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.
Care
Assessment interviews and hui for caregivers or adoptive applicants
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.
Care
Writing the assessment report for caregivers and adoptive applicants
Bring together all your assessment information and write an in-depth report. Decide whether to approve or decline a caregiver or adoptive parent applicant.
Practice approach
Create, implement and review a written assessment and plan — guidance
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 planning
Using chronologies to support decision-making in the initial assessment phase
A chronology records the key life events of tamariki or rangatahi and their whānau or family to help us understand their journey to date and identify patterns of harmful impacts on oranga or behaviour and times when oranga has been positively experienced.
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Gateway assessment flowchart
Occurs on: Gateway assessments
A summary of the gateway process.
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Assessment report – template
Occurs on: Assessment report
Copy to help familiarise kaimahi with the assessment report template.
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Application for assessment
Occurs on: Applying to be a caregiver or adoptive parent
Application form for caregiver and adoptive parent application.
Care, Policy
Allegations of harm (ill-treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation) of tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody
How to respond to allegations of ill-treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation ('harm') of tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody, including keeping them safe, carrying out the child and family assessment or investigation and managing the outcome.