Practice approach
'E Kaveinga – Cook Islands cultural approach
'E Kaveinga is an ethnic-specific cultural approach for Va'aifetū that offers all practitioners essential cultural and practice knowledge, skills and behaviours for working with Cook Islands children, young people, families, caregivers and communities.
Disability
Support tamariki and rangatahi with FASD
Strengths and impairments vary from tamaiti to tamaiti but there are common traits and brain-based learning and support needs that we need to understand so we can successfully support tamariki and rangatahi.
Working with Māori
Hui ā-whānau
Hui ā-whānau are a whānau gathering facilitated using Māori methods of engagement and protocols (te reo me ōna tikanga). They are initiated and facilitated by either whānau themselves or Oranga Tamariki staff to engage whānau as early as possible.
Interventions
About family group conferencing
The family group conference brings together te tamaiti or rangatahi and their whānau or family, professionals and others to find ways to support the oranga of te tamaiti or rangatahi and consider the interests and impact of any offending on the victim.
Adoption, Policy
Adoption – Working with expectant parents
What we must do when expectant parents are considering adoption.
Information sharing
Requesting information
The provisions make it clear we can request information if we believe it’s in the best interests of tamariki and will support their wellbeing or safety.
Practice tools
Te Puna Oranga
Te Puna Oranga is our holistic and ecological approach to understanding harm, risk and safety, and the needs, strengths and aspirations of tamariki, rangatahi and whānau or family for their sustained oranga.
Assessment and planning
When urgent action is needed to secure the safety of pēpi, tamariki and rangatahi
We should consider these principles when there are serious safety concerns for pēpi, tamariki and rangatahi and the situation is urgent.
Assessment and planning
Initial assessment phase
We gather quality information and develop a chronology to build understanding of oranga. This supports decision-making about the best response and appropriate level of support for te tamaiti or rangatahi and their whānau or family.
Adoption
Intercountry adoption applications to the Family Court
When the adoptive applicants or te tamaiti or rangatahi are located offshore and the court has determined there are exceptional circumstances, the court will request a social work report on the application.