abuse and neglect: Past endeavours as a springboard for the future
Authors: Brook Glynnis
Published: August 2019

This paper traces the emergence of, and responses to, the phenomenon known as elder abuse and neglect in Aotearoa New Zealand and considers where to from here.
Practice Notes: Understanding the purpose of youth justice in New Zealand
Authors: Doolan Mike
Published: August 2019

The administration of justice can become an arid procedural concern when practitioners lose sight of purpose. This article focuses on the purposes of the youth justice provisions of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989. After traversing New Zealand’s historical responses to children who offend and contrasting the conceptual underpinnings of those approaches with current legislation, the article identifies the three key aims of youth justice reform which took place during the late 1980s – providing due process guarantees; finding alternatives to enmeshing young people and their families in the formal criminal justice system; and promoting culturally respectful processes. The author argues that almost all of the procedures of the legislation link to one or other of these aims and by understanding these linkages, all youth justice practitioners – judges, legal advocates, coordinators, social workers, police and community service providers – can ensure the intentions of the law are not lost in the exigencies of the day-to-day activity. The article concludes by proposing that all youth justice practitioners, in addition to their role-specific functions, have a collective responsibility to ensure the mandate of the law is given effect.
To Tatou Kupenga: Mana Tangata supervision a journey of emancipation through heart mahi for healers
Authors: Ruwhiu Pirihi Te Ohaki (Bill) , Ruwhiu Leland Ariel , Ruwhiu Leland Lowe Hyde
Published: August 2019

This journey of critically exploring Mana Tangata supervision has drawn together the diverse styles, stories and analyses of three generations of tane from the Ruwhiu whanau. This is our journey within to strengthen without – ‘E nohotia ana a waho, kei roto he aha’. Pirihi Te Ohaki (Bill) Ruwhiu (father, grandfather and great grandfather) frames the article by highlighting the significance of wairuatanga, whakapapa and tikanga matauranga Maori – a Maori theoretical and symbolic world of meaning and understanding that informs mana enhancing engagements within the human terrain. Leland Lowe Hyde (son, grandson and father-to-be) threads into that equation the significance of ‘ko au and mana’ (identity and belonging) that significantly maps personal growth and development. Leland Ariel Ruwhiu (son, father and grandfather) using pukorero and nga mohiotanga o te ao Maori me te ao hurihuri weaves these multi dimensional reasonings into a cultural net (Te Kupenga) reflecting indigenous thinking around Mana Tangata supervision for tangata whenua social and community work practitioners.
Maori culture today
Authors: Rangihau John
Published: August 2019

From: The New Zealand Social Worker – News and Opinions; Vol.3, No.4 – November 1967.
Male relationship building that makes women roll their eyes: Implications for social work
Authors: Eketone Anaru
Published: August 2019

Since 1994 I have worked in three sectors dominated by women: health promotion, social work and social work education. One of the tasks when working in these female-dominated fields is that to maintain any sort of credibility you need to act and talk in ways that do not offend women.One of the personal challenges I have faced is to work in these areas and still find ways of meeting the need I have to still be a ‘bloke’. Even within my own household I am the only male (that includes the dog), so privately you hold on to your masculinity, i.e. the socially defined roles, through being a husband and father. But I have also found the need to express myself physically – very occasionally through physical work, but more often through sport, mau rakau and even watching physical sport. (For Valentine’s Day I bought my wife a season ticket to watch rugby at Carisbrook; she returned the favour by giving me a season ticket to our local symphony orchestra.)There is not a great deal written about social work and Māori masculinity. This article seeks to discuss issues around some of the differences in the ways that many males choose to interact with each other and the implications this type of masculinity has for social work practice. Four examples will be described of a particular version of masculine ways of relating, which will be followed by a discussion.
Te mātauranga o ko wai au
Authors: Pearce Karl
Published: August 2019

Whoo aye! Being able to mihi my pipiha is a result of several years’ research beginning with choosing to attend Massey University in 2002. Until then I saw myself as a New Zealand European who happened to tan easy and have some Maori relatives. Then I had no idea my worldview would be turned upside down, yes my worldview sure has changed! But why did my worldview change?
Do Māori initiatives by Māori and for Māori really help Māori?
Authors: Thompson Newton
Published: August 2019

