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Tamariki Ora - Well Child services
level:
4
credit:
12
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
This unit standard is designed for people who are providing
well child care services for children under 5 years of age
within the context of their whānau or family, under the Well
Child Framework, and within the requirements of the Well
Child - Tamariki Ora national schedule.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
situations where advocacy can be used in Tamariki Ora Well Child services; implement advocacy strategies in
Tamariki Ora - Well Child services; and evaluate advocacy
strategies used in Tamariki Ora - Well Child services.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
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 in this unit standard are able to
outline the meaning of the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
and the relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to social
service work, and are able to apply this competence to
the context of assessment for this unit standard (for
further clarification, please refer to Unit 19408, Outline
the meaning and relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in
social service work).
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2
It is expected that candidates seeking credit for this unit
standard will demonstrate competence and be
assessed through a combination of theoretical learning
and practical experience as a Well Child worker in
Tamariki Ora - Well Child services. This may include
classroom activities, and will include work-based
settings and practical experience.
3
Glossary
Advocacy is a broad concept in the context of Tamariki
Ora - Well Child services. Advocacy strategies include
the conventional methods of individual advocacy; self
advocacy; lobbying; negotiation; holding private and
public meetings; participating in public demonstrations;
writing letters; preparing and presenting petitions;
preparing and presenting submissions; using news
media and public events; referral to a public advocate.
In the context of Tamariki Ora - Well Child services,
additional strategies include but are not limited to education, information sharing, referral to other social
services, transport.
Family - examples may include a nuclear or extended
Pākehā family; a Pacific family; a family from another
culture (eg refugees and other migrants); a family from
a particular community (eg gender-based, gay or
lesbian, or deaf communities); a family made up of
people such as a support group.
Pacific families refers to families from the main Pacific
nations represented in Aotearoa New Zealand; namely
- Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji,
Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Kiribati.
Whānau - Traditionally, whānau members are related
through whakapapa, birth, or intermarriage. Whānau
may comprise members who are related through
bloodlines and inter-marriage, and may also include
family friends, acquaintances, and any other individuals
who are accepted by, and deemed a member by a
particular whānau. For further definitions of the
meaning of whānau, see: Ministry of Health. 1998.
Whāia Te Whanaungatanga: Oranga Whānau: The
Wellbeing of Whānau: The public health issues.
Wellington: Ministry of Health. This publication is
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available from the Ministry of Health web site:
http://www.moh.govt.nz/
Well Child worker is used as a term to denote the
candidate seeking award of credit in this unit standard.
Other terms that may be used in Tamariki Ora - Well
Child services include Community Health Worker;
Community Well Child Health Worker; Kaiāwhina;
Kaitiaki; Plunket Community Karitane; and Plunket
Kaiāwhina.
4
Legislation and codes related to this unit standard
include but are not limited to: Human Rights Act 1993,
Privacy Act 1993, Code of Health and Disability
Consumers’ Rights, Health Information Privacy Code
1994.
5
Resources
a
Ministry of Health. June 1998. Child health
strategy. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
b
Ministry of Health. March 2002. The Well Child
framework. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
c
Ministry of Health. November 2002. Well Child Tamariki Ora national schedule handbook.
Wellington: Ministry of Health.
d
Ministry of Health. 2002. Well Child - Tamariki
Ora national schedule. Wellington: Ministry of
Health.
All of these Ministry of Health publications are
available on the Ministry of Health web site:
http://www.moh.govt.nz/
e
The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of
the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, which may be found at the following web
sites:
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm
http://www.unicef.org/crc/fulltext.htm
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe situations where advocacy can be used in Tamariki Ora - Well Child services.
performance criteria
1.1
Situations in Tamariki Ora - Well Child services where advocacy can be used
are described in relation to the Well Child framework referenced at special note
5b.
1.2
Situations in Tamariki Ora - Well Child services where advocacy can be used
are described in relation to the Well Child - Tamariki Ora national schedule
referenced at special note 5d.
element 2
Implement advocacy strategies in Tamariki Ora - Well Child services.
Range:
evidence is required of the implementation of two advocacy strategies in
Tamariki Ora - Well Child services;
people requiring advocacy may include - tamariki/children; whānau, hapū, iwi;
Pacific families; other Tauiwi families; community;
targets of the advocacy strategy may include but are not limited to - whānau,
hapū, iwi; Pacific families; other Tauiwi families; community; education, health
and social service providers; government.
performance criteria
2.1
The desired outcome for the situation is identified in consultation with the
people requiring advocacy.
2.2
The rationale for each of the chosen advocacy strategies is described.
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2.3
Implementation of the advocacy strategies is according to relevant criteria.
Range:
relevant criteria - matched to the people requiring advocacy;
recognises the change process in relation to the targets of the
advocacy strategy; consistent with principles and methods of
empowerment of the people requiring advocacy; follows safe
practice principles for the people requiring advocacy and the Well
Child worker.
element 3
Evaluate advocacy strategies used in Tamariki Ora - Well Child services.
performance criteria
3.1
Evaluation of the advocacy strategies is carried out in consultation with the
people requiring advocacy.
3.2
Evaluation of the advocacy strategies compares actual outcomes with desired
outcomes.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)
info@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0222 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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