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Books on these subjects can be found on the library shelves at the Dewey number shown:
| 150 | Psychology |
| 155 | Human Development (including Child Development) |
| 300.72 | Social Science research |
| 301 | Sociology |
| 302 | Communication & Interpersonal relationships |
| 305 | Gender |
| 361.2 | Social Action |
| 361.3 | Social Work |
| 362 | Social Welfare |
| 362.2 | Mental Illness |
| 362.4 | Disabled people |
| 362.5 | Poverty |
| 362.6 | Problems of the Elderly |
| 362.76 | Child Abuse |
| 616.86 | Substance Abuse |
| 616.891 | Therapy |
Suggested Subject Keywords
social work | counselling | psychotherapy | self development | community groups | group work | therapy | family law | child abuse | domestic violence | poverty | elder abuse | child development | adolescence | social policy | social justice | human rights | culturally competent practice | community development | empowerment | social science research | bicultural practice | migrants and refugees | cross cultural communication | community needs assessments | outcomes frameworks | evidence based practice
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ph| (06) 8301539
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Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Australian Social Work
International Social Work
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review (Also called "Social Work Review") - From 2016 Online Only
New Zealand Journal of Counselling
Rise (Ministry of Social Development)
Matters of Substance
Alcohol.Org.Nz : The Newsletter of the Alcohol Council of New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT)
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Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review (Also called "Social Work Review")
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development
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Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Indexes and abstracts selected New Zealand serial publications, including newspapers and 300 journals about New Zealand and the South Pacific. Subjects include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities. Coverage is from 1987.
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Science Direct Social Sciences and Humanities Journals Collection (College Edition) (includes Business)
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Amanda - Hawke's Bay
ph| (06) 8301539
email| awall@eit.ac.nz
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Adam - Hawke's Bayph| (06) 8301067
email|asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
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email|studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Alcohol and Liquor Advisory Council
Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Social Workers
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Child Poverty Action Group Aotearoa New Zealand
Dulwich Centre
Australian gateway to narrative therapy and community work
New Zealand Association of Counsellors
New Zealand Deprivation Statistics
New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse
Practice: The New Zealand Corrections Journal
To promote good practice and encourage professionalism, Corrections has launched a journal. Practice: The New Zealand Corrections Journal. The journal offers in-depth, academic and practice-focused articles. Corrections recommends it for all those working professionally with offenders, especially in New Zealand.
New Zealand Ministry of Social Development
Social Workers Registration Board
Strengthening Families Initiative
Te Whare Tapa Wha
The Māori philosophy toward health is based on a holistic health and wellness model
Unicef
The State of the World's Children
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Amanda - Hawke's Bay
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email| asmith@eit.ac.nz
Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email| studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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