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Toward A Culture of Just Relationships | Moana Eruera
Importance of Protocol Engagement in Sustaining Healthy Relationships
Engaging in appropriate protocols is crucial for sustaining healthy relationships with people, places, values, and beliefs, especially for supporting indigenous people and children through restorative approaches. This involves cultural practices and understanding the collective nature of healing within indigenous communities.
Traditional Māori Practices for Wellness and Restoration
Māori in New Zealand have traditional ways of viewing wellness, known as "water." Violations are addressed through collective restoration involving extended family and tribal networks, highlighting community importance in healing.
Overrepresentation of Māori in Child Welfare and Youth Justice Systems
Māori are overrepresented in New Zealand's child welfare and youth justice systems, highlighting the need for systemic changes. Efforts include community and tribal work, and influencing policy and practice in statutory spaces.
Restoration Through Reconnecting with Traditional Values and Beliefs
Restoration for indigenous peoples involves addressing violations and reconnecting with traditional values and beliefs. These provide protective behaviours and practices essential for healing intergenerational and systemic violence.
Family Group Conferencing: A Māori-Inspired Process
Family Group Conferencing (FGC), based on Māori practices, has been used in New Zealand since 1989. While effective in youth justice, it hasn't reduced the number of Māori children in the system. Innovations are needed to better meet Māori children's needs.
Rangatahi Courts: Integrating Traditional Protocols in Youth Justice
Rangatahi Courts within marae enable Māori youth in the justice system to engage with traditional protocols. This reconnection to culture and community is crucial for restoration, exemplified by a youth learning his pepeha to present to the judge..
Challenges and Responsibilities in Improving Outcomes for Māori Children
Transforming disparities for indigenous children and families requires reconnecting them with their cultural values and beliefs. This commitment is essential for improving outcomes and ensuring the well-being of future generations.
Te Toka Tūmoana: Tangata whenua and bicultural principled wellbeing framework for working effectively with Māori
Te Toka Tūmoana is a principled wellbeing framework developed by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCSW) in collaboration with CYF staff and external stakeholders. It is grounded in Te Ao Māori beliefs and practices, aiming to enhance the wellbeing of tamariki/mokopuna (children/young people).
Key Points:
1. Development and Methodology: Developed through regional wānanga and extensive consultation, involving over 500 CYF staff and 42 individuals from various backgrounds. It emphasised principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural competency.
2. Guiding Principles: Eight guiding principles were identified, including reciprocity, safety, trust, and empowerment. These principles were discussed, analysed through interviews and group discussions, and applied to practise scenarios.
3. Confirmation and Resources: The framework was confirmed in 2015 after consultation and named Te Toka Tūmoana, symbolising resilience and safe navigation. Resources such as cue cards and online information pages were developed to support its implementation.
4. Pilot and Evaluation: Despite plans for national implementation, it was piloted in Upper South and Waikato regions. Evaluation focused on cultural competency and its impact on whānau outcomes, aligned with broader organisational changes.
5. Conclusion and Next Steps: Te Toka Tūmoana is seen as a model for advancing tamariki/mokopuna ora, supported by literature on indigenous frameworks. The next phase involves further activating it as a model of practice.
He kōrero kōrari : supervision for Māori : weaving the past, into the present for the future : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Philosophy (Social Work), Massey University
Key Points of the Thesis:
1. Importance of Supervision: Supervision plays a crucial role in ensuring positive outcomes for clients, professional safety, practitioner development, and accountability in social work.
2. Cultural Context: Internationally and nationally, there is a growing recognition of the need for culturally appropriate supervision models that respect indigenous perspectives. However, research in this area remains limited.
3. Kaupapa Māori Framework: The thesis proposes a Kaupapa Māori framework for supervision. It integrates insights from Māori worldview, supervision experiences of Māori cultural advisors, supervisors, and supervisees, and existing supervision literature.
