Glossary

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  • Autonomy – being independent and not relying on others.
  • Freedom of choice – the freedom to make any choice from a wide range of available options.
  • Holistic approach – means to provide support that looks at the whole person.
  • Kaitiakitanga – The value of recognising, nurturing and protecting that which is important, in order to engage in trusting relationships to support greater wellbeing.
  • Kotahitanga – The value to working collaboratively to support greater wellbeing.
  • Manaakitanga – Supporting people in a way that recognises their mana to support greater wellbeing.
  • Personal plan – is a generic term that covers the individual or group plans (may also be referred to by other names) that are developed with people receiving support (and may include their whānau/family and other support persons).
  • Self-determination – the ability to determine your own future.
  • Self-sufficiency – the ability to do things for yourself and care for yourself.
  • Whakapapa – it is vital to understand Māori common ancestry that cherishes places such as marae as symbolic homes; and sharing on the basis of kinship, rather than on the basis of legal responsibility or ownership.
  • Whakawhānaungatanga – The value of supporting identity, connection and relationships to support greater wellbeing.
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