Ten top tips for placing siblings eBook only

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners.

Our relationships with our brothers and sisters are potentially the most long–lasting of our lives. For children, full, half and step–siblings can provide comfort and reassurance as well as a crucial means of learning who they are by comparing themselves to important others. However, siblings can sometimes be a source of conflict and a barrier to emotional recovery from trauma. How can social workers take these complex variables into account whilst ensuring that any decision made about placing siblings is in the best interests of each child?

This book explores the different, often conflicting, principles involved in placing looked after brothers and sisters. Using a child–centred approach, it emphasises the importance of getting to know each individual child as well as considering the needs of the sibling group as a whole.

The book will be particularly helpful for newly qualified social workers; experienced practitioners will be able to use it for quick reference and as a prompt for further thought and exploration.

This book is available as an eBook only. It can be downloaded free by CoramBAAF members from the members’ area of the website or purchased below.

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