Do Māori initiatives by Māori and for Māori really help Māori? In order for me to answer this question I will discuss ‘Hokowhitu’, a rangatahi life-skills programme designed specifically for Māori, by Māori, using a kaupapa Māori approach. The programme was part of a research project undertaken by the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago and was aimed at Māori rangatahi who were susceptible to alcohol and drug abuse within their micro-interactive surroundings. After a description of the programme I will finish with a discussion on how the programme influenced me personally with a critical analysis based entirely on my personal thoughts which should not be used to undermine the objectives of the creator of the programme.
Collaborative team teaching
Authors: Walker Shayne
Published: August 2019

An academic career at Otago University is premised on the idea that we come pre-packaged for teaching, research and community service. In an ideal world this may be so, but in our experience as Māori academics in an applied professional department, this has not been the case for a number of reasons. Firstly, rather than come primarily through the academic system, the lecturing staff in our department come from an applied/professional background where most of us have worked as professional social or community workers. Therefore, our participation in the university system brings with it an enormous amount of practical experience in the fields we are teaching. However, it often lacks some of the key elements important to an academic institution. Developing the knowledge and skill base to undertake research, teaching and community service, especially when you consider professional development, promotion, remuneration and now PBRF, seems like an insurmountable task at times. Our approach has been to develop these things in a way that suits us culturally, personally and academically.Therefore, this paper will explore some of the reasons and subsequent implications for why we have chosen to work collaboratively and team teach all our papers. For the purposes of this paper we will discuss: ways of knowing; ways of viewing; complementarity of skills; experiential and knowledge bases; collegial relationships; and workload implications.
What’s on the label is not necessarily in the jar
Authors: Kemp Henry Asajiro
Published: August 2019

Poem.
Nurturing social capital in local communities
Authors: Denley Sally
Published: August 2019

This article describes how Presbyterian Support Upper South Island is providing services that nurture social capital in community settings in North Canterbury.One such service within the ‘SAGE’ programme is described. The SAGE programme is a family mentoring service which matches older volunteers with families and is a service that is considered to be responsive and flexible. The interconnected multi-layered approaches within this service nurtures the bridging between individual, family and community environments in a preventative way. The resulting improvements in social connection are small but important steps in strengthening the fabric of local community development and in creating a better sense of belonging for all involved.
Bringing practice into theory: Reflective practice and attachment theory
Authors: Foley Maree , Nash Mary , Munford Robyn
Published: August 2019

The relationship between social work practice and attachment theory has been longstanding across decades. While much attention has been paid to the use of attachment theory within specific social work practice settings, less attention has been focused on the use of attachment theory to guide the social worker in their practice based reflections. This article explores the potential relevance of attachment theory for use within a reflective practice setting. This exploration is based on key findings from a recent study conducted in Aotearoa New Zealand. A proposed beginning framework of attachment theory informed reflective practice is offered for practitioners to explore in their reflective practice.
Finding ‘a safe place to cry’: A review of research and evidence informing social work with refugees and new settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Pepworth Jenny , Nash Mary
Published: August 2019

This article presents current and relevant research findings relating to settlement in Aotearoa New Zealand for both refugees and migrants. The article looks at how losses experienced through migration impact on settlement outcomes. Protective and risk factors for new migrants’ adjustment including family and social support networks, language issues, employment opportunities, discrimination and prejudice as well as the size of different migrant communities are all explored. Social policy which aims to achieve social cohesion must adequately address the needs of both newcomers and host society members. Social workers need to be aware of the settlement issues faced by their clients at the micro, meso and macro levels in order to competently and ethically meet their clients’ needs in this field of practice. The article provides evidence based on research for practice.
Equal value: A Swedish school implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Authors: Sandström Pia
Published: August 2019

When Solenskolan in Härnösand, Sweden, was built in 1982, the idea was to make room for all different kinds of children. Today the school extends from kindergarten, elementary school to ninth grade, special school and international class. The various forms of schooling coexist under the same roof and management. They collaborate across borders and the school has become a place which suits everyone. The school has long worked systematically to ensure equal value for all and used different strategies. The Swedish school authorities have designated Solenskolan as the 2008 school of equal value. The jury’s reasoning is that the school is working to improve all children’s participation and influence in the school’s everyday life. Work is well founded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child’s four key pillars. The school has a clear vision where concepts such as knowledge, security, influence and responsibility are demonstrated. Student empowerment and the needs of the child are held as fundamental in all contexts.The municipality’s equal treatment plan is an important tool in the quest to create a school where all can be equally involved. The plan prescribes how schools should interact with children, parents and other stakeholders in the community. At Solenskolan extensive work has been done to develop the influence and participation of children with disabilities or other issues. The school has chosen diversity as its identity. It is seen as a great opportunity to support learning and participation for all children. Diversities are seen as enriching, and this influence makes us prepared for the future.
Pragmatism and practicalities: Residential placement and reintegration of young males who have sexually abused
Authors: Evans Nikki , Dunlop John
Published: August 2019

