Media Releases
ANZASW Media releases:
- ANZASW acknowledges on Human Rights Day 2010 Human Rights Day 2010
- The media release for Social Worker’s Day 2010 Social Workers Day 2010
- The enduring impact of early childhood education should not be underestimated says ANZASW
(0.24MB) Wednesday 06 May 2010 - 23 September 2009 – Social Workers Day 2009
Social Workers Day 2009(0.13MB) - 7 August 2009 – Observing International Day of the World’s Indigenous People -
Day of Indigenous People.pdf (0.03MB) - Social Workers taking steps to strengthen their voice on social issues
Speaking out on social issues (0.06MB) - Joint media release: ANZASW and DHB Social Work Leaders Council
7 April 2009 World Health Day - World Social Work Day
17 March 2009 World Social Work Day - Pay equity a social justice issue
23 February 2009 – Pay equity a social justice issue - Vigilance on Human Rights has to “start at home”
Human Rights Day 2008 - Social Workers Day an opportunity to celebrate
24 September 2008 -Celebrating Social Workers Day (0.06MB) - Social Workers Day brings news of international social work conference for 2009
24 September 2008 – Social Workers Day news - Breadth of social work deserves greater recognition
23 September 2008 – Breadth of Social Work deserves greater… - Child poverty a number one issue
8 August 2008 – Child poverty a number one issue - World Social Work Day
15 April 2008 – World Social Work Day - Joint release with Office of the Children’s Commissioner/ ANZASW Congress
3 April 2008 – Important role of social work in child welfare - New Code of Ethics
25 March 2008 – New Code of Ethics
- 13 Nov 2007 – Health Workforce Framework
- 26 Sept 2007 – Social Workers Day
- 24 Aug 2007 – BSW at Massey University
- 23 Jan 2007 – Mechanisms of accountability
Code of Ethics for social workers marks a new milestone (25 March 2008)
Social workers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand are receiving their first bilingual Code of Ethics this week, published by their professional association, the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW).
“Publishing the Code in te reo Māori and English is a significant milestone for our professional association, which has a strong record of commitment to a bi-cultural partnership,” says Rose Henderson, ANZASW President.
“Throughout the world-wide community of social work, social workers are united by common causes. They need to be able to base their decisions on ethical considerations, and be accountable for their choices and actions. The ability and commitment of social workers and those entering the profession to act ethically is essential in the delivery of the services they offer to those who use social work services, our clients”.
“Our new Code sets out core values for our membership, covers the revised ethical responsibilities of being a social worker and recognises the local, national and international contexts in which social work operates. It reinforces the fact that the definition of social work has always stressed principles of human rights and social justice,” says Rose Henderson.
“This Code and its standards of ethical practice need to be embedded in social workers’ terms of employment and the expectations of their employers. Equally social workers should be inspired by this Code to foster and engage in ethical debates with their colleagues and employers”.
“A specific example is the Code’s call for social workers to actively and constructively promote change in those social services agencies that have yet to operate from a bi-cultural base grounded in the Articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Through respecting and understanding differing Tangata Whenua perspectives, as stated in the Code, we would hope that fewer organisations will operate from Eurocentric monocultural values and concepts”.
“Being an ANZASW member carries with it an obligation to study this Code, to incorporate it into professional practice, adhere to it and promote it. Having an ethical baseline to work from helps to underpin our professional identity, and is central to the principles that the Association was founded on in 1964. We are especially grateful for the work of Dr Dugald McDonald and John Hopkins in ensuring that our Code of Ethics maintains its place as a vital tool for informing social work in Aotearoa New Zealand”.
