Assessment and planning, Practice tools
Friendships — Tuituia domain
The friendship domain examines the importance of developing friendships for te tamaiti or rangatahi and the ways in which friendships impact on their attitude and behaviours.
Interventions
Types of court orders
We need to understand the rights, powers and responsibilities of the different court orders that place a tamaiti in the care or custody of the chief executive. Other orders can also be sought, for example support or services orders.
Care, Policy
Transition to adulthood — Preparation, assessment and planning
This policy outlines how we must help rangatahi prepare to transition from care or other placements including youth justice residential placements and become increasingly independent.
Care, Policy
Transition to adulthood — Entitlement to remain or return to live with a caregiver
This policy sets out our obligations to eligible rangatahi and caregivers when rangatahi wish to remain with, or return to live with, a caregiver.
Care
Maintaining contact
If a transition worker isn’t available, Oranga Tamariki will keep in contact with rangatahi who have left our care or custody after they turn 16 and until their 21st birthday.
Care
Visits with tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody
We need to visit tamariki and rangatahi as often as they need us to so they can participate and influence decisions about their safety, care and wellbeing needs.
Care
Advice and assistance when rangatahi are transitioning out of or have left our care or custody
Oranga Tamariki provides advice and assistance to eligible rangatahi who have left our care or custody and who are aged from 15 to 25 years old. This is referred to as the provision of advice and assistance.
Assessment and planning
Core assessment phase
The core phase of assessment builds on the initial phase of assessment to establish a picture of the safety, strengths, vulnerability and needs of te tamaiti and their whānau.
Adoption, Policy
Adoption – Working with expectant parents
What we must do when expectant parents are considering adoption.
Policy
Case recording
Case recording helps us uphold the mana and understand and tell the story of those we work with, including tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau or family. It also helps us understand our engagement with wider networks including hapū and iwi during a case.