Assessment and planning
Full assessment phase
Our continued building and deepening of understanding in this phase is used to inform a family group conference and support quality planning for and with te tamaiti or rangatahi.
Care
Storing personal belongings
Tamariki need a safe place to store their belongings. We also need to identify and record their important belongings.
Care
Reviewing caregivers
All our caregivers (including section 396 provider caregivers) must have a regular review of their approval status and support needs.
Policy and guidelines for medication management in Oranga Tamariki residences (2012)
This information is adapted from the Ministry of Health's Medicines Care Guides for Residential Aged Care (2011).
Practice approach
Trauma-informed theory
Trauma-informed theory helps us understand the nature and impacts of trauma. It is aligned with our practice approach.
Care
Caregiver peer support
Caregivers can benefit from peer support in order to feel connected to people who understand their experience. We can help facilitate increased peer support so caregivers can establish ongoing, supportive, relationship-based networks.
Interventions, Youth justice
Supporting rangatahi in police custody under section 238(1)(e) before Youth Court hearing
A social worker is allocated to each rangatahi in police custody to undertake the requirements of the Youth Court review process under section 241(2) and to ensure we are monitoring the safety and oranga of rangatahi while in police custody.
Practice tools
Using scaling questions
Scaling questions are a valuable tool we can use to build and deepen our understanding with tamariki, rangatahi, whānau or family and others. They assume that things happen on a continuum and open up room for discussion about what could be different.
Practice approach
Turanga whakaaro
Principled practice model in decision-making
While the foundational takepū of the model are wairua, kaitiakitanga and…
Care
Information and visits for prospective placements
To help tamariki and rangatahi have a positive experience when they enter care or go to a new placement, we make sure they understand what's happening and where they're going ahead of time with the 'Welcome to our home' booklet and pre-placement visits.