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Contribute to community networks and liaison for Iwi/Māori social
service purposes
Level
5
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
Iwi/Māori structures and organisations in the community; identify and select
community networks for Iwi/Māori social service purposes; and establish
reciprocal relationships with community networks for Iwi/Māori social service
purposes.
Subfield
Social Services
Domain
Iwi/Māori Social Services
Status
Registered
Status date
25 February 2008
Date version published
25 February 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0222
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
People awarded credit in this unit standard are able to explain the application of Te
Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services, and are able to apply this competence to the
context of assessment for this unit standard (for further clarification, please refer to
Unit 7927, Explain the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the social services).
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Assessment notes:
This unit standard may be assessed on the basis of evidence of demonstrated
performance in the workplace, or through the use of a simulated workplace situation
that closely approximates the performance required in workplace settings.
Workplace settings can include field education placements.
People awarded credit in this unit standard demonstrate competence in working with
service users in an holistic manner according to models of practice within te ao
Māori. Service users are responded to in accordance with tikanga practices of te ao
Māori and within the Iwi/Māori social services environment in which assessment for
this unit standard is taking place.
People awarded credit in this unit standard show that their actions through all
elements are guided and supported by valid theory for social service practice.
Evidence is required of social service theory that is derived from authoritative
sources, which may include but are not limited to: body of knowledge related to
Iwi/Māori social service work; cultural theory; practice research.
Definitions of Māori words will be those relevant and in common usage in an
Iwi/Māori social services context.
Local iwi or hapū aims and objectives underpin the national standard basis of this
unit standard. The definitions of Māori words and concepts in the local dialect must
be verified by the local iwi and/or hapū.
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 key Māori concepts and practices.
Performance of the elements must reflect the roles taken by male and female
workers as applicable.
3
Glossary:
The term social service worker is used in this unit standard to refer to the person
seeking credit. Social service workers include but are not limited to: community
workers, counsellors, kaiāwhina, social workers, kaitautoko, youth workers, and
others who deliver social services; whether paid or unpaid.
4
All communications with service users are dealt with according to tikanga practices of
te ao Māori and the standards of the Iwi/Māori social services environment in which
assessment for this unit standard is taking place. Confidentiality issues are defined
through negotiation with service users and their informed consent, and criteria
established by service provider guidelines. Other relevant criteria may 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 service provider staff manuals, strategic plans, kawa,
and tikanga.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of Iwi/Māori structures and organisations in the community.
Performance criteria
1.1
Traditional iwi groupings in the community are identified and described.
Range
1.2
Post-colonial iwi groupings in the community are identified and described.
Range
1.3
post-colonial iwi groupings – nga maata waka, taura here.
Evidence is required of one grouping from each.
Post-colonial Māori organisations in the community are identified and described.
Range
1.4
traditional iwi groupings – whānau, hapū, iwi, waka.
Evidence is required of whānau, hapū, iwi, waka holding mana
whenua.
Māori organisations in the community – Rūnanga, Trust Boards,
Marae Trusts, urban Māori authorities, urban whānau, Mātua
Whāngai, Korowai Aroha, Māori Women's Welfare League, Māori
Women's Refuges, Māori educational structures and
organisations, Māori governmental organisations, Māori
movements or political organisations, Māori health and social
service providers, Māori Land Court.
Evidence is required of five.
Each of the post-colonial iwi groupings and Māori organisations in the
community are described in terms of legal structures, services, and means of
access.
Range
evidence is required in relation to the two groupings selected from
the range for p.c. 1.2, and three of the five selected from the range
for p.c. 1.3.
Element 2
Identify and select community networks for Iwi/Māori social service purposes.
Performance criteria
2.1
Networking needs are identified and ranked by the social service worker
according to Iwi/Māori social service purposes and social service worker
priorities in an Iwi/Māori social service setting.
Range
networking needs – whānau, hapū, iwi needs; peer group support;
education; information; personal support; resources; supervision.
Evidence is required of three.
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2.2
Networks in the community are identified by the social service worker in terms
of the ranked networking needs and priorities.
Range
evidence required of identification of three networks.
Element 3
Establish reciprocal relationships with community networks for Iwi/Māori social service
purposes.
Range
evidence required of reciprocal relationships with two networks.
Performance criteria
3.1
The community networks are selected according to the ranked networking
needs and priorities.
3.2
Support is sought and contributions to each network are offered according to
the needs and priorities of the social service worker and the network.
Range
support and contributions – liaison; whānau, hapū, iwi needs; peer
group support; education; information; personal support;
resources; supervision.
Evidence is required of both support and contributions in relation
to two of the range for each network.
3.3
Confidentiality of communications with each network is maintained according to
criteria established by legislation, code of conduct, and service provider
guidelines.
3.4
Participation in and liaison with each network is evaluated by the social service
worker in terms of the benefits and costs of participation.
Range
benefits and costs to – the Iwi/Māori service setting, the social
service worker, whānau, hapū, iwi.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Community Support Services ITO Limited (Careerforce)
info@careerforce.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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