About Us
Our Name:
Tautoko means support.
Our Symbol:
The Kauri Tree, represents Strength and Growth.
Charitable Trust:
Tautoko Services is registered with the Charities Commission (CC26019) and is governed by a Board of Trustees-for information on our status and current Board members please refer to Tautoko Services at http://www.charities.govt.nz
We Provide a Service For:
Children or adults with an intellectual disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder, whose behaviour challenges.
What do we Provide?
You will have a coordinator who will work with you and your support network to:
Assess your needs and circumstances and develop a personalised behavioural support plan with you to bring about changes. Support you to use the plan. Talk with you and others to find out how the plan is working. Agree to finish when the plan is working well.
Positive behaviour support is a set of research-based stategies used to increase quality of life and decrease problem behaviour by teaching new skills and making changes in a person's enviroment. To see how we use Positive Behaviour Support go to:
Positive Behaviour Support pdf
Our strategic direction will be guided by the following principles:
Energy, potential, the void, nothingness.
Te Po
Ranginui and Papatuanuku in close embrace.
The children of Ranginui and Papatuanuki live in immense darkness, the night, a state of confusion, little room for movement.
Discussion, planning and designing ways forward so as to create light and space.
Te Ao Marama
The world of light, our world.
New perspectives, movement - freedom to move and design.
Ranginui and Papatuanuku prevented light from reaching the world because of their close embrace, and their offspring lived in a world of darkness between the bodies of their parents. And they plotted against their parents in order to let light into the world.
It is said that some of the sons decided that their situation could be remedied only if they separated their parents; so that Ranginui would be pushed up to become the sky and Papatuanuku remain as their Earth. They set about their task. It was Tane who finally rendered them apart by resting his shoulders upon Papatuanuku and thrusting his legs upwards and pushing Ranginui to the sky and bringing about Te Ao Marama. By this deed Tane, of many names, came to be known as Tane-Mahuta (lord of the forest).
Our Te Kauri Model is symbolic of Tane Mahuta seperating Ranginui and Papatuanuku and bringing about Te Ao Marama. The Kauri tree itself being Tane Mahuta.
Te Ao Marama is a place of enlightenment, where new understandings are created. As we continue to live in Te Ao Marama we continue to give birth to new perspectives and understandings, and to natural progress of growth, just as the Kauri does.
Understanding, empathy, to walk alongside
Layer upon layer.
The rings of the Kauri represent the age and growth and our experiences. The rings also represent our stories, our whakapapa.
We can only understand and empathise with people if we know their whakapapa, their stories.
Our life, our journey determines where we are as individuals and as whanau.
There can be indentations in the bark, the indentations heal somewhat but this will not hinder the growth of the Kauri. If the tree is damageed it will still grow. The Kauri can sometimes go through difficult times but overcomes these difficulties and continues to grow.
The harder the Kauri fights to stay alive, the stronger the Kauri becomes.
It grows strong and straight and is not swayed by other things, or negative perceptions.
The Kauri is a native tree, unique to our environment. It has deep roots, strong and firm, like our values and ethics.
There may be whanau and mentors to help people grow.
See the whole person - layer upon layer, past - present - future. Have a greater understanding of each other.
Seedlings that grow bring new knowledge, and also strengthen our knowledge.
Inclusion
To bring people together
The nutrients the Kauri receives determines the tree's growth. If the tree reaches its tenth year you know it has received the right nutrients. Other plants and elements were very important in the survival of the Kauri.
The Kauri is part of the forest with its own specific role, part of the give and receive cycle.
The Kauri has a relationship to the broader environment, just as everyone plays a part in the community.
Inclusion is about relationships, support systems, a sense of belonging, a sense of identity. Whanau is the foundation of this system - membership within a community.
Strength Based
Fallen leaves feed the tree's growth, which enables the tree to nurture the Naghere.
The Kauri becomes a shelter that protects other growth, as we support advocacy and self-growth.
The tree is a sifter of raindrops; the sifting nurtures the earth far better than the raindrops that fall directly onto the earth. The branches form a huge canopy. This canopy allows the earth to recieve a good amount of water, not too much.
The Kauri becomes a support and protection for birds. We provide support for all staff and each other.
Recognise people's strengths and abilities.
Support enhancement of current abilities and skills.
Support development of new abilities, skills and opportunities.
As the Kauri feeds and beautifies the ngahere, the birds, and elevates their strengths, we strenghten whanau and community links, and celebrate the person.
We use an empowerment model and act with humility. We don't come in as experts; we don't impose.
Seeds are dropped by birds to begin new growth in different areas.
Create a positive image:
Mana - strengths.
Aki - to lift, encourage.
To acknowledge and lift Mana of others, by feeding, nurturing and caring.
Our strategic processes will be to monitor and reflect regularly as a group on our direction - to seek input from and give feedback to the broader team on an ongoing basis.
