Adoption, Policy
Adoption – Working with expectant parents
What we must do when expectant parents are considering adoption.
Adoption
Intercountry adoption Home Study report
We put together the Home Study assessment report to evidence that the applicants are eligible and suited to adopt a tamaiti from overseas. It also helps the overseas officials to match a whānau or family for a particular tamaiti.
Care
Giving provisional approval
Provisional approval of caregivers requires careful consideration and should only be used in urgent circumstances.
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Legal aspects relating to the gateway assessment process
Occurs on: Gateway assessments, Medical examinations and treatment
Summarises what social workers need to know about the legal aspects of the gateway process.
Care
Caregiver and adoption assessment framework
The framework provides attributes to consider as we build and deepen our understanding of a caregiver or adoptive applicant's capability and capacity to provide quality care for tamariki and rangatahi.
Policy
Case recording
Case recording helps us uphold the mana and understand and tell the story of those we work with, including tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau or family. It also helps us understand our engagement with wider networks including hapū and iwi during a case.
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Caregiver support plan – template
Occurs on: Caregiver support plan, How to access caregiver support and development, Care standards
We use the caregiver support plan template to document the support needs of caregivers.
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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.
Policy and guidelines for medication management in Oranga Tamariki residences (2012)
This information is adapted from the Ministry of Health's Medicines Care Guides for Residential Aged Care (2011).
Intake, Practice tools
Considerations when responding to information received
Use these prompts to gather and assess as much information as possible from the person reporting the concerns about te tamaiti.