CULTURAL vs SOCIAL WORK IDENTITY IN ‘WHATEVER’ ENVIRONMENT Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association 1 September 2016 Robyn Corrigan

Ko Te Aorangi te maunga teitei Ko Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa te tai Ko Aotearoa te whenua Ko te iwi Maori te tangata whenua

A te wa, ma te wa, kua tai mai te ra, kia tutangata tatou i roto te mana o to tatou rangatiratanga Now and in time, in this day we will stand together in our rangatiratanga

What is a social work identity?

Maori Relationships Within the social service sector there are three types of organisation: Auraki/Mainstream, Maori inclusive Taha Maori, Maori focussed (aimed at Maori) Kaupapa Maori, Maori driven (by and for Maori)

Puao-te-ata-tu Identified gaps in both the practice and training for practitioners to mahi with whanau Maori. It validated Maori experiences of practice interventions that did not fit

Puao-te-ata-tu “The Committee sees Biculturalism as the appropriate policy direction for race relations in NZ. It is considered as the essential prerequisite to the development of a multi-cultural society” …… page 19

Puao-te-ata-tu “In our view policies and social objectives rooted in the concept of multi- culturalism are commonly used as a means of avoiding the historical and social imperatives of the Maori situation. These should be addressed in a context of bicultural policy” …… page 19

Recommendation 10 “We were told repeatedly that training programmes were based on North American and European models which we consider inappropriate to New Zealand situations. Furthermore the casework approach to social work which asserts the paramountcy of the individual, is in itself contrary to Maori values, which emphasise the pre-eminence of the group”

Taha Maori Organisations Maori-focussed (aimed at Maori)

Making Invisible, Visible Common Maori perspective was ‘why write about it? we understand Maori practice, what’s the big deal?’. Common non-Maori perspective was ‘if it’s not written, it doesn’t exist’

Maori practice modalities - who are they for? For non-Maori practitioners to better work with Maori clients? For Maori practitioners to better work with Maori clients? For Maori practitioners to work better with any clients?

Maori Models of Practice MODELS OF PRACTICE Niho Taniwha Awhiowhio Te Wheke Powhiri/Poutama Te Whare Tapa Wha Dynamics of Whanaungatanga Rangi Matrix Putangitangi Meihana Model KEY CONCEPTS Tika Pono Aroha Wairua Mana Tapu Mauri Whakapapa Whanaungatanga

Kaupapa Maori Organisations Maori-driven (by Maori, for Maori)

International Federation of Social Workers In October 2004, the General Assembly of IFSW held in Adelaide Australia, adopted a Policy on Indigenous People

IFSW Policy on Indigenous People Social workers should be trained to be culturally competent, whilst working with various populations that are often oppressed by the greater national/state culture. Social workers should not assume that western/colonial ideals, or the norms of the dominant cultures, best serve the indigenous populations.

IFSW Policy on Indigenous People Indigenous social workers can play an essential role in defining problems and developing solutions for indigenous peoples. Indigenous social workers should take the lead in development initiatives and services for indigenous peoples.

UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights “Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for exercising their right to development. In particular, indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop all health, housing and other economic and social programmes affecting them, and, as far as possible, to administer such programmes through their own institutions”. Article 23

Moemoea To assert tangata whenua identity in the social work profession

Identity Cultural Social Work