Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
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Development and Delivery <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Whānau-<strong>Centred</strong> Services<br />
5.2.3 The approach underpinning <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development and delivery <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
whānau-centred services should take account <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following principles:<br />
• recogniti<strong>on</strong> that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> relati<strong>on</strong>ships between government, iwi, providers<br />
and whānau are relati<strong>on</strong>ships between equals, based <strong>on</strong> trust, respect and<br />
belief in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> worth <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> individuals and each o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
• whānau support is important for whānau wellbeing where providers<br />
resp<strong>on</strong>d to whānau needs and involve key whānau members<br />
• policy and service approaches should seek to empower, build and leverage<br />
whānau strengths<br />
• policy and funding design should provide for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time required to form<br />
enduring relati<strong>on</strong>ships, provide regular, c<strong>on</strong>sistent engagement and<br />
resp<strong>on</strong>d to whānau needs<br />
• whānau-centred services should provide for an integrated multi-service<br />
delivery approach that provides a single point <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tact for whānau and a<br />
pathway to whānau wellbeing<br />
• measuring <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effectiveness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> service delivery to whānau should include<br />
reporting <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> successes that whānau are experiencing as a result <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
initiatives to dem<strong>on</strong>strate that outcomes are being achieved<br />
• a key focus <strong>on</strong> providing for early interventi<strong>on</strong> and preventative measures<br />
• collaborati<strong>on</strong> and complementarity between providers and agencies in<br />
policy design, delivery and funding<br />
• design and implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> flexible and innovative whānau-centred<br />
initiatives<br />
• <strong>on</strong>going evaluati<strong>on</strong> to build <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evidence base <strong>on</strong> whānau-centred<br />
services.<br />
Empowering Whānau<br />
5.2.4 Supporting whānau to take c<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> strategies for achieving whānau<br />
wellbeing necessitates:<br />
• working with whānau to identify wellbeing goals and develop pathways to<br />
achieve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />
• inviting whānau to c<strong>on</strong>tribute <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir input, advice and feedback <strong>on</strong> service<br />
initiatives and policy<br />
• respecting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau to take ownership <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir realities and to<br />
identify <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> soluti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir whānau need to achieve wellbeing<br />
• identifying <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> strengths within whānau to support <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> achievement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir goals, and providing additi<strong>on</strong>al support through services (and iwi,<br />
if appropriate)<br />
• building whānau knowledge, skills and capability to achieve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se goals<br />
and to manage <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir own soluti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
• including skills and knowledge transference mechanisms in service<br />
design and delivery to increase <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau to take c<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir wellbeing.<br />
The Whānau <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ora</str<strong>on</strong>g> framework<br />
is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> way all services should<br />
be <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fered and provided<br />
throughout <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> country.<br />
An ideal service would<br />
draw <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> strengths <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> individual/family<br />
accessing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> service and<br />
work with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m toward<br />
facilitating interdependence<br />
and l<strong>on</strong>ger-term wellbeing.<br />
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