Abstract:
Ngā raranga whenu/Weaving strands: #3 is the third summary report from case-study based research that aimed to explore the meaning and application of the term ‘therapeutic’ in the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODT Court). This report describes the therapeutic framework Ngā raranga whenu/weaving strands in action. In doing so, this report recognises the weaving of the four strands of Pango/Law, KŌwhai/U.S. Best Practice, Mā/Recovery and Whero/Lore that constitute the therapeutic framework is a simultaneously philosophical and practical endeavour. Qualitative descriptions are introduced to demonstrate the roles of AODT Court team, their teamwork and the wider collaboration that occurs with key stakeholders. The roles of the tūruturu/court coordinators, aho poka/case managers, whakamata/defence counsel, aho tāhuhu/police prosecutors, kaitiaki/pou oranga, kaiwhatu/judges and whatu aho rua/peer support workers are also described. Throughout these sections there is specific focus on the interactions that occur between professionals and the report also briefly illustrates ngā ratonga/the wider community that supports the AODT Court to highlight the large network of professionals that assist the AODT Court team.
