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Aotearoa New Zealand National Social Workers’ Day Event. This professional development symposium celebrates Pacific social work and Pacific social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. This event offers keynote presentations, panel talanoa, networking and the launch of a cultural humility framework for working with Pacific families.Pacific social work thought-leaders, activists, practitioners, policy-makers and researchers have been invited to talanoa on three critical themes for Pacific social work.
Join us for a keynote address alongside the following professional panels that will talanoa on their experience and insights on three themes related to Pacific social work.
• Pacific Approaches in Child and Family Practice
o What does cultural competence and cultural humility look like when working with Pacific children and their families?
• Enacting Anti-Racism within Aotearoa NZ Social Work Systems
o How do we counteract structural, cultural and personal oppressions in their practice and professional settings?
o What examples of cross-cultural allyship have worked well for Pacific social workers?
o How do Pacific social workers navigate positioning in relation to tangata whenua?
o How are Pacific ways used to enact anti-racism in our social work?
• Community Development and Pacific Wellbeing
o How is mental health for Pacific communities being addressed through community development initiatives?
o What are the challenges and opportunities for Pacific social workers to engage in community development?
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