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

Care standards

The National Care Standards set out the standard of care that tamariki and rangatahi need to be well and do well while they're in care, and the support that caregivers can expect to receive.

Care

Visits with tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody

We need to visit tamariki and rangatahi as often as they need us to so they can participate and influence decisions about their safety, care and wellbeing needs.

Assessment and planning

Responding to concerns involving extremism or radicalisation

What we need to focus on when we respond to oranga, care, protection or youth justice concerns for tamariki or rangatahi who are or may be engaged with or connected to extremist or radical groups or ideology where violence or threats of violence feature.

Care

Supporting tamariki and rangatahi with their health needs

Good health is essential to oranga and positive life outcomes. We need to support tamariki and rangatahi to access health services, both to maintain their good health and to meet any health and disability needs.

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

Unaccompanied tamariki and rangatahi – section 48

When Police use section 48 for tamariki or rangatahi found in a situation where their physical or mental health is, or is likely to be, impaired, we find an approved care arrangement, meet their immediate needs and assess their oranga (wellbeing).

Practice approach

Supervision

Supervision is a recripocal relationship between a supervisor (kaiārahi) and supervisee (kaitiaki). Within the Oranga Tamariki context, the term kaiārahi means to guide, mentor, lead, and the term kaitiaki means to guard, protect and care for.

Care

Recognition payments

Some rangatahi aged 18 to 21 who live with a transition caregiver have special or additional needs. We can recognise the additional living costs associated with these needs.

Youth justice, Policy

Using Family Court orders to respond to tamariki who offend – section 14(1)(e)

Applications for care or protection orders on section 14(1)(e) grounds are made by enforcement officers. Offending by tamariki aged 10 to 13 years is managed through a youth justice process but is primarily a care and protection concern.