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PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES
Explain the application of Te Tiriti o
Waitangi in the social services
level:
5
credit:
3
planned review date:
June 2006
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain the
application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services.
entry information:
Recommended: prior credit for Unit 7926, Explain Te Tiriti o
Waitangi for social service purposes, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Community Support Services ITO
Limited (Careerforce).
special notes:
1
People awarded credit for this unit standard explain the
application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to one social service
agency or organisation.
2
Resources
a
Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Māori
Perspective for the Department of Social Welfare.
2001 Reprint. Puao-Te-Ata-Tu (day break) The
Report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on a
Māori Perspective for the Department of Social
Welfare.
Wellington: Department of Social
Welfare. It is available from the internet websites
for Child, Youth and Family and the Ministry of
Social Development.
The addresses for the
websites are:
Child, Youth and Family:
www.cyf.govt.nz/ (follow the links to Publications
before 2000);
Ministry of Social Development:
www.mosp.govt.nz/publications/online.html
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Explain the application of Te Tiriti o
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b
New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney- General
[1987] 1 NZLR 641.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Explain the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services.
Range:
evidence is required in relation to the four articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
performance criteria
1.1
The explanation identifies the application of the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to
the signatories to Te Tiriti o Waitangi today in terms of the resources cited in
special note 2.
1.2
The explanation includes an outline of the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by
the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal in terms of a claim against the Crown.
Range:
1.3
The explanation identifies and explains ways in which Te Tiriti o Waitangi can
be applied within the social services today.
Range:
1.4
evidence is required in relation to one report of the Treaty of
Waitangi Tribunal.
applied by - social service worker, private sector service provider,
public sector service provider, professional association in the
social services.
Evidence is required of one way Te Tiriti o Waitangi can be
applied by each of the range.
Applied within the social services - planning, policy, service
delivery, staffing.
Evidence is required of one way Te Tiriti o Waitangi can be
applied to each of the range.
The explanation identifies and explains the Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy of one
social service organisation today.
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Explain the application of Te Tiriti o
Waitangi in the social services
Range:
1.5
The explanation identifies and explains the actual application of one social
service organisation's Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy today.
Range:
1.6
social service organisation may include but is not limited to –
social service provider, professional association in the social
services.
evidence is required of application by one real social service
organisation of its Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy to two of - planning,
policy development, service delivery, staffing.
The explanation identifies and outlines any discrepancies between the social
service organisation's Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy and its application in practice,
and provides recommendations to deal with the discrepancies.
Comments to:
Careerforce
PO Box 2637
Wellington 6140
Please Note:
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority
before they can offer programmes of education and training
assessed against unit standards.
Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must
engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit
standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0222]
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