Human service responses to sexual abuse perpetrated by young people are often extensive and expensive, and yet many aspects of these responses remain contentious. In 2007, as members of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW), we prepared a submission to the Social Services Committee for the Inquiry into the Care and Rehabilitation of Youth Sex Offenders. This paper expands on points made in the ANZASW submission, with a particular focus on availability of suitable residential placements for young men who have sexually abused. The paper then considers issues relevant to reintegration of these youth into the community following a period in residential placement.
Preliminary comparison between the roles of support workers and social workers in community mental health services
Authors: Pace Barnaby
Published: August 2019

Within New Zealand there is a definite confusion between the role identity of social workers and support workers within community mental health services. Currently there appears to be a degree of confusion as to the distinguishing features of these two roles. The objective of this preliminary investigation was to identify the similarities and differences within the two discipline areas. The themes identified through the thematic analysis indicated marked similarities between the two roles examined. The fundamental differences identified were the level of qualification, competencies, clinical work and experience of the workers. Scopes of practice are considered as a means of offering individual identities for both disciplines.
‘Loitering with intent’ – a model of practice for working in a New Zealand secondary school
Authors: Wheeler Charmaine , Simmons Helen
Published: August 2019

What are the critical ingredients that enable social work involvement in the empowerment of a secondary school community? Social work in schools has become a growing field of practice in New Zealand primary schools in the last 15 years. Social workers are less common in secondary schools and where they are practising, the predominant model for practice is casework or counselling. This paper presents a dialogue between a final year BSW student and a practice teacher who acted as an external supervisor during the student’s final placement. It highlights the process, activities and learning that occurred when a ‘loitering with intent’ community development approach was adopted by the student in a decile 4 rural secondary school with 500 pupils. Strength-based and social justice themes permeate the experience. Important insights are shared into key factors contributing to the success of the placement and to the sustainable programmes that endured after its conclusion.
The development of a Critical Incident Student Team
Authors: Stewart Kate
Published: August 2019

As a response to the work I have done in the field of critical incidents in relation to young people, this paper begins with a brief discussion of resilience and the involvement of young people in decision making, particularly in this field of practice. This is followed by an overview of the ongoing development of a Critical Incident Student Team within Wanganui Collegiate. Young people’s views and opinions are integral to its functioning and as such their opinions are regularly, and often informally, gathered, analysed and acted upon. The third section is an evaluation of a formal exercise.This paper explores the development of a Critical Incident Student Team at Wanganui Collegiate in New Zealand. This school is an independent co-educational secondary school with students being aged between 12 and 18 years. There are approximately 500 students: two-thirds are boarders, two-thirds are boys and 10 percent are international students. There is a philosophy of student involvement within the school so that they are represented in a number of decision-making areas such as the Peer Support Team and the Dining Hall Committee as well as the Critical Incident Team. This is based on a belief that what the students have to offer is worth listening to, and acting upon.
Resuscitating health social work
Authors: Weld Nicki
Published: August 2019

This article explores a definition of contemporary health social work and presents an overview of an initial assessment process developed by the author and general health social workers in the Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB). Health social work is a significant field of practice in New Zealand social work but is often not well understood. The author notes that social work documentation in clinical settings often focused on a brief social history and tasks required. The evidence of fuller social work intervention is sometimes completely missing. An approach to assessment in health settings is presented within a broader discussion of the role of health social work to demonstrate the context and thinking that informed it.
Applying quality of life in mental health social work practice
Authors: Martindale Kathy , Phillips Ross
Published: August 2019

