Whare Tiaki Hauora

Iwi Support Service

Programme Areas

Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol, Kaupapa Māori, Pacific People

Programme Type

Community / social support (AOD), Kaupapa Māori (AOD), Coexisting problems – mental health & addictions, Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Community based support - mental health, Advocacy / group / family whānau support (AOD), Kaupapa Māori - mental health, Pacific People - mental health

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

How do I get referred to Whare Tiaki Hauora Iwi Support Services?
Completion of a Whare Tiaki Hauora Iwi Support Service Application.

• Tangata Whaiora or whānau can access our services via self referral or can be assisted by completing the referral form with GP or clinical team

What are the service entry criteria?
Have a confirmed Axis 1 Diagnosis i.e, Schizophrenia, Bi-polar etc

• Aged 18+
• Living in the Counties Manukau District
• Identified Clinical Support Team
• Completed Referral Form

Description

What is an Iwi Support Worker?
An Iwi Support Worker (ISW) works with a community-based caseload of 1:15. Their primary function is to provide service coordination which is based on individual needs of tangata whaiora. Iwi Support Workers work in partnership with tangata whaiora and their identified support networks—this can be either whānau, friends and or clinicians.

What can an Iwi Support Worker do?
Iwi Support Workers will assist and support tangata whaiora to

• Maintain their wellbeing
• Assisting tangata whaiora and / or whānau to understand and manage their illness
• Seek community integration and meaningful social activity
• Seek Employment
• Advocacy—with whānau, courts, WINZ, Housing New Zealand etc

What are clients' rights?
Tangata Whaiora Rights to A Quality

As Tangata Whaiora receiving any Mental Health Service, you have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Other rights include:

• Right to privacy
• Right to receive effective communication
• Right to be fully informed
• Right to make informed choices and give informed consent.

What is a ‘Needs Assessment’?
An individualized support plan is an assessment of your ‘needs, which is a document that is created between you and your Iwi Support Worker. This plan ensures that your needs are being met, and that you are meeting your goals. This support plan is reviewed every three months so that as things change in your life, so can your support plan.

Do I have to be Māori to receive this service?
No—Whare Tiaki Hauora Iwi Support Services are open to anyone regardless of ethnicity, gender, race, culture, disability, religion and sexuality, open to the acknowledgement, acceptance and practice of Kaupapa Māori.

What Does Kaupapa Māori Service Provider mean?
Whare Tiaki Hauora provides its service delivery in Kaupapa Māori practices from Powhiri to Poroporoake, Kawanatanga to tino rangatiratanga, and from tangata Whenua to Manuhiri.
We rely strongly on the principals of Te Tiriti O Waitangi, Tikanga Māori — Partnership, Protection and Participation to ensure adherence to practicing and maintaining a strong focus on wellness.

• ISW Brochure (PUB, 940.5 KB)
• ISW Referral Form (PDF, 259 KB)
  

  Self referral and Agency Form

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