4. Research Approach: This qualitative research utilises a weaving metaphor to blend Māori cultural knowledge with contemporary supervision practices. It emphasises the interdependence between the supervisor, supervisor, and clients who all share Māori cultural identity within an organisational context.
5. Contribution to Knowledge: By developing a Kaupapa Māori framework for supervision, the thesis aims to contribute to the broader field of knowledge on culturally appropriate supervision models, particularly for indigenous peoples.
This seeks to enhance supervision practices within Aotearoa New Zealand by grounding them in Kaupapa Māori principles, thereby supporting the professional development and cultural integrity of Māori social work practitioners.
Reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships
Moana Eruera's PhD thesis, titled 'Hooked up': Te hononga whaiāipo: Reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships (2015), focuses on indigenous whānau violence prevention within the context of taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships. This study, conducted in collaboration with Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi, seeks to address the prevalence of intimate partner violence among Māori youth by exploring their perspectives and identifying supports needed for healthy relationships.
Key aspects of the thesis include:
1. Research Focus: Understanding taitamariki Māori perspectives on intimate partner relationships and violence to co-construct an indigenous youth theory of change. This theory aims to inform effective violence prevention strategies for Māori whānau, hapū, iwi, and professionals in family violence prevention.
2. Methodology: The study utilises the Mauri Ora framework, a Māori conceptual wellbeing framework that integrates sociocultural and historical considerations. It emphasises the importance of incorporating taitamariki voices and solutions in developing effective prevention strategies tailored to their needs, aspirations, and priorities.
3. Community Engagement: Conducted within the Ngāpuhi tribal boundaries, the study is grounded in the Māori social structure and governance, ensuring relevance and responsiveness to tribal obligations for the development and wellbeing of its members and broader Māori communities.
4. Contribution to Knowledge: Dr. Eruera's research contributes to advancing the understanding of violence prevention by advocating for multi-level approaches that include historical and socio-cultural analyses. It highlights the necessity of indigenous perspectives in designing comprehensive and effective prevention programs.
'Hooked up' underscores the significance of indigenous knowledge and community involvement in addressing intimate partner violence among taitamariki Māori, offering valuable insights for developing culturally appropriate prevention strategies and enhancing whānau wellbeing.
Children's Minister wants to work with Māori - despite working to scrap Treaty obligations
● Dr. Moana Eruera, CEO of Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, emphasises that Section 7AA is crucial for the practical implementation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Oranga Tamariki.
● She asserts that having this section legislated ensures the Crown is obligated to fulfill its Treaty responsibilities.
● Being the largest iwi, Ngāpuhi has a significant number of tamariki engaged with the state system. The iwi partners with Oranga Tamariki and was involved before the introduction of Section 7AA.
● Dr. Eruera argues that relationships with the Crown can exist outside of 7AA, but the legislation is better because it mandates the Crown's obligations.
● Dr. Eruera opposes the repeal of Section 7AA, believing that it should remain in place to ensure that Māori interests are adequately protected and supported.
● She acknowledges that iwi may lack the resources to fully manage child welfare alone but stresses the need for collaboration with the government to enable effective solutions.
100 Maori Leaders - Dr Moana Eruera | NGĀPUHI, NGĀTI RUANUI, NGĀTI RANGIWEWEHI
● Demonstrates unwavering commitment to high-quality tikanga-based practice in social work.
● Well-known in international research and indigenous social work communities.
● Respected within her whānau, hapū, and marae for her dedication to mokopuna safety and sharing mātauranga.
● Conducts innovative research and collaboration to elevate taiohi voices and experiences.
● Combines tikanga, social work practice, and academic knowledge in her work.
● Effectively communicates kaupapa to influence policy, practice, and legislation in Wellington.
● Forms strong, lasting collaborative relationships and is open to both giving and receiving challenges.
● Uses tikanga to address challenging whānau circumstances and drive towards wellbeing and hope.
