Statement of Intent 2006 - Dealing with abuse, neglect and offending - our work
Outputs
Child, Youth and Family produces the following outputs that correspond to output expense classes in the Forecast output performance statements.
Reducing Time in Care for Children and Young People
| Intake, investigation and assessment | This involves receiving notifications of abuse, neglect and insecurity of care at the call centre and seeking to establish the risk of harm to the child or young person concerned. It also involves undertaking assessments and investigations to establish what the appropriate next steps are to keep the child safe and support the family as appropriate. |
| Care services | This involves making case plans that identify issues to be resolved and which highlight opportunities for achieving permanency for the child or young person concerned. It also involves identifying needs to be addressed and services that should be provided, to support the resolution of ongoing issues. Undertaking emergency action to ensure the safety of children and young people is also included within this output. Our Permanency policy, p136 influences work in this area. |
| Resolution services | This involves the provision or purchase of services to implement Family Group Conference plans and Court Orders. This also involves establishing effective relationships with children, young people and their families to identify their needs and possible support services to meet those needs, and help resolve ongoing issues. |
| Case management | This involves convening and holding Family Group Conferences or making Family/Whanau agreements to maximise options for appropriate decision-making once the need for care and/or protection has been established. It involves bringing together family members as well as a range of appropriate agencies to help identify needs and explore ways to meet those needs. Case management also involves undertaking a comprehensive needs assessment, and assessment to identify possible risks to other family members. |
| Prevention services | This involves providing information to promote public awareness and preventing child abuse and neglect. |
Administering Youth Justice Services
| Case management | This includes convening and holding Family Group Conferences involving the young person, their family, victims and all appropriate agencies. It also involves monitoring Family Group Conference plans and orders to ensure agreed tasks are completed. |
| Placement and detention | This involves providing residential services, organising community placements and promoting access to programmes that will assist the young person’s re-integration into the community. |
| Restorative services | This involves providing or purchasing services to implement plans and orders following a Family Group Conference. It also involves social workers seeking to establish effective relationships with young people and their families, and with service providers, to ensure required services are delivered. |
Adoption Services
Child, Youth and Family also provides Adoption services, including managing the adoption process for the placement of children in New Zealand. This involves fulfilling statutory requirements under the Adoption Act 1955, Adoption (Inter-country) Act 1997, Adult Adoption Information Act 1985, Adoption Amendment Act 1995, and Adoption Amendment Act 2000.
