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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.
Information sharing
Consulting about sharing information
We must consult with te tamaiti or rangatahi about disclosing their information. It is also good practice to consult with others whose information we are sharing if it is safe and appropriate to do so.
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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.
Interventions
Confidentiality and the family group conference
A family group conference is a private and confidential meeting. All discussion and information shared during the conference is privileged.
Assessment and planning
Medical child abuse
Medical child abuse can have serious, even life threatening, consequences for tamariki and rangatahi. It's not a common diagnosis but we need to understand this disorder so we can recognise when tamariki and rangatahi are impacted.
Care
Working with tamariki and rangatahi when allegations of abuse, neglect, or harm are made against their caregiver
The most important concern in any assessment or investigation of abuse is the immediate safety and wellbeing of te tamaiti or rangatahi.
Interventions
Being a witness at Coroners Court
It’s important we are prepared if we are called to be a witness in a coronial inquest. Legal Services and National Support Services are available to support throughout the process.
Assessment and planning
Child sexual exploitation
We may become aware through a report of concern or while we are working with a whānau or family that someone is accessing, exchanging or producing recordings of the sexual abuse of tamariki or rangatahi (sometimes called child pornography).
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Practice note: Meeting professional and legal obligations through the careful management of personal information
Occurs on: Practice notes
December 2024 practice note from the Chief Social Worker.
Practice approach
Te Ao Māori principles of oranga
Te Ao Māori principles of oranga (wellbeing) are central to Oranga Tamariki social work practice.