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PACIFIC ISLAND SOCIAL SERVICES
Identify, select, and relate to Pacific
Island community networks in a social services setting
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3
June 2002
Social Services
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and select Pacific Island community networks for Pacific
Island social service needs, and establish reciprocal relationships with networks. entry information: accreditation option: moderation option:
Open.
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
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 demonstrate knowledge of te tino rangatiratanga and kawanatanga of the Treaty of Waitangi, and are able to demonstrate knowledge of how to apply the articles of the Treaty of Waitangi to social services. They are able to apply this knowledge to the context of assessment for this unit standard (for further clarification, please refer to Unit 7927, Demonstrate knowledge of the application of the Treaty of Waitangi in the social services ).
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PACIFIC ISLAND SOCIAL SERVICES
Identify, select, and relate to Pacific
Island community networks in a social services setting
2 Pacific Island refers primarily to the main island groups represented in New Zealand, namely Samoan, Tongan,
Cook Island, Niuean, Tokelauan, Fijian, Tuvaluan,
Solomon Islands, Kiribati.
3 Pacific Island community includes but is not limited to: a community of interest, a community of locality, a cultural community, or a kin group, who identify themselves as Pacific people.
4 Evidence is required of involvement in two networks.
5 Sources of criteria established by legislation, ethical practice, and organisational guidelines include but are not limited to: Official Information Act 1982, Privacy Act
1993, service provider codes of conduct, codes of practice issued by the Privacy Commissioner, social service codes of ethics, and organisational guidelines, protocols, staff manuals, strategic plans, kaupapa.
6 Pacific Island social service workers include but are not limited to: community workers, counsellors, social workers, youth workers, and others who deliver Pacific
Island social services, whether paid or unpaid.
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Identify, select, and relate to Pacific
Island community networks in a social services setting
7 In carrying out all elements of this unit standard, actions are documented according to enterprise standards. Enterprise standards include but are not limited to: service provider strategic plans, kaupapa, governing legislation, staff manuals, service provider protocols.
Elements and Performance Criteria element 1
Identify and select Pacific Island community networks for Pacific Island social service needs.
Range: Pacific Island community networks may include but are not limited to - church, peer, youth, recreational, organisational, professional, personal , cultural. performance criteria
1.1 Needs for networking are identified and prioritised.
1.2
1.3
1.4
Networks are identified according to identified needs and priorities.
Networks are selected according to identified needs and priorities.
Identification and selection of networks is approved according to enterprise standards.
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PACIFIC ISLAND SOCIAL SERVICES
Identify, select, and relate to Pacific
Island community networks in a social services setting element 2
Establish reciprocal relationships with networks. performance criteria
2.1 Relationships are commenced with selected Pacific Island networks according to identified needs and priorities.
2.2 The nature of the support that can be provided by the networks is identified and matched to needs and priorities.
Range: nature of the support - age, class, culture, gender, political, religious, sexual orientation, peer group, education, information, personal, professional, resources, professional supervision, cultural supervision; evidence is required of three of the range.
2.3 Contributions that can be offered to the networks are identified and matched to the needs and priorities of the network.
Range: contributions - age, class, culture, gender, political, religious, sexual orientation, peer group, education, information, personal, professional, resources, professional supervision, cultural supervision; evidence is required of three of the range.
2.4 Communications with members of the network are made according to the cultural processes, values, beliefs, and perspectives of members of the network.
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2.5 Confidentiality of communications with the network is maintained according to criteria established by legislation, ethical practice, and organisational guidelines.
2.6 Support is sought and contributions to the network are offered according to needs and priorities of the Pacific Island social service community and network.
2.7 Participation in networks is evaluated in terms of relevant criteria.
Range: relevant criteria - Pacific Island community expectations of accountability; the needs and priorities of the Pacific Island social service worker and the network; benefits and costs to the service provider, the Pacific Island social service worker, and other stakeholders.
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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