Phases and Triggers

The Practice Framework turns knowledge into action through the mechanism of the practice triggers. The triggers provide practice reminders that can trace their origin back to the research and practice literature. Each perspective has a set of practice triggers. There are child-centred practice triggers that remind us of the importance of keeping the child’s best interests at the forefront of our concern. There are family-led and culturally responsive practice triggers that remind us of the need to foster family participation in practice, harnessing always the strengths of the child’s whanau and kinship network. The strengths and evidence-based triggers remind us of the need to be knowledgeable about ‘what works’ in practice, and the need to continually increase our skill repertoire.