ma le tausiga a la outou komiuniti Latou te manaomia lou alofa

Samoan
Latou te manaomia lou alofa
ma le tausiga a la outou komiuniti
Open Your Heart. Foster a Child
O le a le tausiga faamatua - fai?
what is a foster carer?
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Aiseā ua manaomia ai e nisi tamaiti
ni matua - fai e tausia latou?
Why do some children need
foster care?
O tamaiti ma tagata talavou o loo tausia
e matua - fai ua aveesea mai latou mai
o latou matua na fananau mai ai, pe na
o se vaitaimi lē tumau poo ua tumau foi
ona o faiga faasauā sa feagai ma latou ma
ua tuulafoa’iina foi. E eseese lava ituaiga
faapogai o faasauāga ma ala ua tuulafoa’iina
ai, e aofia ai ma le lē mafai e matua ona fai
se mea, ua matuā popole ma faanoanoa,
poo isi foi ituaiga o ma’i tau le mafaufau,
o faasauāga i aiga, o mataupu e uiga i le ava
malosi ma fualaau (drugs).
Children and young people in foster
care have been removed temporarily or
permanently from their birth parents due to
experiences of abuse or neglect. There are
different reasons as to why the abuse or
neglect may have occurred including parents
not coping, depression or other forms
of mental illness, domestic violence, and
alcohol and drug issues.
Aiseā ua manaomia ai lava ni
matua - fai Samoa
O matua - fai Samoa e tausia tamaiti ua
manaomia lava ina ia vaaia lelei ai tamaiti
e tutupu mai aiga Samoa, i lalo o le tausiga
a nei matua - fai, mai la latou lava komiuniti.
O lenei faiga o le a fesoasoani ai i tamaiti
ia fesootai atu pea i a latou tu ma aganuu,
gagana, latou lotu/ekalesi ma komiuniti.
O nei so’otaga o le a fesoasoani ai i tamaiti
o loo tausia e matua - fai, ia atinaeina ai le
mautinoaga lelei poo ai latou ma lo latou
faasinomaga.
Why Samoan foster carers
are needed
Samoan foster carers are needed so children
of Samoan background in foster care can
be looked after by carers from their own
community. This helps to keep Samoan
children connected to their culture, language,
religion and community. These connections
help children in foster care to develop a
positive sense of identity and belonging.
Ituaiga o matua - fai e tausia tamaiti
Types of foster care
E fa ituaiga matua - fai autū e tausia tamaiti
There are four main types of foster care
Tausiga faavave nei loa poo ona o se
faalavelave
Immediate or crisis care
O tausiga faavave nei loa e manaomia pe
a ua i ai ni popolega mo le saogalemu o le
tamaititi i le taimi nei lava. E manaomia
ai nisi e mafai ona tausia vave nei loa
tamaiti i so’o se taimi lava e valaau atu
ai, taimi ua uma galuega ma faai’uga
o vaiaso (weekends).
Tausiga ae se’i fai se malologa
O nisi taimi e manaomia ai e matua
poo e tausia tamaiti sina malologa.
O i latou la nei o e tausia tamaiti ae se’i
fai se malologa a matua moni o tamaiti,
e fesoasoani, ae se’i fai se malologa
a matua o tamaiti mo sina taimi pei
o tu’uaga o aoga, faai’uga o vaiaso poo ni
nai taimi pupu’u foi i le vaiaso.
Tausiga pupu’u pe faaleogalua foi
O tausiga pupu’u pe faaleogalua e mafai
ona o’o atu i le ono masina. O tamaiti
e tuuina atu mo lenei ituaiga o tausiga,
ona e i ai le faamoemoe atonu e mafai
ona toe foi i latou i o latou matua na
fananau mai ai poo nisi o o latou lava
aiga lautele ma tauaiga.
Tausiga mo se taimi umi lava
O tausiga mo se taimi umi lava
e manaomia pe afai ua i ai le manatu
e lē toe foi le tamaititi i lona aiga moni
na ola mai ai.
Immediate care is needed when there are
concerns for a child’s immediate safety.
Immediate carers need to be able to
provide care at short notice, after-hours
and on weekends.
Respite care
Sometimes, parents and carers need
a break. Respite carers help for short
periods of time, such as school holidays,
weekends or for short periods during
the week.
Short to medium-term care
Short to medium-term care lasts for up
to six months. Children are placed in this
type of care where there is a likelihood
that they will eventually return to their
birth parents or extended family.
Long-term care
Long-term care is needed when the child
is not expected to return to their family.
O a ni uiga lelei e mafai ona avea ai
oe ma matua-fai e tausia tamaiti?
What qualities make a good
foster carer?
• O le fiafia moni ia faamalieina manaoga
o tamaiti
• Uiga agaalofa ma ia i ai le tomai
e faalogologo ai
• Ia onosa’i ma ia fetāla’i ma tatala le tōfā
• Ia mautū ma lelei lou va ma lou lava aiga
• Ia malosi ma lelei le soifua maloloina ma
ou lagona
• Ia i ai le tomai e ta’ita’i ai ma a’oa’i ai
tamaiti e aunoa ma le faao’olima ma sasa
pe a faasala latou
• Genuine interest in meeting the needs
of children
• Empathy and good listening skills
• Patience and flexibility
• Stability in your personal and family life
• In good physical and emotional health
• An ability to guide and discipline children
without the use of physical punishment
E mafai ona avea a’u ma
matua - fai e tausia tamaiti?
