Professional Practice

There are seven principles guiding RTLB practice.

 Inclusive 

 Culturally  affirming and responsive

 Ecological 

 Collaborative 

 Strengths based

 Evidence informed

 Ākonga and  Whānau centered

Once the request for support has been prioritised and allocated by the cluster, the RTLB responds by working through the RTLB practice sequence. The steps may not always be followed in order. Sometimes new information may require going back to a previous stage in the sequence.

Improving outcomes for ākonga is central to all RTLB interventions. The focus of interventions may be Individual, Group or School.

The collaborative team involved in the steps includes RTLB, kaiako/teachers (e.g. class teacher, principal, SENCo/learning support coordinator), whānau/parents, family caregivers; other agencies may be involved when appropriate.

We follow  a collaborative problem-solving sequence in our practice called He Pikorua. For more information see: https://hepikorua.education.govt.nz/our-story/ 

For more information please see http://rtlb.tki.org.nz/Professional-practice