Tēnā Koutou, Tālofa Lava, Kia Orana, Fakaalofa Lahi Atu, Malo e Lelei, Bula Vinaka, Taloha Ni, Warm Greetings to our referral agents and agencies.
Stand Tū Māia is a charity that provides the Stand for Children Service – a nationwide intensive wraparound social service including therapeutic care and education, for vulnerable children aged 5 to 12 and their families. Stand Tū Māia also have a long history of providing Social Workers in Schools Services.
Stand Tū Māia also offers a Family Therapy Service in our Midland, Central and Christchurch Regions. The focus of the service is to provide a response to protect the most vulnerable children/young people aged 0 to 17 years of age (including unborns) from further maltreatment/exposure to chronic trauma, and to support their recovery from that exposure and enhance their wellbeing.
The Family Therapy Service is child focused and structured to achieve a reduction in risk and an increase in protection for children and young people through a therapeutic and multi-systemic approach to change within the family/whānau, school and community through the provision of a Family Therapy Service.
The Family Therapy Service is “trauma informed” meaning that its delivery is grounded in an understanding and responsiveness to the impact of trauma that emphasises physical, psychological and emotional safety for Children and families.
The service will create an opportunity for them to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment and the focus on supporting positive family functioning will help address and support resilience and recovery from damaging experiences such as those associated with intergenerational trauma, family violence, parental depression and chronic health issues, grief and loss, and addiction lifestyles.
If you know children and families with these kinds of struggles then perhaps our Family Therapy Service can help. These children and their families need us to work together if they are to heal and recover.
For each child and family we seek to develop their capacity to live in healthy, hopeful relationships with others and function as a stable, capable and loving family. On this depends all of the other necessary outcomes which contribute to their ability to enjoy life and reach their potential. This provision of profoundly healing relationships is at the heart of the theoretical underpinning of Stand Tū Māia so we expect when you refer to us that you will continue your involvement with the child and family, working to your strengths as we work to ours.
Referrals for Stand Tū Māia Family Therapy Services
Access to our family therapy service is limited to:
- vulnerable families with children aged 0 to 17 (including unborns),
- is by referral only from professionals such as;
- Oranga Tamariki (Ministry of Vulnerable Children)
- RTLB
- Learning Support
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Social Service NGO’s
Priority will be given to Oranga Tamariki and CAMHS referrals.
Acceptance into the service will be based on referral agents completing our Stand Tū Māia Family Therapy Service Referral Form which will demonstrate that the child and family meet the access criteria and have consented to receive family therapy services from Stand Tū Māia.
Privacy Act
To comply with the Privacy Act 1993, we must take such steps as are, in the circumstances, reasonable to ensure that children and families are aware of how their information will be managed.
1. The purposes for collection of information by Stand Tū Māia are:
a) To determine if a child and family meet the access criteria for services and to assist with the assessment of child and family needs and the development of child and family plans.
b) For statistical purposes which do not reveal any child’s identity.
2. When a referral agency is submitting this application on the child and family’s behalf andintend retaining a copy of this information, or any subsequent information received, the family must also be advised of that by the referral agency.
3. The supply of information is completely voluntary. However, the consequence of non-supply could result in delayed access or non-entry of the family to Stand Tū Māia.
4. Children and families are entitled access to, and correction of, any personal information held by Stand Tū Māia.
5. Children and families understand their rights and responsibilities.
6. Children and families are aware of the complaints process if dissatisfied with any aspect of Stand Tū Māia.
7. Children and families are aware that completing an application does not guarantee access to Stand Tū Māia.
Any information used for reporting purposes is in a non-identifiable statistics format only.
Completing the Referral
It is vital that all fields are completed fully and the consent page is signed. If the consent is not signed we will be required to return the form to the referrer to complete before we can process the referral.
If information is missing or unclear this may also delay our ability to proceed with the referral acceptance process and will result in us coming back to you as the referrer for further clarification.
Once processed, we will advise if the referral has been accepted and outline the next steps and timeframes for our family therapy service response.
We thank you for your referral, appreciate the time you have invested in making this referral and look forward to our continued collaboration in supporting our most vulnerable children and families.
If you would like any assistance with the form or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Should you wish to follow up on a referral or provide important information, please contact the site directly at:
| Regional Office |
Service Coverage |
Stand Tū Māia Family Therapy Service Midland
Phone 07 927 7515
Email ftsmidland@standtumaia.nz |
Rotorua, Taupo, Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty,
Whakatane, Opotiki |
Stand Tū Māia Family Therapy Service Central
Phone 06 965 1015
Email ftscentral@standtumaia.nz |
New Plymouth, Kapiti Coast, Porirua, Hutt Valley
and Wellington |
Stand Tū Māia Family Therapy Service Christchurch
Phone 03 332 2541
Email ftschristchurch@standtumaia.nz |
Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Ashburton |