Addressing historical intergenerational trauma for whānau Māori: The practice experiences of Māori Social Workers.
Research Summary: Kia ora, my name is Lisa Witton and I am a Social Work Masters student at Massey University. I am currently undertaking a research project which is exploring the practice experiences of Māori Social Workers in relation to addressing historical trauma for whānau Māori.
The aims of the project are to:
a) To explore the practice experiences of Māori Social Workers in relation to historical intergenerational trauma for whānau Māori; To explore how such trauma presents and is addressed in Social Work practice.
b) To identify what aids or poses barrier to addressing historical intergenerational trauma for whānau Māori.
c) To identify recommendations for the way forward.
Participation Criteria: The criteria for participation is that you are a registered Māori Social Worker who is currently employed in an organisation that provides support to whānau Māori. This can be any organisation that provides support to whānau Māori and does not necessarily have to be a Kaupapa Māori organisation. It is also a requirement that you have at least two years’ experience as a registered Social Worker.
If you wish to participate, a mutually convenient time and place will be agreed for an interview to take place. I will conduct the interview either face to face or by Teams/Zoom and you are welcome to indicate your preference for this. The interview will be approximately 60 minutes in length and will be audio recorded and transcribed. The transcriptions will be sent to you following the interview for you to review and amend as you see fit.
Researcher responsibilities:
- I will ensure that all information you provide, including the consent form and the interview recording and transcript, will be kept in a secure location that is not accessible to anyone other than me.
- If you wish, I will provide you with a copy of your audio recording and your interview transcript.
- I will provide you with a copy of any publications that relate to this project.
- The identity of participants will only be known by me and my supervisor unless your permission is given to be identified in the final research report.
- Participants will be given a pseudonym in the final written report to protect their identity if they do not wish to be identified.
- The employing agency of the participant will not be identified in the research; However the employing agency may become identifiable if the participant agrees to be identified in the final research report.
- All data relating to this research will be deleted or destroyed upon completion and assessment of the research report.
Participant’s Rights:
You are under no obligation to accept this invitation. If you do decide to participate, you have the right to:
- Withdraw from the research up until the reviewed and edited transcription is approved and signed by you.
- Ask that the interview be ended at any time.
- Decline to answer any particular question during the interview.
- Ask questions about the study at any time prior to or during participation. This includes questions about the scope and agenda of the research.
- Provide feedback or raise concerns if you feel any questions are inappropriate and/or have the potential to cause harm.
- Advise that your name will not be used unless you give permission to the researcher.
- Be provided with an electronic copy of the report upon completion of the project.
A copy of the interview schedule is attached to give you an idea of the key themes I wish to discuss in the interview. If this research interests you or if you have any questions, please contact me directly.
My supervisor for this project is Ange Watson
Email: A.M.Watson@massey.ac.nz
Nga mihi,
Lisa Witton
Email: llwitton@gmail.com
Phone: 0226461576
This project has been evaluated by peer review and judged to be low risk. Consequently, it has not been reviewed by one of the University’s Human Ethics Committees. The researcher named above is responsible for the ethical conduct of this research. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research that you wish to raise with someone other than the researcher, please contact Dr Brian Finch, Director, Research Ethics, telephone 06 356 9099 x 86015, email humanethics@massey.ac.nz
Date published: 09 July 2023
Date closes: 09 October 2023
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