Theme
Foster carers are increasingly being asked to care for a parent and their child during care proceedings, and to contribute towards the assessment of parenting capacity. This type of arrangement is complex, involving different tasks and responsibilities. This course will consider the foster carer's key role in providing parent and child arrangements and ensuring successful outcomes for children. It will also provide clarity about the role of the agency and the supervising social worker in monitoring, reviewing, evaluating and supporting foster carers, whilst making certain that practice is transparent and compliant with the law.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course participants will have:
- An understanding of the legal and regulatory bases for parent and child arrangements
- Recognised the roles and responsibilities of the foster carer and the parent
- Reflected on messages from research and identify the specific aspects that relate to successful outcomes
- Considered the management of safeguarding issues
Who should attend?
- Children’s social workers who assess and care plan for babies and children placed in parent and child fostering arrangements
- Social workers who assess prospective foster carers
- Supervising social workers who support parent and child foster carers
- Parent and child foster carers
- Managers or panel advisors with responsibility for quality assuring these assessments and reviews
- Panel members with an interest in parent and child fostering
“I learnt a lot about the different types of parent and child arrangements and how they all differ. It helped me to understand the work and the commitment needed for this type of placement and helped me and my husband make choices regarding out current foster placement that is pregnant and the best ways to support her.”
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