Primary Mental Health & Addictions
Pasifika Foundational Competencies

This survey will take approximately 14 minutes to complete.

This survey is for Foundational Competencies only. If you also need to complete the Enhanced or Leadership Competencies, please refer to the separate survey links for them after doing this survey.

Section 1: Personal Demographic and Workforce Information

1. What is your name?(Required)

2. What is your email address?(Required)

Your personal details are kept confidential along with all data from the survey. Name and email addresses are to help link separate completed surveys with one another, and for Le Va to provide a copy of your completed surveys.

3. What is your ethnicity? (you can select multiple ethnicities)(Required)

Māori

Fijian

Niuean

Samoan

Tongan

Cook Island Māori

Tokelauan

Other Pasifika

NZ European / Pākehā

Chinese

Indian

African

Southeast Asian

European

Latin American

Middle Eastern

I prefer not to answer

Other

Other ethnicity

4. Please select your services region(s)(Required)

Auckland

Bay of Plenty

Cantebury

Gisborne

Hawkes Bay

Manawatū - Whanganui

Marlborough

Nelson

Northland

Otago

Southland

Taranaki

Tasman

Waikato

Wellington

West Coast

National - across Aotearoa

5. Please select your organisation type(Required)

Non Governmental Organisation (NGO)

Primary Health Organisation (PHO)

Other

6. What is the name of your organisation?(Required)

7. What is the name of your team?(Required)

8. What is your job / role title?(Required)

9. How long have you been in this job / role for?(Required)

< 1 year

1 - 2 years

3 - 4 years

5 - 10 years

11 - 19 years

20 + years

10. Is your role part or fully funded by Access & Choice? Please consult with your team leader or manager if you are unsure.(Required)

Yes - Full time

Yes - Part time

11. How long have you worked in the Primary Mental Health and Addictions sector for?(Required)

< 1 year

1 - 2 years

3 - 4 years

5 - 10 years

11 - 19 years

20 + years

Section 2: Foundational Competencies for Preparedness - Preparing to take this Journey

For each competency, we ask you to rate your abilities from 1-3.

12. Awareness(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Aware of own limitations and strengths
Awareness of own power
Understands the importance of someone's readiness to change and that different people will be in different places

13. Attitude(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Recognises the role of service in empowering people
Recognises own wellbeing in being prepared to work with others
Has an attitude that grows love and humility

14. Knowledge(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Knows what services can and cannot be provided in the organisation, and the ability to clearly communicate this
Knows own limits
Knows what can be offered and how to journey forward

15. Skills(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Is able to communicate clearly and simply
Able to self-reflect and seek support for own needs (e.g., professional supervision, the need to debrief, access and engage in ongoing professional development)

16. Behaviour(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Clarifies person and families’ expectations, comes to a shared understanding about next steps
Looks after own wellbeing and engages in regular self-care activities
Informs others of service limits

Section 3: Foundational Competencies for Engagement - Boarding the Vaka

For each competency, we ask you to rate your abilities from 1-3.

17. Awareness(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Appreciates and acknowledges the wide-ranging cultural diversity of the NZ population (e.g., Palagi, Asian, Māori)
Appreciates and understands Pasifika cultural diversity
Values the process of talanoa in engagement
Appreciates and understands that dignity and respect promotes safety

18. Attitude(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Understands barriers to Pasifika accessing MHA support in the community
Aware of community stigma
Encourages dignity and respect and enhances the mana of the person
Encourages spiritual safety according to the persons beliefs

19. Knowledge(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Knows the value and importance of cultural knowledge holders in the engagement process
Understands mental distress can arise from cultural, psychological, social, and biological factors

20. Skills(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Knows basic greetings in Pasifika languages
Identifies and involves a person’s village of support people (key people such as family, friends, other professionals) in the person's healing journey
Can respond in a developmentally appropriate way (use of appropriate language and engagement strategies with all ages)
Basic person-centered skills of good listening, empathy, compassion, trust, and giving unconditional hope/positive regard

21. Behaviour(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Demonstrates Pacific values with people
Self-reflective of own (cultural) position and its impact on the engagement process
Demonstrates skills of relating in a person-centered way
Demonstrates belief in recovery and uses recovery-focused language both with people and other staff
Uses technology appropriately to engage

Section 4: Foundational Competencies for Exploring Needs - Navigating with the Environment

For each competency, we ask you to rate your abilities from 1-3.

