Rolinda Karapu, Karina Cootes, Maria Baker
Abstract
The significant impact of family and sexual violence in Aotearoa, especially amongst Māori calls for solutions to advance the Māori workforces who are connected to their communities and meeting the demands of their people in complex and challenging contexts. Despite the increasingly national visibility of family and sexual violence in Aotearoa, the workforces, their work in Māori communities to respond and heal from family and sexual violence —has largely remained invisible.
This paper presents the results from a national project that focused on the Māori Workforce, their professional development needs and aspirations for a National Coordinating Entity, Māori Workforce Strategy and Māori standards of practice. It concludes with prioritising the need for a Māori approach that is national, strategic and applies a lens to family and sexual violence that is inclusive of Te Ao Māori.
