Practice tools

Child/young person and family consult

The consult aims to structure our thinking and support decision-making to support oranga, including safety, for tamariki and rangatahi.

Assessment and planning

Allocating a key worker and co-worker

When a child and family assessment, investigation or intervention is required for a tamaiti or rangatahi, a key worker is allocated who holds responsibility for all case activity. A co-worker may assist the key worker for a specific purpose.

Care

Care standards

The National Care Standards set out the standard of care that tamariki and rangatahi need to be well and do well while they're in care, and the support that caregivers can expect to receive.

Adoption

Direct adoption applications to the Family Court

People who want to adopt a tamaiti who is known to them can make an adoption application directly to the New Zealand Family Court. When requested by the court, we assess adoptive applicants and provide a social worker’s report.

Care

Adoptive applicant support and review

Adoptive applicants are reviewed every two years while they're waiting for a placement. We can also offer them support during this time.

Practice approach

See and engage whānau, wider family, caregivers and when appropriate victims of offending by tamariki

I will see and engage with family, whānau, caregivers and victims, in order to understand their needs and ensure they have a say in decisions about te tamaiti.

Care, Policy

Caregivers – Review of caregiver approval

The requirements for the review of a caregiver's approval status.

Youth justice, Interventions, Policy

Youth justice family group conference – convening the conference

When convening family group conferences, we support tamariki, rangatahi, their whānau or family, and victims of offending through a restorative justice process to uphold the mana of all involved.

The education screen

The primary purpose of the education screen is to provide information about the level of educational need for each tamaiti or rangatahi. Where the education screen indicates a high level of concern the youth justice coordinator will seek further consent for an education assessment.

Disability

Working with disabled tamariki and their whānau or family who may need specialised out-of-home care

Disabled tamariki are supported by Oranga Tamariki like all other tamariki who need our support, including if they need to live in out-of-home care.