

What are the recurring patterns within this family?ĭescriptors: whānau or family history and functioningġ0 - Positive whānau or family history and functioning.What have been family’s difficulties across generations – health concerns, drug/alcohol use, violence, crime, separation/divorce of parents?.What are the family strengths and resources – in challenging situations, problem solving, support and encouragement?.What are the interactions and behaviours between family members in achieving family functions – listening and speaking to each other, interest, concern and affection for each other, roles, rules, expectations and boundaries, conflict management?.


How are parental and other family relationships maintained?.If mokopuna do not live with their parent/s or a family member:.How are hapū/iwi connections and relationships experienced by mokopuna Māori?.What level of support does the mokopuna get from the wider family?.Are relationships sustainable over time?.How do the connections and relationships provide safety and support for mokopuna?.Where does the mokopuna place themselves within their whānau or family?.Use a genogram to map out who is in the family and how they are connected.What is the nature and quality of relationships between family members – who are close to each other, or don’t get on, frequency of contact with each other?.What is the family structure – who is in the family, in which generations, how are they connected, where are they living?.Subdomain: Extended family/whānau connections & relationships
