Responding to complex needs

Working with, and responding to, tamariki and rangatahi with complex needs requires a multi-disciplinary approach and good planning, widespread consultation, and a willingness to think creatively about how the needs can best be met within the community of te tamaiti or rangatahi.

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Position paper: Developing a tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model for Oranga Tamariki

Occurs on: Resources for the tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model

Outlines the context for the development of our supervision approach and, within that, the supervision model.

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Developing a supervision agreement – guide

Occurs on: Resources for the tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model

A guide for developing a supervision agreement for the tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model.

Assessment and planning

Protect and support the development of tamariki and rangatahi within healthy whānau and families

We aim to build safety through relational, inclusive and restorative practice with whānau and families, and developing a plan that supports oranga and activates resources to keep tamariki and rangatahi safe.

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Te Ao Kohatu: a literature review of indigenous theoretical and practice frameworks for mokopuna and whānau wellbeing

Occurs on: Working with Māori: Te Toka Tūmoana

Discusses this literature in relation to Te Toka Tūmoana.

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Va'aifetū, part I: Data, literature, practice environment

Occurs on: Working with Pacific peoples: Va'aifetū, About family group conferencing

Reference source covering core issues and trends in relation to Pacific children in Aotearoa New Zealand.