Assessment and planning

Talking with and listening to tamariki and rangatahi

When tamariki and rangatahi have been harmed or may be at risk, we engage, talk with them and listen to understand how they’ve been impacted by their experiences to inform our understanding of them and any planning with them, whānau or family and others.

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Transition to adulthood – staying on with a caregiver

Occurs on: Transition to adulthood, Remain or return to living with a caregiver, Talking with and listening to tamariki and rangatahi, Transition to independence

Explaining their entitlement to live with a caregiver until age 21.

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Substances and choices scale – a clinician guide

Occurs on: SACS, Kessler and Suicide screens (SKS)

Using and interpreting the substances and choices scale.

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Transition to adulthood – eligibility tree (interactive)

Occurs on: Transition to adulthood — Entitlement to remain or return to live with a caregiver, Transition to adulthood — Advice and assistance , Transition to adulthood — Preparation, assessment and planning, Transition to adulthood — Maintaining contact, Transition to adulthood, Before rangatahi turn 18 – preparing them to leave our care, Maintaining contact, Planning with rangatahi for their transition from care to adulthood, Remain or return to living with a caregiver, Advice and assistance when rangatahi are transitioning out of or have left our care or custody, Allowances to support tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody and their caregivers, Transition to independence

Interactive flowchart for eligibility for transition services like maintained contact and advice and assistance.

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Site manager approval form for a without notice application for a section 78 custody order – template

Occurs on: Without notice application for interim custody of a tamaiti or rangatahi

Use this template to record the required approvals.

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How to guide – All About Me plan

Occurs on: Care standards, All About Me plan, All About Me plan to meet the needs of tamariki and rangatahi

Step-by-step instructions for creating, recording and maintaining the plan in CYRAS.

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Dangerous situations review

Occurs on: Managing and responding to dangerous situations

Form for recording the review undertaken following a dangerous situation.

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Higher fostercare allowance (HFCA) template with outcome letter

Occurs on: Higher fostercare allowance

Template and outcome letter for proposed higher fostercare allowance.

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Police and Oranga Tamariki section 48 flowchart

Occurs on: Unaccompanied tamariki and rangatahi – section 48

Process for unaccompanied tamariki and rangatahi.

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Health and education assessment programme (and template)

Occurs on: Convening the youth justice family group conference, Case recording, Youth justice family group conference – convening the conference, Assessment

Comprehensive assessments to support decision-making and better outcomes at youth justice family group conferences.