The use of Quality of Life (QOL) indicators has become increasingly common in health and social services. This article proposes a framework to strengthen mental health social work practice by outlining subjective wellbeing, a component of the QOL construct. Following a discussion on the current policy influences on mental health service provision in Aotearoa New Zealand the QOL construct is outlined. The application of a QOL framework to mental health social work practice draws parallels between QOL principles and the current mental health philosophies of recovery, social inclusion and community care. The authors maintain that a focus on applying QOL in mental health social work will see its contribution to the mental health sector enhanced and its role and function more clearly described.
Revisions to the therapeutic relationship: A qualitative inquiry into sexual abuse therapists’ theories for practice as a mitigating factor in vicarious traumatisation
Authors: Pack Margaret
Published: August 2019

This article reports a qualitative study which explores sexual abuse counsellors’ theories for practice and how they say they develop and use an array of theoretical approaches to support their well-being and clinical effectiveness over time. Half the sample of Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) registered therapists were social workers who subsequently trained in other professions such as counselling and psychotherapy. The findings suggest that social workers who engage with traumatic disclosures from their clients actively evolve strategies and resources that act to buffer the more negative effects of the work with sexual abuse survivors, which is a means of ameliorating vicarious traumatisation.Whilst there was little theory specific to trauma work in the early 1980s when the research participants were practising, they developed a framework for their practice based in practice and personal experiences. These developed insights and reference to diverse strands of theory together constitute a framework for practice that assists the counsellors’ in their understanding of their clients, the dynamics of the therapeutic relationship, organisational constraints on funding that surround their work, and their own self care. The theoretical frameworks that the participants preferred to use derive from social justice principles, feminist, narrative theories and the ‘New Trauma Therapy’ (Coffey 1998). Recommendations for clinician self care in dealing with traumatic disclosures with reference to a range of theoretical approaches are suggested.
Professional leadership for social work in state mental health services in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: McNabb David
Published: August 2019

This paper recounts the changes in the New Zealand government-run health services over the past 15 years and the subsequent changes to social work leadership in mental health services. Drawing on two pieces of local research, the article will explore social work mental health leadership in New Zealand. The first piece of research investigates the views of social work professional leaders (PL) about their roles and the prospects for social work in mental health in the future. The second piece of research investigates a new type of professional leadership role in the mental health services of the Auckland District Health Board. Clinical governance is an emerging phenomenon in health services internationally that is aimed at advancing quality improvement. This paper links developments in social work professional leadership with the activities of clinical governance in mental health services. It concludes that there is evidence of an improvement to the leadership infrastructure and of the contribution of leaders to clinical governance in district health boards (DHBs). However, many challenges remain for social work leaders into the future.
The ageing demographic transition: The impact on elderly and social workers
Authors: Aldrich Robyn
Published: August 2019

The issues associated with an ageing population pose substantial challenges for governments globally. Social workers are well suited to respond to the challenges of this demographic change. However, there is a severe shortage of social workers that are skilled in working in this field. This article looks at the ageing demographic transition, how support for the increasing older population will be a problem, and the issues that may impact older people,as well as social workers. How discrimination, culture and ethics inform social work practice, and the legislation and policies that are available for the aged. The article also looks at the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and models of practice that are used by social workers in working with the older generation.
‘Without my faith I would break into pieces.’ Supporting elder family members: Implications for social work policy and practice
Authors: Wivell Judy , Mara Diane
Published: August 2019

This collaborative project records the voices of family/whanau members most closely involved with the responsibility for support of elder parents or family members. Members of the research team are from two different cultural backgrounds and have worked within and across both cultural paradigms investigating Pakeha/European and Pasifika family/fanau structures. The small-scale study sought to identify patterns of similarity and difference in approaches to family decision-making, how families access appropriate social services, and what changes occur in family dynamics as they respond to elder family members’ needs. This research has required engagement with members of diverse communities about an often invisible aspect of family life in Aotearoa New Zealand. The support of elders by adult children is expected to become more prevalent across communities with the aging of the population and the widening cultural diversity of families. Key themes emerging from the participants’ reported experiences have the potential to inform social service practice and social policy and these are highlighted.
Practitioner research made easier: A report on the GRIP project
Authors: Beddoe Liz , Yates Deborah , Fouché Christa , Harington Phil
Published: August 2019

