What a year it has been! Covid provided much growth! For many it was a struggle as we learned to navigate the world of social media and find ways to connect with clients and other professionals. Some lost employment, loved ones, watched the lonely struggle even more...

So, where does intuition fit in Social Work or similar roles? Maybe it’s easy to think it doesn’t have a place because we need to ‘stick to the books’, models and theories? Maybe it’s a little frightening to trust or even look for. But, when you really look at it and...

What a journey is has been! I love it and I feel empowered and incredibly grateful to be having the experience! Who would have thought you can learn so much? I have supervisees from all sorts of backgrounds and so my knowledge keeps growing. It really is awesome....

Isn’t it long overdue that we really think long and hard about supporting social workers and professionals in caring roles? A professional should feel supported just as much as those they support. What would it take to empower them to empower others? What can we do to...

MIstakes! Aren’t they glorious learning curves? I write this as I think again about my previous blog posts where I made several mistakes and simply typed what I thought and hit ‘POST’ without thinking too much about the ‘But, I need to’.... and ‘I forgot to add......’...

Hi, I'm Dalice and I am a Social Worker based in Christchurch, New Zealand. I work in the health field. I love it and over the years I realised that I have stored away loads of information and had something to offer to others so I moved into additionally offering...

So what is Social Work anyway I hear people ask. You take children away right? You’re a counsellor yeah? The list goes on. Right, so what is it? Well, to help us understand this a little more I’ve taken some descriptions from New Zealand Univerisity sites. Social work...