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SOCIAL SERVICE WORK IN SUICIDE
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Describe selected contextual factors
related to suicide
level:
4
credit:
6
planned review date:
February 2003
sub-field:
Social Services
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
selected contextual factors related to suicide from a Māori
perspective, and describe selected contextual factors related
to suicide from a Tauiwi perspective.
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).
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special notes:
1
People awarded credit in this unit standard are able to
demonstrate knowledge of te tino rangatiratanga and
kāwanatanga 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).
2
Local iwi or hapū aims and objectives underpin the
national standard basis of this unit standard. The
context of the unit standard is limited to local rohe or
takiwā; where local rohe are also occupied by a number
of other iwi or hapū, the tangata whenua or mana
whenua view will take precedence. Other iwi or hapū
views should be encouraged in order to enrich and
enhance understanding of Māori concepts and
processes related to loss and grief.
3
Resources related to suicide intervention include but
are not limited to:
a
Coggan, Carolyn; Dickinson, Pauline; Rimm,
Michael; Cherrington, Jane. 1999. A Practical
Guide to Coping With Suicide. Auckland: Mental
Health Foundation.
b
Ellis, Pete M.; Collings, Sunny C. D.; Eds.
October 1997. Mental Health in New Zealand
from a Public Health Perspective. Wellington:
Public Health Group, Ministry of Health.
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Joseph, Paul (Ati Hau). 1997. Māori Youth
Suicide in Aotearoa: Selected Interviews with
Māori Elders.
Auckland: The University of
Auckland: Iri Masters Thesis Series Number 10.
Ministry of Health, Ministry of Youth Affairs, and
Te Puni Kōkiri - Ministry of Māori Development.
1999. In Our Hands: New Zealand Youth Suicide
Prevention Strategy - Kia Piki Te Ora o Te
Tamariki:
Strengthening
Youth
Wellbeing.
Wellington: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Youth
Affairs, and Te Puni Kōkiri.
Ministry of Health and National Health Committee.
1998. Young People at Risk of Suicide: A Guide
for Schools. Wellington: Ministry of Education.
Royal New Zealand College of General
Practitioners and Ministry of Youth Affairs. 1999.
Guidelines for Primary Care Providers: Detection
and Management of Young People at Risk of
Suicide. Wellington: Royal New Zealand College
of General Practitioners and Ministry of Youth
Affairs.
Royal New Zealand College of General
Practitioners and Ministry of Youth Affairs. 1999.
A Quick Reference for Primary Care Providers:
Detection & Management of Young People at Risk
of Suicide.
Wellington: Royal New Zealand
College of General Practitioners and Ministry of
Youth Affairs.
Smith, Don; Beautrais, Annette. December 1999.
"Identifying young people at risk of suicide".
Social Work Now 14:23-34.
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New Zealand Health Information Service. 1997.
Suicide Trends in New Zealand 1974-94.
Wellington: Ministry of Health. Note: a later
edition is in press covering the years 1978-97. It
is recommended that people seeking information
for performance criteria 1.4 and 2.4 refer to the
latest available edition of this publication.
Please note that at the time of registration, there were
no specific resources recommended related to suicide
intervention with older persons.
4
Contextual factors may be defined as biological,
cultural, economic, psychological, and social in nature.
An example of a cultural contextual factor may be
changes to family or whānau stability; whilst an
example of a social contextual factor may be change to
the role and place of the church in society.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe selected contextual factors related to suicide from a Māori perspective.
performance criteria
1.1
Description identifies Māori perspectives on suicide according to precolonisation perspectives.
Range:
1.2
Description identifies major changes to the whānau, hapū, and iwi framework of
Māori society since colonisation.
Range:
1.3
Māori perspectives on suicide - Māori values, Māori belief
systems;
evidence may come from oral or written sources.
major changes to the whānau, hapū, and iwi framework of Māori
society may include but are not limited to - changes to whānau,
hapū, and iwi structures; Christianity; leadership; Te Tiriti o
Waitangi; urbanisation.
Evidence is required of two major changes.
Description identifies impact of major changes on different age groups in Māori
society.
Range:
different age groups - rangatahi, pakeke, kaumātua;
evidence is required of the impact of two major changes described
for performance criterion 1.2 in relation to each age group.
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Describe selected contextual factors
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1.4
Description identifies current statistical incidence of suicide amongst Māori in
terms of age groups.
Range:
1.5
statistical incidence of suicide amongst Māori - evidence is
required to show trends for two age groups from the following
children - up to the age of 14 years;
youth - 15-24 years of age;
adults - 25-59 years of age;
elders - 60 years of age upwards.
Description identifies contextual factors that may contribute to changing trends
in suicide rates.
Range:
evidence is required of identification and description of two
contextual factors.
element 2
Describe selected contextual factors related to suicide from a Tauiwi perspective.
performance criteria
2.1
Description identifies Tauiwi perspectives on suicide in relation to one Tauiwi
culture.
Range:
Tauiwi perspectives on suicide - Tauiwi values, Tauiwi belief
systems;
evidence may come from oral or written sources.
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2.2
Description identifies major changes to the family structure of one Tauiwi
culture since migration to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Range:
2.3
Description identifies impact of major changes on age groups in one Tauiwi
culture.
Range:
2.4
major changes to the family structure of one Tauiwi culture since
colonisation or migration may include but are not limited to
changes to - structures, leadership, the definition of ages and
stages, urbanisation;
evidence is required of two major changes.
age groups - youth, adults, elders;
evidence is required of the impact of two major changes described
for performance criterion 2.2 in relation to each age group.
Description identifies trends in the statistical incidence of suicide amongst
Tauiwi in terms of age groups.
Range:
statistical incidence of suicide amongst Tauiwi - evidence is
required to show trends for two age groups from the following
children - up to the age of 14 years;
youth - 15-24 years of age;
adults - 25-59 years of age;
elders - 60 years of age upwards.
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Describe selected contextual factors
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2.5
Description identifies contextual factors that may contribute to changing trends
in suicide rates.
Range:
evidence is required of identification and description of two
contextual factors.
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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