Care
Medical examinations and treatment
Tamariki or rangatahi may need a medical exam or treatment for obvious illness or injury, or at other times such as after an unauthorised absence or being missing, engaging in high-risk behaviour or sharing they've been harmed but we can’t see an injury.
Residential care, Policy
Working with tamariki and rangatahi in residences
This policy outlines what we must do while working with tamariki and rangatahi in residences.
Practice approach
Ensure safety and wellbeing — guidance
I will take action every time I am worried about harm to te tamaiti, in order to protect them from harm and the impact of this on their long term wellbeing.
Care
Supporting rangatahi to develop their life skills
Identifying and building life skills is critical for ensuring rangatahi are ready to transition into their adult lives before they leave care or custody.
— download (DOCX 37 KB)
Application for approval of non-whānau permanent care – template
Occurs on: Ensuring a safe, stable and loving home for tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody
The social worker fills out this form to request site manager approval of non-whānau permanent care.
— download (PDF 1.3 MB)
Oranga-framed practice prompts
Occurs on: Oranga-framed practice prompts
Deepening our understanding and thinking critically about ebbs, flows and interconnections.
Practice tools
Te Puna Oranga
Te Puna Oranga is our holistic and ecological approach to understanding harm, risk and safety, and the needs, strengths and aspirations of tamariki, rangatahi and whānau or family for their sustained oranga.
— download (DOCX 132 KB)
Letter 2b application for permanent care supported – template
Occurs on: Support for permanent caregivers, Ensuring a safe, stable and loving home for tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody
Notification that the permanent care application is supported by the site manager, along with notes for the caregiver's lawyer.
— download (PDF 425 KB)
Understanding oranga to help us work with harm, risk and uncertain situations
Occurs on: Te Puna Oranga
Paper about reforming our social work offer to ensure we are understanding situations more holistically and being relational.
Adoption
Approving intercountry adoptive applicants
The New Zealand Central Authority (NZCA) approves intercountry adoptive applicants as eligible and suited to adopt tamariki from overseas. We provide the NZCA with our Home Study assessment report and recommendation to approve the applicants.