An article in this journal in 2007 outlined an innovative programme in progress in Auckland at that time. Growing Research in Practice (GRIP) involved groups of social service practitioners who carried out small and manageable research projects on topics that piqued their interest within the workplace. The main aim of the GRIP programme was to nurture a culture of practitioner enquiry in social service agencies in Auckland, in an attempt at facilitating meaningful change and service improvement in the longer term. This article reports on the findings from the second phase of the evaluation of the programme where seven participants were interviewed about their reflections on GRIP and the outcomes of the programme. The article offers recommendations for social service practitioners in this regard.
Working with ‘risk’: It’s more than just an assessment idea
Authors: Stanley Tony
Published: August 2019

Social work practice invariably means attention to ‘risk’ and its multiple and at times contested meanings. This article reports on a series of workshops, held in New Zealand and London, with social workers and their supervisors, where we considered how the language of risk acts as a powerful influence in and through our practice. A central idea in each work-shop is that there is much to be gained in learning from families about what they define as risky and how they manage risks in their lives. A more ‘family led’ way of learning about risk from the families themselves can teach us a great deal about what they see as risky, what they define as ‘high risk’ and what risks they may need to manage that could adversely affect their children or vulnerable family members. There is applicability here for all areas of social work because risk is now so embedded in contemporary practice. The message here is that a critical engagement with discourses of risk will assist us work toward risk management that should be an empowering practice for society’s most vulnerable. Considered in this way ‘risk’ is certainly more than just an assessment idea.
Serendipity – Surprises in critical reflection on supervision
Authors: Simmons Helen , Wheeler Charmaine
Published: August 2019

This paper was presented at the April 2010 supervision conference in Auckland and is a sequel to ‘Loitering with intent – a model of practice for working in a New Zealand secondary school’, Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work 2009 Vol 21(3).Do we know what happens in supervision and how it matters? Through the process of preparing a conference presentation on another kaupapa, a fieldwork supervisor discovers a story that her supervisee wants to tell. This paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge about fieldwork supervision from a supervisee perspective. It highlights the effects of using learning styles to encourage the integration of practice and theory with a social work student. The presentation utilises a dialogue format to mirror what unfolded when the supervisor asked her supervisee ‘What was it about supervision that was so important to the success of the placement?’
An experience with the Council of International Fellowship
Authors: Withington Cathie
Published: August 2019

It was an article in an ANZASW publication that first told me about Council of International Fellowship (CIF) programmes. The CIF is a private, voluntary, non-profit organisation founded in Germany in 1960. CIF consists of National Branches in many countries including New Zealand. A typical exchange programme includes orientation, providing a theoretical framework to the social, economic and cultural trends in the country. Participants, who come from many different countries, make presentations about their work, as well as the socio-economic situation and cultural trends of their own country. This facilitates cultural exchange and sharing of ideas and skills.
Peaceable Kingdoms in the Digital World
Authors: Marovich Beatrice
Published: August 2019

This essay argues that the biblical image of the peaceable kingdom offers a useful filter through which to examine and contemplate the passion and fervor for interspecies friendship in the digital era. I argue that the digital medium of the animal video (more specifically, animal videos that document and record interspecies friendships) can be read as an alternate spacetime: one alleged to be outside of predation. But I also argue that, when we look closer at both the biblical context of this passage as well as visions of interspecies kinship that derive from, or resonate with, the biblical text, the dystopian underside of this almost utopian image can be rendered with more clarity. Perhaps, however, this biblical image—with its messianic undertones—can also help us to set in sharper relief the non-predational, creaturely, potentialities that might still emerge from these digital peaceable kingdoms.
Can the Prophecies be Trusted?
Authors: Despret Vinciane
Published: August 2019

Translated with permission from chapter 4 of Vinciane Despret, Quand le loup habitera avec l’agneau (Paris: Les Empêcheurs de penser en rond/Le Seuil, 2002).
Treating murine inflammatory diseases with an anti-erythrocyte antibody
Authors: Crow Andrew R. , Kapur Rick , Koernig Sandra , Campbell Ian K. , Jen Chao-Ching , Mott Patrick J. , Marjoram Danielle , Khan Ramsha , Kim Michael , Brasseit Jennifer , Cruz-Leal Yoelys , Amash Alaa , Kahlon Simrat , Yougbare Issaka , Ni Heyu , Zuercher Adrian W. , Käsermann Fabian , Semple John W. , Lazarus Alan H.
Published: August 2019

An anti-erythrocyte antibody redirects inflammation in multiple mouse models.