To ensure we are headed in the right direction, we require that we all keep an eye on the broader environment to ensure that our maps of the terrain through which we travel are current.
Tautoko Services has a Clinical Advisory Board of four Registered Clinical Psychologists who have extensive experience in working with people with intellectual disabilities and people on the Autism Spectrum.
Assess your needs and circumstances and develop a personalised behavioural support plan with you to bring about changes. Support you to use the plan. Talk with you and others to find out how the plan is working. Agree to finish when the plan is working well.
Positive behaviour support is a set of research-based stategies used to increase quality of life and decrease problem behaviour by teaching new skills and making changes in a person's enviroment. To see how we use Positive Behaviour Support go to:
Positive Behaviour Support pdf
Our strategic direction will be guided by the following principles:
Te Kauri Model
The Creation
Te KoreEnergy, potential, the void, nothingness.
Te Po
Ranginui and Papatuanuku in close embrace.
The children of Ranginui and Papatuanuki live in immense darkness, the night, a state of confusion, little room for movement.
Discussion, planning and designing ways forward so as to create light and space.
Te Ao Marama
The world of light, our world.
New perspectives, movement - freedom to move and design.
Ranginui and Papatuanuku prevented light from reaching the world because of their close embrace, and their offspring lived in a world of darkness between the bodies of their parents. And they plotted against their parents in order to let light into the world.
It is said that some of the sons decided that their situation could be remedied only if they separated their parents; so that Ranginui would be pushed up to become the sky and Papatuanuku remain as their Earth. They set about their task. It was Tane who finally rendered them apart by resting his shoulders upon Papatuanuku and thrusting his legs upwards and pushing Ranginui to the sky and bringing about Te Ao Marama. By this deed Tane, of many names, came to be known as Tane-Mahuta (lord of the forest).
Our Te Kauri Model is symbolic of Tane Mahuta seperating Ranginui and Papatuanuku and bringing about Te Ao Marama. The Kauri tree itself being Tane Mahuta.
Te Ao Marama is a place of enlightenment, where new understandings are created. As we continue to live in Te Ao Marama we continue to give birth to new perspectives and understandings, and to natural progress of growth, just as the Kauri does.
Whakapapa
Understanding, empathy, to walk alongsideLayer upon layer.
The rings of the Kauri represent the age and growth and our experiences. The rings also represent our stories, our whakapapa.
We can only understand and empathise with people if we know their whakapapa, their stories.
Our life, our journey determines where we are as individuals and as whanau.
There can be indentations in the bark, the indentations heal somewhat but this will not hinder the growth of the Kauri. If the tree is damageed it will still grow. The Kauri can sometimes go through difficult times but overcomes these difficulties and continues to grow.
The harder the Kauri fights to stay alive, the stronger the Kauri becomes.
It grows strong and straight and is not swayed by other things, or negative perceptions.
The Kauri is a native tree, unique to our environment. It has deep roots, strong and firm, like our values and ethics.
There may be whanau and mentors to help people grow.
See the whole person - layer upon layer, past - present - future. Have a greater understanding of each other.
Seedlings that grow bring new knowledge, and also strengthen our knowledge.
Whanaungatanga
InclusionTo bring people together
The nutrients the Kauri receives determines the tree's growth. If the tree reaches its tenth year you know it has received the right nutrients. Other plants and elements were very important in the survival of the Kauri.
The Kauri is part of the forest with its own specific role, part of the give and receive cycle.
The Kauri has a relationship to the broader environment, just as everyone plays a part in the community.
Inclusion is about relationships, support systems, a sense of belonging, a sense of identity. Whanau is the foundation of this system - membership within a community.
Manaakitanga
Strength BasedFallen leaves feed the tree's growth, which enables the tree to nurture the Naghere.
The Kauri becomes a shelter that protects other growth, as we support advocacy and self-growth.
The tree is a sifter of raindrops; the sifting nurtures the earth far better than the raindrops that fall directly onto the earth. The branches form a huge canopy. This canopy allows the earth to recieve a good amount of water, not too much.
The Kauri becomes a support and protection for birds. We provide support for all staff and each other.
Recognise people's strengths and abilities.
Support enhancement of current abilities and skills.
Support development of new abilities, skills and opportunities.
As the Kauri feeds and beautifies the ngahere, the birds, and elevates their strengths, we strenghten whanau and community links, and celebrate the person.
We use an empowerment model and act with humility. We don't come in as experts; we don't impose.
Seeds are dropped by birds to begin new growth in different areas.
Create a positive image:
Mana - strengths.
Aki - to lift, encourage.
To acknowledge and lift Mana of others, by feeding, nurturing and caring.
Our strategic processes will be to monitor and reflect regularly as a group on our direction - to seek input from and give feedback to the broader team on an ongoing basis.
To ensure we are headed in the right direction, we require that we all keep an eye on the broader environment to ensure that our maps of the terrain through which we travel are current.