Child protection
Safety and protection from abuse, exploitation and neglect is everyone's business. What to look out for and how to respond whilst carrying out your work.
What You'll Learn
This PracticeLab quiz helps you revisit the essential concepts that guide safe, quality practice. Answer the questions, read the explanations, and build confidence in the knowledge you bring to your role.
Understanding Te Aorerekura and Organisational Culture
Explore the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence, and how creating an open organisational culture about abuse risk supports prevention and timely responses in NZ community services.
Definitions and Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect
Learn to identify common types, definitions and indicators of child abuse and neglect, including how these present across different developmental stages, cultures, disabilities, and contexts.
Practice Principles for Child Protection
Understand core practice principles including paramountcy of child safety, right to participation, whānau involvement, cultural responsiveness, and why no one should act alone when addressing abuse concerns.
Compliance Requirements and Safe Practice
Understand mandatory staff training requirements, background checking processes for children's workers, client information sharing obligations, and safe practice approaches for early intervention.
Reporting Obligations Under the Oranga Tamariki Act
Learn your legal obligations under section 15 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 for reporting concerns of harm, when confidentiality must be breached, and appropriate escalation to Police and Oranga Tamariki.
