Adoption

Other options for expectant parents considering adoption

We support expectant parents to make a fully informed decision about adoption by exploring other options and encouraging expectant parents to consider the long-term needs of te tamaiti.

Adoption

What is open adoption

We help expectant parents and adoptive applicants understand how open adoption works and the decisions they need to make.

Responding to complex needs

Working with, and responding to, tamariki and rangatahi with complex needs requires a multi-disciplinary approach and good planning, widespread consultation, and a willingness to think creatively about how the needs can best be met within the community of te tamaiti or rangatahi.

Care

Planning with rangatahi for their transition from care to adulthood

Planning is agreed and updated by an appropriate, comprehensive whānau decision-making process, such as a family group conference or a hui ā-whānau or family meeting process. It needs to be well facilitated and inclusive.

Disability, Policy

Working with disabled tamariki who require a specialised out-of-home care arrangement

This policy outlines the ways to provide support for disabled tamariki with high and complex needs and may require a specialised out-of-home care arrangement.

Interventions

Preparing for the care and protection family group conference

A referral for a family group conference is made when there is a belief that te tamaiti or rangatahi is in need of care or protection, or a conference would help whānau or family make a plan to address the oranga (wellbeing) of te tamaiti or rangatahi.

Residential care

The journey through a care and protection residence for tamariki and rangatahi

We want tamariki and rangatahi to reach their full potential. Residential care provides a safe and stable placement for tamariki and rangatahi when they aren’t able to be placed in the community.

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).

Care

Assessing the home environment of applicants

The oranga (wellbeing) of te tamaiti must be at the centre of decision-making that affects them. This includes addressing their need for a safe, stable and loving home. When assessing applicants’ homes, we must mitigate or manage any safety risks.

Practice approach

Serious harm

Harm can have a varying degree of impact on te tamaiti or rangatahi. Sometimes a single traumatic event (for example, a violent sexual or physical assault) can have a significant impact on te tamaiti or rangatahi and may constitute serious harm.