Practice tools
Other practice and assessment tools
Tools to help you assess safety, needs and risks for the tamariki you work with.
Care
Writing the assessment report
Bring together all your assessment information and write an in-depth report. Decide whether to approve or decline a caregiver or adoptive parent applicant.
Assessment and planning
Initial assessment phase
We gather quality information and develop a chronology to build understanding of oranga. This supports decision-making about the best response and appropriate level of support for te tamaiti or rangatahi and their whānau or family.
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.
Care
Assessment interviews and hui
We support open discussion when interviewing caregiver and adoptive parent applicants. Hui ā-whānau can be used as an alternative to interviews for whānau or family caregiver applicants.
Assessment and planning
Core assessment phase
The core phase of assessment builds on the initial phase to deepen our understanding of oranga, establishing a picture of the safety, strengths, vulnerability and needs of te tamaiti or rangatahi and their whānau or family.
Care, Policy
Caregiver and adoptive applicant assessment and approval
The requirements for the assessment and approval of prospective caregivers (family/whānau and non-whānau) and adoptive applicants (domestic and inter-country adoption).
Care, Policy
Transition to adulthood — Preparation, assessment and planning
This policy outlines how we help rangatahi prepare to transition from care or custody and become increasingly independent.
Practice approach
Create, implement and review a written assessment and plan
I will create a written assessment and plan with each tamaiti and review them when required, in order to identify and address their full range of needs.
Assessment and decision making policy — Key information
Information about complex needs, the education screen and youth justice pre-family group conference case consultation.