Kei roto tō tātau rongoā: A community/whānau-based approach for wellbeing
Whānau Māori face higher rates of family violence and child removal compared to non-Māori families, leading to significant long-term health and wellbeing issues. Currently, only those at highest risk are offered internationally adapted programs. This proposal outlines a two-phase kaupapa Māori project, starting with phase one, which uses appreciative inquiry to develop a Māori-led prevention approach. This approach will involve working closely with whānau who have experienced child removal and key informants to create a prevention strategy that:
● Strengthens cultural identity and connections.
● Supports whānau in developing skills and knowledge for better child care.
The project will also create measures to assess whānau wellbeing. Phase two will focus on implementing and evaluating this prevention approach.
Key takeaways or tips for whānau
Here are some key takeaways and tips for whānau to support healthy relationships and well-being within the Māori community:
● Engage in Cultural Protocols: Sustaining healthy relationships requires engagement in appropriate protocols, which is essential for supporting indigenous people and children through restorative approaches. Understanding and practising cultural protocols helps in healing and maintaining the collective nature of indigenous communities.
● Utilise Traditional Māori Practices: Embrace traditional Māori views on wellness, which involve collective restoration and community involvement. Recognize the importance of community in addressing violations and promoting healing.
● Address Overrepresentation in Systems: Be aware of the disproportionate representation of Māori in child welfare and youth justice systems. Advocate for systemic changes and support efforts that include community and tribal work to influence policy and practice.
● Reconnect with Traditional Values: Restoration involves addressing violations by reconnecting with traditional Māori values and beliefs. These values are vital for protecting and guiding healthy behaviours and practices.
● Support Māori-Inspired Processes: Advocate for and engage with Māori-inspired processes like Family Group Conferencing (FGC) and Rangatahi Courts. These processes incorporate traditional protocols and community engagement to better meet Māori children's needs.
● Focus on Cultural Values and Beliefs: Reconnecting with cultural values and beliefs is crucial for transforming disparities and improving outcomes for Māori children and families. This connection supports holistic well-being and future generations.
● Implement Kaupapa Māori Framework: Utilise Kaupapa Māori frameworks for supervision and social work practice to ensure culturally appropriate and effective support. These frameworks integrate Māori cultural knowledge with contemporary practices.
● Promote Indigenous Solutions: Support and invest in indigenous-led solutions and community-based approaches for prevention and healing. These solutions are often more effective and culturally relevant than mainstream models.
● Advocate for Treaty Obligations: Emphasise the importance of legislative frameworks like Section 7AA to ensure the Crown meets its Treaty obligations. Collaboration with the government should focus on supporting Māori-led solutions and effective practices.
● Challenge Ineffective Systems: Push for systemic changes and alternatives to punitive, institutional approaches. Support successful, non-institutional models that focus on holistic healing and cultural identity.
● Strengthen Cultural Identity: Work on strengthening cultural identity and connections within whānau to address high rates of family violence and child removal. Develop and support prevention strategies that enhance cultural identity and provide better child care.
These points reflect Dr. Moana Eruera’s commitment to integrating tikanga with social work and advocating for systemic and culturally appropriate changes.
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Toward A Culture of Just Relationships | Moana Eruera
Importance of Protocol Engagement in Sustaining Healthy Relationships
Engaging in appropriate protocols is crucial for sustaining healthy relationships with people, places, values, and beliefs, especially for supporting indigenous people and children through restorative approaches. This involves cultural practices and understanding the collective nature of healing within indigenous communities.
Traditional Māori Practices for Wellness and Restoration
Māori in New Zealand have traditional ways of viewing wellness, known as "water." Violations are addressed through collective restoration involving extended family and tribal networks, highlighting community importance in healing.
Overrepresentation of Māori in Child Welfare and Youth Justice Systems
Māori are overrepresented in New Zealand's child welfare and youth justice systems, highlighting the need for systemic changes. Efforts include community and tribal work, and influencing policy and practice in statutory spaces.
