Workforce development in the addiction treatment sector has not addressed all the workforce needs of the Māori workforce nor progressed Māori responsiveness. The development of the Takarangi Competency Framework has built on desires expressed at the National Summit held at Manu Ariki in 2000, previous work including Tikanga Totika (MoH) and the experience of a number of services and practitioners from around the country. it articulates a fusion of cultural and clinical elements in practice.
The development of the Framework has been a collaborative effort over time, involving Ngā Manga Puriri, ADHB Māori Mental Health and the Northern Region Māori Workforce Development Group. A range of practitioners from AOD, problem gambling, mental health and primary care were involved in the pilots which have not only led to fine tuning of the competencies but also the assessment processes and workshop resources. Since then, the framework has been adopted by a range of practitioners in health and social services across a number of roles and disciplines and in various rohe. The framework shows flexibility and has been adapted to meet the needs of public health practitioners, HR teams and Whānau ora collectives.
Engagement with the Takarangi Competency Framework is voluntary and is very useful for services which do not have a quality assurance or workforce development tool for addressing work with Māori. For those who are engaged in other competency requirements of their profession (e.g social workers, nurses etc) or sector (e.g DAPAANZ) they have found the framework a useful complement to evidence their Māori responsiveness requirements.
Takarangi Competency Framework Evaluation September 2010 (Download)
Takarangi TV
The Takarangi Competency Framework provides a yardstick against which practitioners in the alcohol and other drug, problem gambling and mental health sectors can measure their professional capacity and capability to work with Māori. We have been privaleged to work with a number of people from around the country as they build their portfolios evidencing their practice. It has been awesome to see the progress the practitioners are making.
The evaluation of the framework last year was positive and we continue to see people building on gains they made when they were introduced to the framework.
The video clips online (below) are useful to find out more about this inspirational and aspirational framework. Special thanks again to everyone who has shared their whakaaro and korero with us.
Takarangi Competency Framework – Why
Takarangi Competency Framework – Who
Takarangi Competency Framework - What
He Tētē Kura -- Maori Addiction Treatment 1980-2008
Cave T, Robertson P, Pitama S and Huriwai T. Matua Raki. Ōtautahi, Christchurch, NZ. 2008.
He Tētē Kura reviews the growth of the Māori addiction treatment sector and examines the lessons for a new generation of workers and leaders. The title comes from the whakataukī ‘Mate atu he tētē kura, ara mai he tētē kura’. The koru which is often associated with this whakataukī represents birth, regrowth and regeneration and symbolises sustainability and the passing of knowledge and resources from one generation to the next.
