Kerri Cleaver
Biographic Data
| ID | 6247232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerri Cleaver |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerri |
| FAMILY NAME | Cleaver |
| SIGNATURE | CLEAVER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health and Disability Commissioner |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9816-5246 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Indigenous social work: Knowing, being and doing
Tiaki Taoka, designing a Kāi Tahu Māori organisation to work with child protection
In 2019 Aotearoa New Zealand added an amendment to the child protection legislation that required the state to partner with Māori. This paper looks at a case study of the development of one of the services developed under the legislative amendment. Section 7 AA, Tiaki Taoka. Tiaki Taoka was designed as a Māori service response for Kāi Tahu, the iwi, tribe of the greater area of Te Waipounamu (the South Island). The service was mandated by Kāi Tah…
Experiences of baby removal prevention: A collective case study of mothers and community-based workers
The removal of a baby at birth is a significant intervention in family life. Avoiding removal requires attention to all levels of the family social ecology. Utilising a collective case study approach, and a critical realist epistemology, this project explores the experiences of three women who have avoided removal, and their community-based workers. Key themes are the necessity of intensive, ecological and relational service provision; and the me…
Indigenous social work: Knowing, being and doing
A fight for legitimacy: Reflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision‐making in Aotearoa New Zealand
The rate of orders used to remove babies into the care of Oranga Tamariki reduced by more than half in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2019–2020 as a result of rapid reform, prompted by a high profile media case known as the ‘Hawkes Bay case’. This case provoked social outrage, leading to media and public approbation, inquiries by state and Māori bodies, and advocacy from multiple organisations. Combined, these challenged the legitimacy of the child prot…
The perspectives of community-based practitioners on preventing baby removals: Addressing legitimate and illegitimate factors
A fight for legitimacy: Reflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision‐making in Aotearoa New Zealand
The rate of orders used to remove babies into the care of Oranga Tamariki reduced by more than half in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2019–2020 as a result of rapid reform, prompted by a high profile media case known as the ‘Hawkes Bay case’. This case provoked social outrage, leading to media and public approbation, inquiries by state and Māori bodies, and advocacy from multiple organisations. Combined, these challenged the legitimacy of the child prot…
The perspectives of community-based practitioners on preventing baby removals: Addressing legitimate and illegitimate factors
The perspectives of community-based practitioners on preventing baby removals: Addressing legitimate and illegitimate factors
A fight for legitimacy: Reflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision‐making in Aotearoa New Zealand
The rate of orders used to remove babies into the care of Oranga Tamariki reduced by more than half in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2019–2020 as a result of rapid reform, prompted by a high profile media case known as the ‘Hawkes Bay case’. This case provoked social outrage, leading to media and public approbation, inquiries by state and Māori bodies, and advocacy from multiple organisations. Combined, these challenged the legitimacy of the child prot…
Experiences of baby removal prevention: A collective case study of mothers and community-based workers
The removal of a baby at birth is a significant intervention in family life. Avoiding removal requires attention to all levels of the family social ecology. Utilising a collective case study approach, and a critical realist epistemology, this project explores the experiences of three women who have avoided removal, and their community-based workers. Key themes are the necessity of intensive, ecological and relational service provision; and the me…
Indigenous social work: Knowing, being and doing
Indigenous social work: Knowing, being and doing
Tiaki Taoka, designing a Kāi Tahu Māori organisation to work with child protection
In 2019 Aotearoa New Zealand added an amendment to the child protection legislation that required the state to partner with Māori. This paper looks at a case study of the development of one of the services developed under the legislative amendment. Section 7 AA, Tiaki Taoka. Tiaki Taoka was designed as a Māori service response for Kāi Tahu, the iwi, tribe of the greater area of Te Waipounamu (the South Island). The service was mandated by Kāi Tah…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Child protection (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Aotearoa (2 works)