We have practice guidance to help us modify our usual social work practice approach in the context of a measles outbreak.
Measles and immunisation

Page URL: https://practice.orangatamariki.govt.nz/
Printed: 29/03/2023
Printed pages may be out of date. Please check this information is current before using it in your practice.

Kia ora. Welcome to the Practice Centre

A resource for Oranga Tamariki practitioners for must-dos, how-tos and guidance in their work with tamariki and their whānau or family.

Updates

Caregiver and adoptive applicant assessment and approval

Updated 03 March 2023
A bullet point has been added about recording the relationship between te tamaiti or rangatahi and a caregiver who has been provisionally approved.

Family Court

Updated 02 March 2023
In the section 'Court to provide copies of court plans to relevant people', caregivers have been added to the list of specified people.

Talking with and listening to tamariki and rangatahi

Updated 24 February 2023
New guidance for when tamariki and rangatahi have been harmed or may be at risk, and how we engage, talk with them and listen to understand.

Key links

Transitions

Practice for working effectively with Māori

Respecting the concepts of mana tamaiti, whakapapa and whanaungatanga in our practice.
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Working with Pacific peoples: Va'aifetū

Integrating Pacific cultures into practice for best outcomes for children of Pacific descent.
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Disability

Ensuring disabled people receive the supports and services they need to flourish.
Policies

Practice notes

Prompts around specific areas of practice as they relate to current practice trends and findings.
Interventions

Measles and immunisation

Guidance to help us modify our usual social work practice approach in the context of a measles outbreak.
Assessment and planning

Gender and sexual identity

The identity and culture Tuituia domain has a section on gender and sexual identity.
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National contact centre – quick links

Easy-access information for NCC kaimahi.
Youth Justice

Youth justice – quick links

Easy-access information for youth justice kaimahi.

External resources