Review of the contracting functions of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services
Contributor(s): Te Puni Kōkiri.
Material type: BookPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Te Puni Kokiri, 2000Description: 53 p.ISBN: 0478091761.Subject(s): CHILD ABUSE | New Zealand. Department of Child, Youth and Family Services | CHILD PROTECTION | CONTRACTS | LEGISLATION | MAORI | SOCIAL SERVICES | NEW ZEALANDDDC classification: 361.32 REV Summary: This Te Puni Kokiri review evaluates the responsiveness to Maori needs, rights and interests of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services' (CYFS) new contracting process. A set of expectations were designed by Te Puni Kokiri as the foundation for the evaluation. Information was gathered from a variety of sources, including interviews with CYFS employees, non-Maori social service providers and Iwi/Maori social service providers. Findings from the interviews with social service providers identify some key factors regarding CYFS responsiveness to Maori, including that CYFS do not have a clear long-term commitment to Maori. Te Puni Kokiri produced recommendations from the review with the aim of improving CYFS contracting process for Maori. The recommendations come under four categories: statutory and Treaty of Waitangi obligations, the contract and Maori, the contracting framework, and provider and workforce development.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Report | Family Violence library | TRO 361.32 REV | Available | A00670901B |
This Te Puni Kokiri review evaluates the responsiveness to Maori needs, rights and interests of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services' (CYFS) new contracting process. A set of expectations were designed by Te Puni Kokiri as the foundation for the evaluation. Information was gathered from a variety of sources, including interviews with CYFS employees, non-Maori social service providers and Iwi/Maori social service providers. Findings from the interviews with social service providers identify some key factors regarding CYFS responsiveness to Maori, including that CYFS do not have a clear long-term commitment to Maori. Te Puni Kokiri produced recommendations from the review with the aim of improving CYFS contracting process for Maori. The recommendations come under four categories: statutory and Treaty of Waitangi obligations, the contract and Maori, the contracting framework, and provider and workforce development.
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