Strategies and interventions aimed at maintaining consistent and secure care placements for children.
Navigating the terminology of the UK social care system can often feel like learning a new language. Whether you are a foster carer, a residential childcare worker, or a family member, you will frequently hear terms like "Looked After Child" (LAC) and "Child in Care". While these terms are often...
In our relentlessly fast-paced world, you play a crucial role in steering children towards activities that promote relaxation and mindfulness. Your exploration into these simple yet deeply impactful activities is key to enhancing the well-being of young minds. You are instrumental in nurturing a...
Sometimes Placements just don’t work out, and that’s fine. A Disruption meeting will be called when a placement is close to breaking down or has ended abruptly this will normally happen prior to a Stability meeting but can be escalated straight to a disruption meeting depending on the placements Warning Procedures or the circumstance of the issue
A Placement Stability Meeting will be called when the placement of a child in foster care, residential or a semi-independence placement is considered to be at risk of disrupting.
As humans, we spend half our lives working hard to make it through life. but one way to make your working life easier is settling for the long term into a career. but below I will explain the differences from working in Job Compared to a career. A Job Doesn't normally have good benefits Doesn't...
Authorised Leave means: that your local Authority knows your staying away from your placement, and agree that it is safe to do so. Home / Background Checks Required. social workers normally will want to conduct a police check to...
A MISPER is short for Missing persons. when a person goes missing we would follow a procedure
When curfew arrives and the resident is not in the home. We should try to contact them to see where they are. if they are staying out the residential placement, has it been allowed by the local authority?
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