Transnational social workers in statutory child welfare: A scoping review

Navigating the territories of transition: An exploration of the experiences of transnational social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand

“…Social workers relocate to other countries to undertake professional practice and this phenomenon has recently become more common among the Anglophone countries, as some existing studies have demonstrated (Bartley and Beddoe, 2018; Beddoe et al, 2012; Brown et al, 2014; Hanna and Lyons, 2016; Hussein, 2020; Modderman et al, 2020). One of the reasons for this growth is that countries like the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada have a shared tradition of recruiting overseas educated social workers to fill their labour shortages (Modderman et al, 2017). Increasing global mobility of other professionals such as nurses and teachers, and their transition into receiving countries, have been well reported (Chun Tie et al, 2018; Peter et al, 2019).…”

Factors supporting retention of aboriginal health and wellbeing staff in Aboriginal health services: a comprehensive review of the literature

“…Benefits: good rapport, appreciation from patients and doctors, and rural lifestyle.Cultural SafetyMcConnel 2011 [40]Implementation study: To propose a new style of health care in remote Aboriginal communities based on a biopsychosocial model which includes traditional healers.The lack of improvement in remote Aboriginal health may be linked to failure to utilise Aboriginal staff appropriately and culturally inappropriate healthcare, and perpetuated by recruitment and retention issues. The authors present an alternative and Aboriginal-centred approach.Teamwork and collaboration;Professional developmentModder-man 2017 [22]Literature review: Identify themes that focus on knowledge that can prepare transnational social workers for the AUS context.More strategies are needed to properly orientate transnational social workers for work within Aboriginal communities to develop culturally safe practice and adapt to the local culture of professional practice.Cultural SafetyMoore 2010 [38]Qualitative: Contribute to the development of a more sustainable and effective regional mental health workforce.Difficulties included: rurality, staff shortages, unattractiveness of mental health work, short term funding, short-comings in training, policy changes and models of care.Teamwork and CollaborationNewham 2016 [34]Qualitative: Investigate the barriers and enablers to implementing a CQI program in Aboriginal PHC services in South Australia.Barriers identified: 1) resource constraints, project support access; 2) management and leadership for CQI, organisational readiness; 3) Staff knowledge, attitudes and tenure. Success stem from: 1) organisational systems, individual behaviour change; 2) regional level collaborations.Teamwork and collaboration;SupervisionNielsen 2014 [25]Qualitative: To explore Aboriginal nurses’ experiences of the ‘whiteness’ of nursing.Key strategy identified is to increase the participation rates of Aboriginal registered nurses within the AUS healthcare workforce.Cultural safety; Professional developmentOnnis 2016 [37]Systematic review: Identify human resource factors common to the remote health workforce and those unique to remote Aboriginal communities.The challenges and rewards are similar for health professionals working in remote Aboriginal communities and for those working in other rural and remote populations.Teamwork and collaborationPaul 2012 [45]Literature review: Provide an overview of long-term strategies used to build the capacity of the Aboriginal health workforce.The review reflects on the partnerships, structures and approaches that have been utilised by the University of Western Australian that have enabled achievements, and the challenges with initial implementation and sustainability.Professional developmentPolaschek 2007 [43]Qualitative: Examine the education provided to prepare nurses and other health staff to give and receive supervision.Nurses and other health staff learnt str...…”

Reviewing the benefits and challenges of overseas practice: Reflections upon coming home

“…There is now an extensive literature on the increasing mobility of social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand, as noted earlier, and in the United Kingdom (Hanna & Lyons, 2014;Hatzidimitriadou & Psoinos, 2017;Hussein, 2014;Hussein et al, 2011;Moriarty, Hussein, Manthorpe, & Stevens, 2012;Tinarwo, 2015;Zanca & Misca, 2016); Ireland (Walsh, Wilson, & O'Connor, 2010); Australia (Harrison, 2013;Papadopoulos, 2017Papadopoulos, 2018Zubrzycki, Thomson, & Trevithick, 2008;Modderman, Threlkeld, & McPherson, 2017); Canada (Brown, Sansfaçon, Éthier, & Fulton, 2014;Fulton, Pullen Sansfaçon, Brown, Éthier, & Graham, 2016;Pullen Sansfaçon, Brown, Graham, & Dumais Michaud, 2013). More recently, research has been published that has reported on the experiences of migrant workers in the United States (Lin, Chiang, Lux, & Lin, 2018), Zimbabwean social workers in South Africa (Mangena & Warria, 2017) and of Latin American social workers in Switzerland (Bolzman, 2015).…”