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Practice framework
Last updated: 07/08/2023
Ka whiria ngā muka tangata, ā, ka whiria ngā muka wairua. Weave the fine fibres of mankind and we will then weave the fine fibres of spirituality.
The practice framework utilises practice prompts which encourage you to check in with your thinking, your relationships, your planning and your emotional responses. They help you to deepen your understanding between yourself and the whānau or families you work with. The practice prompts are a supportive toolkit, helping to open up your practice thinking and inviting questioning about why and how you do the things you do.
The practice prompts guide our engagement approach with tamariki and whānau or family. They can be used to:
help you engage with the practice framework
encourage you to slow down, pause and deepen your thinking when working with te tamaiti and whānau or family
check in at all key decision-making points, reminding you to check in and revise as needed
deepen your thinking about how to apply policy and use practice guidance
guide case consult discussions and cultural consults
guide individual, peer and group supervision discussions
guide individual supervision sessions, helping you to hypothesise, articulate your case rationale and unpack your decision-making
support individual and group conversations about learning and development needs
formulate coaching plans
structure team meeting discussions
inform future CYRAS developments
make more explicit the connections between our practice and the quality assurance indicators.
Prompts are used in a variety of ways on the Practice Centre to meet the different needs of kaimahi:
They provide a visual learning aid.
They promote thinking and reflection.
They promote depth of understanding.
There are general practice prompts – general prompting questions to encourage exploration and understanding of each of the practice framework domains.
There are context-specific practice prompts – prompting questions specific to a:
Ngākau whakairo domain. The heart of our work embedded within our practice. Rights, values and professional obligations. The practice prompts are:
Why is it important that te tamaiti and whānau understand their rights?
What is the right thing to do?
Why are values important to my mahi?
Whai mātauranga domain. The pursuit of knowledge and understanding. Mana-enhancing paradigm, partnering to build understanding, knowledge and research. The practice prompts are:
Who are my partners in practice?
Who do I co-construct knowledge and understanding with?
Whose narrative am I valuing? Te tamaiti, whānau, others?
Whai oranga domain. The pursuit of wellbeing. Te Toka Tūmoana, Va’aifetū. The practice prompts are:
How do I describe my practice – with te tamaiti and whānau, supervisor?
How do I use the model to achieve mana tamaiti?
How do I decide what to do next?
Whai pūkenga domain. The pursuit of practice skills. Communicating, relational practice, developing understanding. The practice prompts are:
What skills and tools do I draw on for relational/restorative practice?
What does shared decision-making look like for te tamaiti and whānau?
What works best to build and maintain relationships?
Whai ākona domain. The pursuit of best practice. Reflexive practice, supervision, coaching. The practice prompts are:
Where am I in my practice?
What do I need to develop my practice?
Now, what would te tamaiti and whānau say has been most helpful for them?
Ngākau whakairo domain. The heart of our work embedded within our practice. Rights, values and professional obligations. The practice prompts are:
Why is whakapapa a right for tamariki Māori? And for all children?
Why is whakapapa one of the three pou for my practice?
Why is whakapapa central to the oranga of te tamaiti?
Whai mātauranga domain. The pursuit of knowledge and understanding. Mana-enhancing paradigm, partnering to build understanding, knowledge and research. The practice prompts are:
Who helps me to gather, understand and protect whakapapa?
Who do I need to engage with to gather, understand and protect the use of whakapapa in my mahi?
Whai oranga domain. The pursuit of wellbeing. Te Toka Tūmoana, Va’aifetū. The practice prompts are:
How do I work with whakapapa in my mahi?
How do I work with whakapapa information to build safety and oranga?
Whai pūkenga domain. The pursuit of practice skills. Communicating, relational practice, developing understanding. The practice prompts are:
What skills and tools help me to gather, understand and protect whakapapa?
What skills enable me to gather, understand, protect and work with whakapapa information respectfully and purposefully?
Whai ākona domain. The pursuit of best practice. Reflexive practice, supervision, coaching. The practice prompts are:
Where am I? How does my whakapapa help me think about tamariki mokopuna and whānau whakapapa?
Where am I in this practice? How does my own whakapapa impact/contribute to my ability to work with other people’s whakapapa?
