Assessment and planning
When suicide risk is identified
When we identify suicide risk, we work together with te tamaiti or rangatahi, their whānau or family and other professionals to secure their immediate safety, and then develop a plan that will help te tamaiti or rangatahi restore oranga.
Assessment and planning
Responding to concerns involving extremism or radicalisation
What we need to focus on when we respond to oranga, care, protection or youth justice concerns for tamariki or rangatahi who are or may be engaged with or connected to extremist or radical groups or ideology where violence or threats of violence feature.
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Transition to adulthood – Transition Support Services (print)
Occurs on: Transition to adulthood, Before rangatahi turn 18 – preparing them to leave our care, Planning with rangatahi for their transition from care to adulthood, Advice and assistance when rangatahi are transitioning out of or have left our care or custody, Recognition payments, Maintaining contact
What rangatahi eligible for Transition Support Services could be entitled to (print version).
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Transition to adulthood – Transition Support Services (digital)
Occurs on: Transition to adulthood, Before rangatahi turn 18 – preparing them to leave our care, Planning with rangatahi for their transition from care to adulthood, Advice and assistance when rangatahi are transitioning out of or have left our care or custody, Recognition payments, Maintaining contact, Talking with and listening to tamariki and rangatahi, Transition to independence
What rangatahi eligible for Transition Support Services could be entitled to (screen version).
Adoption
Facilitating the adoption of a tamaiti from overseas
We help adoptive applicants explore what’s involved in parenting a tamaiti from overseas. We provide information and can facilitate adoption of an unknown non-relative tamaiti from another country if NZ has an intercountry adoption programme with them.
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.
Practice approach
Use professional supervision — guidance
Using professional supervision to critically reflect on our practice ensures decision-making is robust and builds the quality of my professional practice.
Interventions
After the care and protection family group conference
We work with te tamaiti or rangatahi, their whānau or family and others involved to implement the decisions, recommendations and plan agreed at the family group conference and to review them.
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.
Practice notes
Practice notes from the Chief Social Worker provide us with prompts around specific areas of practice as they relate to current practice trends and findings.