— download (PDF 9.1 MB)
Exploring Care workbook
Occurs on: Preparing to be a caregiver or adoptive parent, Care standards
People attending an information session will get this informational workbook.
— download (PDF 473 KB)
Va'aifetū – working with Niuean families
Occurs on: Working with Pacific peoples: Va'aifetū
Niuean cultural framework for practice, including key principles.
Care
Tamariki All About Me plan — child-friendly version
The Tamariki All About Me Plan describes how the needs of tamariki and rangatahi in care will be supported, as set out in the All About Me Plan, in a form appropriate to te tamaiti or rangatahi.
Interventions, Youth justice
Restorative justice and the family group conference – section 258(2)
A family group conference convened for an alleged offence by te tamaiti or rangatahi can consider whether they should be prosecuted for the offence or whether they can be dealt with in some other way, including restorative justice.
Practice approach
Wellbeing
Any person can report a concern to Oranga Tamariki if they believe a tamaiti has been, or is likely to be, harmed, ill-treated, abused, neglected or deprived, or if they have concerns about the wellbeing of a tamaiti.
Assessment and planning
Full assessment phase
Information gathered in the full assessment phase is used to inform a family group conference and support quality planning for te tamaiti.
Assessment and planning
Preventing suicide and self-harm
We screen and assess tamariki and rangatahi who are at risk of killing or harming themselves. We help tamariki and rangatahi to be safe and well.
Assessment and planning
Child sexual exploitation
We may become aware through a report of concern or while we are working with a whānau or family that someone is accessing, exchanging or producing recordings of the sexual abuse of tamariki or rangatahi (sometimes called child pornography).
Assessment and planning, Practice tools
The Tuituia framework and domains
An overview of how to use the Tuituia framework and information on each of the domains and subdomains, including dynamic risk factors.
Residential care, Policy
Working with tamariki and rangatahi in residences
This policy outlines what we must do while working with tamariki and rangatahi in residences.