If you over the age of 18 years, an Australian
citizen or permanent resident and in good
health, you can apply to become a foster
carer. You can be single, married or in a de
facto relationship; renting or own your home;
working (full or part-time) or not working,
someone with or without children.
Afai ua sili atu i le 18 ou tausga, o oe o se
sitiseni Ausetalia pe ua e nofomau foi, e mafai
ona e talosaga ia avea oe ma matua - fai
e tausia tamaiti. E mafai pe afai e te nofo na
o oe, ua e faaipoipo poo lua nonofo foi lē
faaipoipo ma lau pa’aga; o e nofolisi pe o sou
lava fale; o e faigaluega ( mo le taimi atoa pe
na o se faa-vaitaimi) pe ete lē faigaluega foi,
o seisi e i ai se fanau pe leai foi se fanau.
Can I be a foster carer?
E maua e matua - fai e tausia tamaiti le tele
o ituaiga lagolago ma fesoasoani, e aofia ai:
• le a’oa’oina fua leai se totogi pe faapefea
ona tausi tamaiti e matua - fai
• e i ai le tagata faigaluega e lagolagoina
oe ma le tamaititi
• e asiasi atu pea lava le tagata faigaluega
• e i ai lou avanoa e vili ai le laina
o faalavelave faafuase’i e 24 itula o tatala
• e i ai lou avanoa e maua ai kulupu
e lagolago i matua - fai, e tausia tamaiti
• o avanoa mo tausiga ae se’i fai se
malologa poo ni malologa pupu’u
• fesoasoani tautupe ina ia faamalieina ai
manaoga o le tamaititi
O a ni fesoasoani tautupe
o le a mafai ona maua mai?
Ona o oe o le matua - fai e tausia tamaiti,
o le a e mauaina le alauni e fesoasoani ia oe
i le fafagaina, faalavalava, faaa’ogaina ma le
faamalieina o manaoga o le tamaititi a’o i ai
i lau tausiga. E i ai isi aofaiga o peimeni ma
tupe e toe faaola mai e mafai foi ona maua
e tamaiti i tulaga faapitoa ma tulaga faapena.
What support will I receive?
Foster carers have access to a range of
supports, including:
• free training on how to care for
foster children
• a caseworker to support you and
the child
• regular visits from a caseworker
• access to a 24 hour emergency
call line
• access to support groups for
foster carers
• opportunities for respite care or
short breaks
• financial assistance to meet the
needs of the child
What financial assistance
will be available?
As a foster carer you will receive a fortnightly
allowance to help to feed, clothe, educate
and meet the needs of the child in your
care. A number of other payments and
reimbursements are also available for certain
children and situations.
E faapefea ona ou talosaga
ia avea a’u ma matua - fai e tausia tamaiti?
Afai ete manao ia avea oe ma matua - fai
e tausia tamaiti, e manaomia lou talosaga
i se ofisa tutotonu e vaaia talosaga mo
le fia avea ma matua - fai. E tele lava
ofisa tutotonu e vaaia le tulaga lea mo
matua - fai e tausia tamaiti i NSW, ma e
tofu lava le ofisa tutotonu ia ma a latou
faatulagaina o talosaga. O le upu masani
lava, o le talosaga e fia avea ma matua - fai
e tausia tamaiti e aofia ai mea nei:
• faatumu le pepa talosaga
• e fai le suesuega i le saogalemu
o lou fale
• ete tuuina mai tusi mai le foma’i i lou
soifua maloloina ma tusi e faamaonia
ai oe (references)
• o siaki i le Working with Children
(Galue mo Tamaiti) ma ni
faamaumauga i ni solitulafo
• o lou auai i a’oa’oga muamua lava i le
avea ma matua - fai e tausia tamaiti
• faatalanoaga e iloilo ai pe tatau ona
avea oe ma matua - fai e tausia tamaiti
ma o latou aiga
O fea ou te maua ai nisi
faamatalaga e uiga i le tausia
o tamaiti faamatua - fai?
Afai o e fiafia ma manao e tausia
se tamaititi faamatua - fai, poo e
manaomia foi i nisi faamatalaga,
valaau le Fostering NSW i le
1800 236 783 poo lou asiasi i le
www.fosteringnsw.com.au ina ia
e faalogo ai i tala moni e uiga i le
tagata e tausia tamaiti (carer).
How do I apply to become a
foster carer?
If you would like to be a foster carer, you
need to apply with a foster care agency.
There are various foster care agencies in
NSW and each agency will have its own
application process. Generally speaking,
applying to become a foster carer
involves:
• completing an application form
• a safety inspection of your home
• providing medical and personal
references
• Working with Children and criminal
record checks
• participating in initial training on being
a foster carer
• assessment interviews with the
potential foster carer and their family
Where do I find out more
about foster caring?
If you are interested in fostering a
child or would like more information,
call Fostering NSW on 1800 236 783
or visit www.fosteringnsw.com.au
Tapa design kindly provided by NSW Council for Pacific Communities
O le a se lagolago poo ni
fesoasoani e mafai ona ou
mauaina?
For more information please contact:
Fostering NSW
1800 236 783
www.fosteringnsw.com.au