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Welcome to the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW). ANZASW is the professional association for Social Workers in Aotearoa New Zealand.
ANZASW
is a membership organisation that is run for and by the members and
relies on the participation and contribution of Social Workers
throughout the country.Through this website the Association aims to provide information to:
In addition to these five services, members also have the opportunity to benefit from participation in ANZASW in the following five ways:
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CONTACT US: ANZASW National Office
DX Box WX33484 Christchurch
Phone: 03 349-0190
Email: admin@anzasw.org.nz
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Tragic death of Tony Morrison - Dec 18 1953 - Feb 6 2010 We acknowledge and celebrate the life of Tony Morrison and the significant contribution he made to social work in Aotearoa, New Zealand. To Tony’s whanau (family) we offer our deepest sympathy and acknowledge your loss. It is with great sadness and disbelief our social work community learnt of the untimely death of Tony Morrison. Tony’s contribution to social work knowledge, skill and practice here was profound. We have lost a friend, mentor, colleague and a remarkable leader of the social work profession. Tony is remembered by social workers in Aotearoa, New Zealand as a courageous and generous man, with a wonderful kind heart and ahua (spirit). As the news spread throughout our country, there were many conversations in social work agencies about how Tony had influenced practice. He is remembered for his commitment to quality clinical social work supervision, training, education and to ensuring children and their families receive quality outcomes from social work interventions. Tony’s first visit to NZ was approximately 16 years ago when he attended a child protection conference in Christchurch. Subsequent to that visit the Chief Executive of Child, Youth and Family, Jackie Pivac met Tony when she was visiting the United Kingdom. She believed his skills and knowledge would greatly benefit the child protection community at home and the wider social service sector in New Zealand. Over this time Tony had an immense impact on the knowledge and skills of social workers and their managers in New Zealand. Tony’s passion for social work was infectious and social workers and their managers in New Zealand valued and utilised his skills and knowledge in many areas. These included the assessment and treatment of child abuse, social work supervision, working together with other multi-disciplinary teams, working with people to effect change and managing the emotional impact of child protection practice. Tony was fun to be with, he was blessed with an abundance of energy and enthusiasm and a love of the outdoors which he put to good use when visiting us through cycling, tramping, kayaking and swimming. He was the ‘star’ of a number of social work conferences down under; his depiction of the ‘Marmite Man’ will never be forgotten. While here Tony never did anything by halves and lived life to the full, making the most of every opportunity. Tony supported and inspired many New Zealand social workers to continue to be enthusiastic and passionate about social work. The connections and relationships he made here in Aotearoa, New Zealand are enduring and will be maintained beyond the veil. We pay tribute and acknowledge a great man, a dedicated and passionate colleague and a very dear friend. Thank you Tony for sharing your skills, knowledge and zeal for social work you have truly made a difference to the lives of many children and their families in New Zealand through the way you have assisted our social workers to do and be the best they can for the families they work with. Rest in Peace our friend Whano koe i tō ara Whano koe i tō haere Whano koe I tapuwae nuku, i tapuwae rangi I tapuwae marea, i tapuwae rongo Ki ō maunga, ki ō awa Ki ō tāngata, ki ō takahanga Kia eke ki te ara tē whāia e te ora Haere rā Tony Translation Go you on your path Go you on your journey Go you by The physical path, the spiritual path The path of the many, the path of peace Go you To your mountain, to your river To your people, to your places Ascend to the path that the living may not go Rest in peace Tony
A tribute page for Tony is on the NOTA website. Click here to enter the page. |
