STRATEGIC PLAN/NING

Discussion centred around suggestions and recommendations to enhance our current 'Hunga Haua Maori and Whanaungatanga (Families)' policy

We seek a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the SMT (Senior Management Team) and the Board

The alterations were as follows:

INTRODUCTION
'To enable service delivery which recognises' changes to . . . .
'To enable service delivery which acknowledges and upholds'

PARAGRAPH 1 beginning with 'All Community Connections'
'importance of the marae' changes to . . . .
'importance of Tikanga Maori'
Merv suggested that we could ask Hemi to revamp our Staff Handbook regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Hemi will also present models of practice(more tailored towards intellectual disabilities than Te Whare Tapa Wha?)
The two sentences above are to complement orientation and Treaty training workshops
Kimi's ideas for Toitoi Manawa that could be incorporated into the model:  incite, motivate, encourage and inspire
Merv's kupu included:  whakapiki (enablement) and totika (effectiveness).  The following translations need to be checked, but they endeavour to follow Community Connection's core values:
- Korero o nga tangata katoa?
- Pukenga?  Pumanawa?
- Hauatanga - Kaha
- Maia(tanga)
- Whakatika/Whakapono
- Hakaritia

PARAGRAPH 3 beginning with 'All staff will'
'All staff will' changes to . . . .
'All staff may have access to cultural supervision by way of agreement'
* We felt that for this mentoring/consultation, in-house resources should be accessed first and approval should be sought via an informed person.

PARAGRAPH 5 beginning with 'All staff of'
'All staff of Community Connections will be enabled' changes to . . . .
'All staff of Community Connections will support the cultural practices of the service user'
* Thelma mentioned that we could incorporate this kind of mahi into the support plan

NEW PARAGRAPH
Merv asked that the following clause be inserted into the revised policy:
'For the Te Ao Maori worldview and kawa to be respected'

During this korero, Thelma raised a question about Tangihanga leave relating to whangai.  Section 4.4 of the Collective agreement (covering the period of 1 September 2009 - 31 August 2011) outlines Tangihanga leave provisions currently.