The overall objective is to enhance the child or young physical, mental, educational person’s and social wellbeing by identifying unmet need and referring them to services to address these needs. CYF contracts with all DHBs for the service. DHBs are required to employ a Gateway Assessment Coordinator and will ensure the Gateway Assessment Coordinator and any other DHB staff involved in the Gateway Assessment Programme follow the specified process, as outlined in the service specification. The (CYF 2011) provides the detail and tools needed to implement and provide the service. The health assessment component is delivered by a registered health practitioner who is experienced in child and/or youth physical and/or mental health assessment. Within the education sector, teachers, resource teachers learning and behaviour (RTLBs) or early childhood education providers provide a profile of the child or young educational person’s engagement and achievement, which is an integral component of the Gateway Assessment. CYF social workers provide the context and history of the care and protection issues of the child or young person. The Gateway Assessment Coordinator collates this information along with any information received from the Accident Compensation Corporation, Plunket, primary health care services and the New Zealand Health Information Service (as appropriate) and books the health assessment with the appropriate health practitioner. Once the Gateway health assessment has been completed, the Gateway Assessment Coordinator combines the information, writes a health report and creates an Interagency Services Agreement that is forwarded on to the child or young CYF social worker. The person’s CYF social worker discusses the recommendations in the report with the child or young person and their family and and the report contributes to the broader plan for the child or whānau, young person. The Gateway Assessment Coordinator reviews the Interagency Services Agreement three months after the health assessment with the CYF social worker and the relevant education sector representative. Appendix 4 Vulnerable Children Action Plan – Children’s This work programme contributes to the Better Public Services: Supporting Government’s vulnerable children, result 4: to reduce the number of assaults on children. The White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the Action Plan were released in Children’s October 2012. On 1 July 2014 the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and other associated legislation passed into law. The Act forms a significant part of comprehensive measures to protect and improve the wellbeing of vulnerable children and strengthen our child protection system. The Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and the Action Plan rest on the belief that no Children’s single agency alone can protect vulnerable children. The chief executives of five government
The overall objective is to enhance the child or young person’s physical, mental, educational and social wellbeing by identifying unmet need and referring them to services to address these needs. CYF contracts with all DHBs for the service. DHBs are required to employ a Gateway Assessment Coordinator and will ensure the Gateway Assessment Coordinator and any other DHB staff involved in the Gateway Assessment Programme follow the specified process, as outlined in the service specification. The (CYF 2011) provides the detail and tools needed to implement and provide the service. The health assessment component is delivered by a registered health practitioner who is experienced in child and/or youth physical and/or mental health assessment. Within the education sector, teachers, resource teachers learning and behaviour (RTLBs) or early childhood education providers provide a profile of the child or young person’s educational engagement and achievement, which is an integral component of the Gateway Assessment. CYF social workers provide the context and history of the care and protection issues of the child or young person. The Gateway Assessment Coordinator collates this information along with any information received from the Accident Compensation Corporation, Plunket, primary health care services and the New Zealand Health Information Service (as appropriate) and books the health assessment with the appropriate health practitioner. Once the Gateway health assessment has been completed, the Gateway Assessment Coordinator combines the information, writes a health report and creates an Interagency Services Agreement that is forwarded on to the child or young person’s CYF social worker. The CYF social worker discusses the recommendations in the report with the child or young person and their family and whānau, and the report contributes to the broader plan for the child or young person. The Gateway Assessment Coordinator reviews the Interagency Services Agreement three months after the health assessment with the CYF social worker and the relevant education sector representative. Appendix 4 Vulnerable Children – Children’s Action Plan This work programme contributes to the Government’s Better Public Services: Supporting vulnerable children, result 4: to reduce the number of assaults on children. The White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the Children’s Action Plan were released in October 2012. On 1 July 2014 the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and other associated legislation passed into law. The Act forms a significant part of comprehensive measures to protect and improve the wellbeing of vulnerable children and strengthen our child protection system. The Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and the Children’s Action Plan rest on the belief that no single agency alone can protect vulnerable children. The chief executives of five government
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