Kaitiaki-ā-whānau | Social Workers

Aspiring to inspire whānau to reach their own potential

WHO WE ARE:

         Our Social Work team brings a range of lived experiences and professional practice to support whānau on their journey to wellbeing

WHAT WE DO:

Kaitiaki-a-whānau social work practitioners support whānau experiencing barriers to wellbeing. We walk alongside individuals and whānau, using a whānau centered strengths-based approach, to explore what hauora looks like for them. This creates space to see a pathway forward and connect with the best suited, long term supports.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Advocacy and support
  • Education around wellbeing strategies
  • Community engagement
  • Connecting to holistic ways of managing hauora 


HOW TO USE OUR SERVICE:

Referrals can be made by your General Practitioner (GP), Community Mental Health Services, and Iwi Services.

Self-Referrals can be made by selecting Whakapā mai | Contact.


LOCATIONS:

Kaitiaki-a-whānau provides support to the wider Manawatū,

Feilding and Horowhenua regions.