Human welfare, Toiora tangata
Human welfare is the study of social intervention to improve people's social and economic wellbeing and understand how social policy is developed and managed.
It gives you an understanding of people's social needs and the resources available to them, social influences on people's behaviour, and how to plan and deliver welfare programmes to meet people's needs.

You might learn about
- how to assess people's welfare needs
- family and child welfare
- probation, parole, housing, health and rehabilitation services
- helping people to improve their wellbeing
- how to provide mediation and counselling
- running programmes about caring for children
Your focus could beTō tino arotahi,
These courses develop your ability to provide professional care and support for older people, people with disabilities and people living in the community or in residential care institutions.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
These courses develop your ability to be a professional social worker.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
These courses develop your ability to work in the social services sector as an advocate for children, and as a nanny or childcare assistant in early childhood centres or private homes.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
These courses develop your ability to work in the social services sector as an advocate for young people.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
These courses develop your ability to help and advise people and groups facing social and personal problems.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
These courses develop your ability to provide personal services to people or families who are socially disadvantaged or in need.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
These courses develop your ability in human welfare studies and services not listed anywhere else like whānau care, residential client care and health and community services.
Study and training options, Ngā kōwhiringa ako me te whakangungu
Similar study areas in Society and culture, Ngā wahi akoranga ōrite i te Porihanga me te ahurea
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