1. Exemplary Leadership: social work leadership in mental health services and education in Aotearoa/New Zealand David McNabb Head of Department – Social Practice Unitec, Auckland Aotearoa/New Zealand dmcnabb@unitec.ac.nz

2. NEW ZEALAND ON WORLD MAP

3. Conclusion Social work leaders in mental health and education settings share similar challenges of being a minority group and working under generic management. Both sets of social work leaders demonstrate leadership qualities to survive and even thrive.

4. Historical context Public sector managerialism in the 1980’s diminished professional and clinical quality. Professional Leader roles in state mental health services developed in the 1990’s – no line management responsibilities. Social work leader roles in education but from 2000’s a minority of them are managers of their programmes.

5. Governance Clinical Governance – health managers and SW professional leaders collaborate – Professional Supervisor roles essential Academic Governance – academic managers and SW education leaders collaborate – professional leadership mandated by SW Regulator

6. Leadership Alliances SW DHB (health) Council and Allied Health groups Council for SW Educators SW Sector Group – profession, regulator, education, employers: health & child welfare

7. Workforce Growing the SW leadership workforce – governance, training, resourcing, ageing, equity, retention.

8. Leadership Research - The Leadership Challenge – Kouzes & Posner, 2007 – SW leadership Credibility – key leadership attribute – link to SW values

9. Exemplary Leadership- Kouzes & Posner Challenge the process – using alliances, being strategic Inspire a shared vision – whole SW sector Enable others to act – grow SW academy Model the way – teaching, research, profession Encourage the heart – collegiality, supervision