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© British Association of Social Workers

An Act of Empowerment: The Children, Young Persons and their Families Act (1989)

MARIE CONNOLLY

Marie Connolly is a lecturer in Social Work at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She has a background in statutory child abuse work, and is currently undertaking a Ph.D in the general area of child protection.

Correspondence to Marie Connolly, Department of Social Work, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1, New Zealand.

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In 1989, New Zealand introduced child protection legislation that embraces a model of family decision making. The model, based on traditional indigenous decision-making practices, has revolutionized social work with children and families in the child care and protection area. This paper considers the development of the legislation in terms of its antecedent factors and its vision. It looks particularly at some of the care and protection provisions of the legislation, and explores, by use of case study, some of the issues of using a family decision-making process as a practice model.


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