Counselling services:

• Alcohol and Drug Anger-management

• General Individual and Family

• Parenting

• Youth and Family Violence

• Youth at Risk

Support services:

• Advocacy

• Assessment

• Budgeting

• Community Services

• Cultural Advisory and Consultation

• Gambling Advisory

• Interpreting

• Mediation

• Passport and Citizenship Advice

• Practical Assistance

Programmes:

• Alcohol and Drug Awareness

• Problem Gambling Awareness

• Cross Roads

• Pacific Parents for Tomorrow

• Youth Violence and Prevention

Maota Fa'afouina Residential House

The Maota Fa'afouina Residential House is located in the district of Aranui, Christchurch.

It is a half-way house for clients who have completed intensive treatment at alcohol and drug facilities.

Often clients who have been referred to these facilities for intensive treatment, are ill-equipped to look after themselves and have been living on the street.

At the Maota Fa'afouina Residential House, these people are taught basic living skills such as cooking, cleaning and hygiene. In a very real sense, these clients are taught a new lifestyle.

The nature of their previous addictions and the fact they are accustomed to lying and stealing in order to support their condition means that these special clients must be closely supervised and monitored.

Referrals

Pacific Island Evaluation works closely with many other agencies including the Courts, Child Youth & Family Services (C.Y.F.).

Pacific Island Evaluation Incorporated is known within the treatment community for specialising in working with Pacific Island people. As such, Pacific Island Evaluation liaises with other organisations and receives referrals from them.

Similarly, Pacific Island Evaluation refers clients with special treatment needs to specialised facilities such as Odyssey House in Christchurch.

Pacific Island Evaluation also administers two other important services - a residential house for recovering clients, interpreting and a client advocacy service.

For agencies wishing to refer clients to our service, you may download a copy of our referral form in the Resources section of our website.

Goals of Counselling

Pacific Island Evaluation provides counselling for alcohol and drug abuse as well as anger-management, family counselling, budgeting and other drug and alcohol-related problems.  

Pacific Island Evaluation has been around since 1990 and is well known both in the Pacific Island community and among alcohol and drug treatment providers.

The goals of counselling at Pacific Island Evaluation are:

• Promote a healthier lifestyle

• Alcohol and drug-free life

• Non-violent behaviour

• Self-confidence

• Better awareness of right and wrong

• Solid financial-management

• Honesty

• Promote a non-judgemental attitude

These goals are achieved by incorporating Pacific Island culture and values with traditional counselling methods, promoting a holistic concept of treatment and health.

Clients Rights & Responsibilities

As a client of Pacific Island Evaluation Incorporated (hereinafter “P.I.E.I.), you have rights as outlined in the Policy and Procedure Manual. Those rights are as follows:

• Clients are entitled to considerate and respectful care, irrespective of their gender, class, race, sexual preference, or their economic, education or religious background.

• Clients are entitled to dignity, respect as well as health and safety at all times with protection from real or threatened physical punishment from physical, psychological and/or sexual abuse and from involuntary physical confinement.

• Clients are entitled to supportive and safe environments when engaged in P.I.E.I. activities.

• Clients are entitled to full information from workers about their care and P.I.E.I.’s philosophy and methods in terms they can understand.

• Clients are entitled to unbiased information about P.I.E.I. and the services that it offers.

• Clients are entitled to privacy and confidentiality of information regarding their participation with P.I.E.I. in accordance with the laws of New Zealand.

• Information relating to clients remains confidential to the clients and staff of P.I.E.I. No information is available to any other person(s) unless the client has full knowledge and signs a written consent for the release of information; or unless there is a clear danger to his or her life, to others or to the general public.

• Clients are entitled to be advised of the reason for the presence of any other person(s) not directly involved with their care and have the full right to refuse this involvement.

• Clients are entitled to discontinue their involvement with P.I.E.I. at any time without physical or physical harassment.

• Clients should know that P.I.E.I. has a Client Grievance Procedure that may be followed if they wish to lay a complaint about the action or services provided by the programme or any staff involved with the programme.

• Clients are entitled to have access to cultural advice consistent with their cultural beliefs as part of the commitment P.I.E.I. has to cultural awareness.