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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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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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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FASD support for caregivers – video transcript
Occurs on: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and neurodiversity
Transcript for the video about FASD support for caregivers.
— download (PDF 498 KB)
Te Toka Tūmoana pānui
Occurs on: Working with Māori: Te Toka Tūmoana
About the development, the cue cards and the practice model.
— download (PDF 141 KB)
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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Banking options for tamariki and rangatahi
Occurs on: Transition to adulthood — Preparation, assessment and planning, Finances and wills for tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody
Menu of banking options and instructions for opening independent accounts.
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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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Oranga-framed practice prompts (A5 booklet)
Occurs on: Oranga-framed practice prompts
This version can be printed as an A5 booklet.
— download (DOC 114 KB)
Health and education assessment programme (and template)
Occurs on: Convening the youth justice family group conference, The youth justice pre-family group conference case consultation, Case recording, Youth justice family group conference – convening the conference
Comprehensive assessments to support decision-making and better outcomes at youth justice family group conferences.