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Practice note: Understanding what the repeal of section 7AA means for our practice
Occurs on: Practice notes
Practice note from the Chief Social Worker.
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Practice note: Offending by young people (June 2024)
Occurs on: Practice notes, Using section 261 in a youth justice family group conference, Youth justice family group conferences: Completion and presentation of decisions, recommendations and plans, Underlying causes of offending behaviour – dynamic and static risk factors, Assessment
The need to balance wellbeing with victims’ interests, accountability and public safety.
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Medical report for caregiving and adoption – form
Occurs on: Applying to be a caregiver or adoptive parent
Medical report form for caregiver and adoptive parent application.
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Supervision practice prompts – print
Printable version of the practice prompts for the tangata whenua and bicultural supervision model.
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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.
Disability
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and neurodiversity
All tamariki, rangatahi, whānau or families have mana ahua ake – uniqueness and potential within their collective structure. People living with FASD and neurodiversity have rights and their own identity and strengths, and can have fulfilling lives.
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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.
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Va'aifetū – working with I-Kiribati families
I-Kiribati cultural framework for practice, including key principles.
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Towards Wellbeing handbook (2000)
Occurs on: Preventing suicide and self-harm, When suicide risk is identified, Towards Wellbeing suicide prevention programme
Guide for recognising and assessing the needs and strengths of young people, and framework for analysis.
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Practice note: Meeting professional and legal obligations through the careful management of personal information
Occurs on: Practice notes
December 2024 practice note from the Chief Social Worker.