Care, Policy
Transition to adulthood — Maintaining contact
We must maintain contact with eligible rangatahi who have left care or a youth justice residential placement when a transition worker isn’t available through a local provider.
Care
Information and visits for prospective placements
To help tamariki and rangatahi have a positive experience when they enter care or go to a new placement, we make sure they understand what's happening and where they're going ahead of time with the 'Welcome to our home' booklet and pre-placement visits.
Intake, Practice tools
Report of concern response timeframe
When we determine a report of concern requires a statutory response, we must decide the timeframe to complete Tiaki Oranga.
Practice approach
Practice approach
Our practice is framed in te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) and draws…
Care
Maintaining a record of important life events
We have a significant role in supporting all tamariki across care or protection and youth justice so that important events in their life are collected, recorded, maintained and made available.
Assessment and planning
SMART planning
Good planning should follow the SMART principles: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timeframed.
Care
Allowances to support tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody and their caregivers
These allowances and entitlements support tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody and their caregivers where applicable.
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Va'aifetū – working with Cook Islands Māori families
Occurs on: Working with Pacific peoples: Va'aifetū
Cook Islands Māori cultural framework for practice, including key principles.
Care
Support for caregivers
It's important that our caregivers are valued and supported so they can provide the best possible care for tamariki.
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Te Ao Māori principles of Oranga and application to social work practice – background paper
Occurs on: Te Ao Māori principles of oranga
Te Ao Māori principles of Oranga (wellbeing) are central to Oranga Tamariki social work practice.