22. Awareness(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Aware of the importance of the collective and family role
Aware of the Pacific language nuance in how we create the world and experiences
Has different ways of understanding / taking perspectives on problems and wellbeing

23. Attitudes(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Demonstrates holistic assessment process
Incorporates the collective and spiritual beliefs
Open-mindedness to different perspectives

24. Knowledge(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Understands the use of language and Talanoa in assessment
Understands and recognises specific Pasifika cultural risk and protective factors
Familiarity with Pasifika / cultural assessments (e.g., Matalafi matrix, Hua Oranga)
Understands the relationship between mental health and substance use

25. Skill(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Able to assess using basic assessment models – both Pacific and clinical
Recognises strengths, resilience, and protective factors when assessing needs. Identifies and builds upon people’s strengths
Works with colleagues to gain further understanding and perspectives
Uses language in manner to understand

Section 5: Foundational Competencies for Shared Understanding - Knowing where we are going

For each competency, we ask you to rate your abilities from 1-3.

26. Awareness & Attitude(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Appreciates that every treatment plan must be person / family centered
Encourages faith in shared understandings and in the overall journey
Willingness to continually co-collaborate formulations with people
Promotes continued communication and language that the client understands (non-clinical)

27. Knowledge(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Understands the importance of person and family’s feedback to inform intervention plans
Can describe and share about a person / family in a strengths-based way using recovery-focused language

28. Skill(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Can incorporate people's wishes and desires into treatment planning
Can summarise and share assessment findings with person / family using shared language that is easily understood

29. Behaviour(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Demonstrates collaboration in treatment plans and goals
Informs person / family of journey, steps, and progress

Section 6: Foundational Competencies for Collaborative Action - Hoisting Sails

For each competency, we ask you to rate your abilities from 1-3.

30. Awareness(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Aware of the significance of the role culture plays in a person’s healing journey
Awareness of the need for person to build their own skills for the journey of growth and learning

31. Attitude(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Has an attitude that fosters growth and development
Understands that mental health and addictions are impacted by people's experiences (has a "what has happened to you" approach, not "what is wrong with you")

32. Knowledge(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Knows basic psychoeducation relating to common presentations seen in PMHA
Knows trauma-informed approaches

33. Skills(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Able to provide basic psychoeducation in culturally informed manner
Develops plans and goals in collaboration with people and their families
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as goal setting
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as problem solving
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as relaxation exercises
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as journaling
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as values-based activities
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as behavioural activation
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as emotional regulation strategies
Able to support person to identify and develop skills through interventions such as mindfulness
Is confident in Motivational interviewing
Is confident in supporting and delivering interventions to families
Is confident in applying addictions approaches
Able to use and share digital interventions

Additional intervention examples

Please list any interventions not included above and rate your level of development (support needed) for each.

33 a. Intervention

33 a. Intervention rating

1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)

33 b. Intervention

33 b. Intervention rating

1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)

33 c. Intervention

33 c. Intervention rating

1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)

33 d. Intervention

33 d. Intervention rating

1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)

33 e. Intervention

33 e. Intervention rating

1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)

34. Behaviour(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Facilitates culturally appropriate groups and programs
Aware of support other team members can make and brings them onboard when required
Accesses printable and online information, resources and psychoeducation for person and families

Section 7: Foundational Competencies for Connections and Mapping - In a Fleet

For each competency, we ask you to rate your abilities from 1-3.

35. Awareness(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Validates a person's need for support and encourages cultural and traditional practices accessed within a person’s village of supports
Awareness of the power and mana of the collective

36. Attitude(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Encourages person and their family to explore and engage with other community support organisations

37. Knowledge(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Understands team roles and works collaboratively with other professionals internally and in the community
Aware of self-management / mutual support groups available within the community (e.g., Twelve Step Programmes, Bravehearts, SMART Recovery)
Knows how to connect people to evidence-based parenting courses in the community

38. Skills(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Understands that outcomes for families accessing services are often strongly linked to social determinants of health (housing, education, employment, community participation)

39. Behaviour(Required)

	1. Developing (a lot of support required)	2. Further Developed (some support required)	3. Fully Developed (minimal or no support required)	Not Applicable
Works with other organisations for the best interest of person/family
Logistically supports people to access different services

Primary Mental Health & AddictionsPasifika Foundational Competencies

Section 1: Personal Demographic and Workforce Information

Section 2: Foundational Competencies for Preparedness - Preparing to take this Journey

Section 3: Foundational Competencies for Engagement - Boarding the Vaka

Section 4: Foundational Competencies for Exploring Needs - Navigating with the Environment

Section 5: Foundational Competencies for Shared Understanding - Knowing where we are going

Section 6: Foundational Competencies for Collaborative Action - Hoisting Sails

Additional intervention examples

Section 7: Foundational Competencies for Connections and Mapping - In a Fleet

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