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(2007), proposes the idea of using family preservation services within adoptive families. The reasoning behind this there is a growing concern about children’s adjustment beyond the legalization of their adoption (Berry et al. 2007). Berry et al. (2007), speaks of a study that was done with adoptive families receiving family preservation services, to find if the services helped the families stay enacted six and 12 months prior to receiving services.
As parents they automatically continue to have parental responsibility but with a care order, the local authority can limit parental responsibility if needed for the child. When a care order is made local authorities share the responsibility if the child with its parents but have the say in the important decisions about the child’s upbringing like where they will live and where and how they are educated. Care orders can only be made for children under the age of 17 and stops at their 18th birthday. Reasons why children may become looked after Family related Child related One reason a child may become looked after is because of an illness or a death of a parent. If a child’s parent because that ill to the extent where they cannot support their child and the child is not given good care, they have to become looked after.
Benefits of Foster Care Foster care has been around for many years, but has anybody really asked themselves how it benefits a child? Having a dream of becoming a social worker here in the near future, is a great motivation to learn how many kids need help from a social worker. Foster care was established by the English law in the 1562. ("A Brief History of the United States Foster Care System") Its intent was to get kids that came from poor families into homes that belonged to wealthy families. These kids that were placed into foster care were allowed to leave when they became of age.
“Placement Shift, Sibling Relationship Quality, and Child Outcomes in Foster Care: A Review” Abstract: The study sought to investigate sibling unity and its affect on child behavior problems while in the foster care system. The study tried to find support for the long held protective policy of placing siblings together. In the study of 156 maltreated children, siblings were in one of three placement groups: continuously together, continuously apart, or disrupted placement. Changes in child adjustment as a function of sibling relationship and placement group were examined. Positivity and negativity between siblings and individual behavior problems were noted before placement and observed upon follow-up.
The influences that repeatedly are being applied are examples such as partnership with parents. This is something within my setting that we are constantly trying to improve. We believe to have effective working partnership with parents and carers it provides the best care for the child, enabling them to learn and develop. McMillan was not the only pioneer who was a firm believer of this other examples include Froebel and Issacs. Wolfendale acknowledges that “the value of partnership with parents has been recognized since it was stated in the plowden report (1967) that by involving parents the children may be helped and the fact that many settings now routinely work closer with parents.” Brudenell, Kay (2008, p274) I believe as time goes on the Ideologies and theories will continue to be put into our practice within working settings.
Children’s Services WORK PLACEMENT Assessment Practical Skills Checklist CHC50908 Diploma of Children’s Services (Early Childhood Education and Care) Cluster 111 – Semester 1 2012 Learner Guide Version 2 Assessors Copy Acknowledgments The TAFE NSW Training and Education Support Industry Skills Unit, Meadowbank would like to acknowledge the support and assistance of the following people in the production of this learner resource guide: Work Placement Working Group Kay Adams, Gila Goetz, Susan Bird, Fiona McDonald, Sharee Bloomfield, Judy Palmer, Sue Cormack, Rozanne Ping, Lyn Davidson, Sandy Pritchard and Mindy King Teachers, Children’s Services TAFE NSW Writer and Project Manager: Gail Horwood A/ Education Programs
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