Abstract:
This article presents an initial account of an innovative programme aimed at raising the profile of practitioner research across a range of social work settings within the Auckland region. It describes a pilot development that grew from initial discussions between members of staff of social work programmes at Massey University (Albany) and the University of Auckland (Faculty of Education) concerning the lack of practitioner research in New Zealand social work. The article briefly considers issues for practitioner research in social work and outlines the 'work in progress' that is the Growing Research in Practice (GRIP) programme.