ABSTRACT
We have chosen to retain this chapter from the first edition of the Reader because it usefully brings together two approaches with distinct histories and backgrounds (ecological and systems approaches), while at the same time giving respectful attention to the need to address indigenous ideas and experience. In the extract, Kieran O’Donoghue and Jane Maidment, both social work academics in New Zealand, discuss the pros and cons of using an ecological system approach in practice in Australasia.