Restoration Through Reconnecting with Traditional Values and Beliefs
Restoration for indigenous peoples involves addressing violations and reconnecting with traditional values and beliefs. These provide protective behaviours and practices essential for healing intergenerational and systemic violence.
Family Group Conferencing: A Māori-Inspired Process
Family Group Conferencing (FGC), based on Māori practices, has been used in New Zealand since 1989. While effective in youth justice, it hasn't reduced the number of Māori children in the system. Innovations are needed to better meet Māori children's needs.
Rangatahi Courts: Integrating Traditional Protocols in Youth Justice
Rangatahi Courts within marae enable Māori youth in the justice system to engage with traditional protocols. This reconnection to culture and community is crucial for restoration, exemplified by a youth learning his pepeha to present to the judge..
Challenges and Responsibilities in Improving Outcomes for Māori Children
Transforming disparities for indigenous children and families requires reconnecting them with their cultural values and beliefs. This commitment is essential for improving outcomes and ensuring the well-being of future generations.
Te Toka Tūmoana: Tangata whenua and bicultural principled wellbeing framework for working effectively with Māori
Te Toka Tūmoana is a principled wellbeing framework developed by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCSW) in collaboration with CYF staff and external stakeholders. It is grounded in Te Ao Māori beliefs and practices, aiming to enhance the wellbeing of tamariki/mokopuna (children/young people).
Key Points:
1. Development and Methodology: Developed through regional wānanga and extensive consultation, involving over 500 CYF staff and 42 individuals from various backgrounds. It emphasised principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and cultural competency.
2. Guiding Principles: Eight guiding principles were identified, including reciprocity, safety, trust, and empowerment. These principles were discussed, analysed through interviews and group discussions, and applied to practise scenarios.
3. Confirmation and Resources: The framework was confirmed in 2015 after consultation and named Te Toka Tūmoana, symbolising resilience and safe navigation. Resources such as cue cards and online information pages were developed to support its implementation.
4. Pilot and Evaluation: Despite plans for national implementation, it was piloted in Upper South and Waikato regions. Evaluation focused on cultural competency and its impact on whānau outcomes, aligned with broader organisational changes.
5. Conclusion and Next Steps: Te Toka Tūmoana is seen as a model for advancing tamariki/mokopuna ora, supported by literature on indigenous frameworks. The next phase involves further activating it as a model of practice.
He kōrero kōrari : supervision for Māori : weaving the past, into the present for the future : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Philosophy (Social Work), Massey University
Key Points of the Thesis:
1. Importance of Supervision: Supervision plays a crucial role in ensuring positive outcomes for clients, professional safety, practitioner development, and accountability in social work.
2. Cultural Context: Internationally and nationally, there is a growing recognition of the need for culturally appropriate supervision models that respect indigenous perspectives. However, research in this area remains limited.
3. Kaupapa Māori Framework: The thesis proposes a Kaupapa Māori framework for supervision. It integrates insights from Māori worldview, supervision experiences of Māori cultural advisors, supervisors, and supervisees, and existing supervision literature.
4. Research Approach: This qualitative research utilises a weaving metaphor to blend Māori cultural knowledge with contemporary supervision practices. It emphasises the interdependence between the supervisor, supervisor, and clients who all share Māori cultural identity within an organisational context.
5. Contribution to Knowledge: By developing a Kaupapa Māori framework for supervision, the thesis aims to contribute to the broader field of knowledge on culturally appropriate supervision models, particularly for indigenous peoples.
This seeks to enhance supervision practices within Aotearoa New Zealand by grounding them in Kaupapa Māori principles, thereby supporting the professional development and cultural integrity of Māori social work practitioners.
Reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships
Moana Eruera's PhD thesis, titled 'Hooked up': Te hononga whaiāipo: Reducing and preventing violence in taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships (2015), focuses on indigenous whānau violence prevention within the context of taitamariki Māori intimate partner relationships. This study, conducted in collaboration with Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi, seeks to address the prevalence of intimate partner violence among Māori youth by exploring their perspectives and identifying supports needed for healthy relationships.
Key aspects of the thesis include:
1. Research Focus: Understanding taitamariki Māori perspectives on intimate partner relationships and violence to co-construct an indigenous youth theory of change. This theory aims to inform effective violence prevention strategies for Māori whānau, hapū, iwi, and professionals in family violence prevention.
2. Methodology: The study utilises the Mauri Ora framework, a Māori conceptual wellbeing framework that integrates sociocultural and historical considerations. It emphasises the importance of incorporating taitamariki voices and solutions in developing effective prevention strategies tailored to their needs, aspirations, and priorities.
3. Community Engagement: Conducted within the Ngāpuhi tribal boundaries, the study is grounded in the Māori social structure and governance, ensuring relevance and responsiveness to tribal obligations for the development and wellbeing of its members and broader Māori communities.
4. Contribution to Knowledge: Dr. Eruera's research contributes to advancing the understanding of violence prevention by advocating for multi-level approaches that include historical and socio-cultural analyses. It highlights the necessity of indigenous perspectives in designing comprehensive and effective prevention programs.
'Hooked up' underscores the significance of indigenous knowledge and community involvement in addressing intimate partner violence among taitamariki Māori, offering valuable insights for developing culturally appropriate prevention strategies and enhancing whānau wellbeing.
Children's Minister wants to work with Māori - despite working to scrap Treaty obligations
● Dr. Moana Eruera, CEO of Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, emphasises that Section 7AA is crucial for the practical implementation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Oranga Tamariki.
● She asserts that having this section legislated ensures the Crown is obligated to fulfill its Treaty responsibilities.
● Being the largest iwi, Ngāpuhi has a significant number of tamariki engaged with the state system. The iwi partners with Oranga Tamariki and was involved before the introduction of Section 7AA.
● Dr. Eruera argues that relationships with the Crown can exist outside of 7AA, but the legislation is better because it mandates the Crown's obligations.
● Dr. Eruera opposes the repeal of Section 7AA, believing that it should remain in place to ensure that Māori interests are adequately protected and supported.
● She acknowledges that iwi may lack the resources to fully manage child welfare alone but stresses the need for collaboration with the government to enable effective solutions.
100 Maori Leaders - Dr Moana Eruera | NGĀPUHI, NGĀTI RUANUI, NGĀTI RANGIWEWEHI
● Demonstrates unwavering commitment to high-quality tikanga-based practice in social work.
● Well-known in international research and indigenous social work communities.
● Respected within her whānau, hapū, and marae for her dedication to mokopuna safety and sharing mātauranga.
● Conducts innovative research and collaboration to elevate taiohi voices and experiences.
● Combines tikanga, social work practice, and academic knowledge in her work.
● Effectively communicates kaupapa to influence policy, practice, and legislation in Wellington.
● Forms strong, lasting collaborative relationships and is open to both giving and receiving challenges.
● Uses tikanga to address challenging whānau circumstances and drive towards wellbeing and hope.
Kei roto tō tātau rongoā: A community/whānau-based approach for wellbeing
Whānau Māori face higher rates of family violence and child removal compared to non-Māori families, leading to significant long-term health and wellbeing issues. Currently, only those at highest risk are offered internationally adapted programs. This proposal outlines a two-phase kaupapa Māori project, starting with phase one, which uses appreciative inquiry to develop a Māori-led prevention approach. This approach will involve working closely with whānau who have experienced child removal and key informants to create a prevention strategy that:
● Strengthens cultural identity and connections.
● Supports whānau in developing skills and knowledge for better child care.
The project will also create measures to assess whānau wellbeing. Phase two will focus on implementing and evaluating this prevention approach.
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