Assessment and planning
Using chronologies to support decision-making in the initial assessment phase
A chronology records the key life events of tamariki or rangatahi and their whānau or family to help us understand their journey to date and identify patterns of harmful impacts on oranga or behaviour and times when oranga has been positively experienced.
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All About Me plan – template example
Occurs on: All About Me plan to meet the needs of tamariki and rangatahi, Care standards, All About Me plan, Talking with and listening to tamariki and rangatahi
Example of the template available through CYRAS.
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FASD support for caregivers – video transcript
Occurs on: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and neurodiversity
Transcript for the video about FASD support for caregivers.
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Contact agreement between adoptive parents and birthparents
Occurs on: Adoption policy — Resources, What is open adoption, Meeting and making a contact agreement, Adoption – Facilitating an adoption placement
A guide for creating a contact agreement contact agreement that records their commitment to information sharing and ongoing contact arrangements.
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Factsheet 36: Intercountry Adoption the Principle of Subsidiarity
Occurs on: The New Zealand Central Authority and accredited adoption agencies under the Hague Convention
An International Social Service factsheet talking about the principle of subsidiarity.
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Tamariki All About Me plan
Occurs on: Tamariki All About Me plan — child-friendly version, All About Me plan
Child-friendly version of the All About Me plan.
— download (PDF 265 KB)
Practice note: Casework recording (November 2022)
Occurs on: Practice notes, Recording casework
Why recording information is important, particularly as it relates to informing our understanding of the situation for tamariki and their whānau or family.
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Practice note: When tamariki or rangatahi are at risk of harm (November 2023)
Occurs on: Practice notes
There will be times when tamariki or rangatahi are not safe at home and need to live away from their parents or usual caregivers. This may require a statutory order.
— download (PDF 116 KB)
Request for information under sections 66 and 66C – form
Occurs on: Requesting information, Consulting about sharing information, Sharing information
Form for requesting information about tamariki or related people under Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.
— download (PDF 3 MB)
Promoting resilience: a trauma-informed practice approach
Occurs on: Strengthening our response to unborn and newborn pēpi, Trauma-informed theory, Responding to concerns involving extremism or radicalisation
The Oranga Tamariki approach is to recognise, respond, regulate and restore.