— download (PDF 466 KB)
Va'aifetū – working with Cook Islands Māori families
Cook Islands Māori cultural framework for practice, including key principles.
— download (DOCX 63 KB)
Self-assessment for caregivers – form
Occurs on: Assessing and approving caregivers and adoptive applicants
Use this form to see how prepared a caregiver is and how we could support.
— download (DOC 112 KB)
Request for overseas assessment of caregivers (holiday placement) – template
Occurs on: When children and young people move (including overseas) policy — Resources, Domestic and overseas travel
Template and guidance to use when an overseas holiday is proposed for a tamaiti or rangatahi.
— download (PDF 422 KB)
Va'aifetū – working with Samoan families
Samoan 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.
— download (PDF 219 KB)
Reflecting team exercise
Presenting practice stories to colleagues and tuning into their reflections.
— download (DOCX 2.6 MB)
Va'aifetū, part I: Data, literature, practice environment
Occurs on: About family group conferencing
Reference source covering core issues and trends in relation to Pacific children in Aotearoa New Zealand.
— download (PDF 158 KB)
Thailand intercountry adoption factsheet
Occurs on: Preparing to be a caregiver or adoptive parent, Adoption – Intercountry adoption: adopting a tamaiti from overseas, Types of care
Thailand and New Zealand have agreed to follow the Hague Convention and adoptions must comply.
— download (DOC 457 KB)
Caregiver claims: claim form for deliberate damage
Occurs on: Managing caregiver claims
Use this form to submit a claim on behalf of a caregiver.
— download (PDF 601 KB)
Va'aifetū – working with Tongan families
Tongan cultural framework for practice, including key principles.