This session provides an outline of the key changes that caregivers will experience as a result of the National Care Standards. These regulations set out the standard of care that every child and young person needs in order to do well, be well, and it also sets out the support that caregivers can expect to receive.

This learning opportunity is part of the National Caregiver Training Programme (NCTP) developed by Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children for all caregivers in New Zealand and is delivered by Caring Families Aotearoa.

Overview

This session introduces the key messages of the National Care Standards that came into effect on 1st July 2019. You will have the opportunity to discuss and explore them so that you have a better understanding of how to use the National Care Standards and apply it to your situation.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this facilitated session participants will be able to:

Identity the 6 parts of the National Care Standards and demonstrate how to apply these to their own care situation.
Determine information they will need to put into a welcome to our home document.
Explain the importance of transition plans and their role in reducing anxiety surrounding the change.
Describe why tamariki (children) having the right to their personal belongings.
Describe the following documents and plans:
- Welcome to Our Home
- Caregiver Support Plans
- All About Me Plans
- Recording life events
- Personal belongings
- Care Transition plans
- Moving to Independence

Caregivers include; Whānau, Kin and Foster Parents who have tamariki placed with them by an Iwi social service, agency or Oranga Tamariki.