We offer two learning options for this course:

1) Virtual Facilitated Sessions – 1.5-hour facilitated virtual session with an overview

2) Face to Face workshop – 3-hour workshop that facilitates deeper understanding and collective learning with peers

You are registering for the 3-hour workshop in Wellington.

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

Summary

This session introduces the key messages of the National Care Standards that came into effect on 1 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 are able to apply them to your situation.

By the end of this facilitated session you will be able to identify the 6 parts of the National Care Standards and demonstrate how to apply these to your own care situation.We explain the importance of transition plans and their role in reducing anxiety surrounding the change. We will describe why it is vital for tamariki (children) to have the right to their personal belongings.Caregivers will know what information they need to put into a welcome to our home, or similar, document. The other very important documents that will be discussed are Caregiver Support Plans, All About Me Plans, the recording life events and Care Transition plans. Finally, we briefly look at what needs to be considered when planning the move toward independence of the rangatahi.

When we facilitate training for caregivers, this is who we include: Whānau/Kin Caregivers, Permanency Parents, Foster and Whānau/Kin Caregivers who have tamariki placed with them by an Iwi social service, Agency, or Oranga Tamariki.