Promoting resilience in fostered children and young people
Who this guide is for
This guide is aimed primarily at qualifying and newly qualified childcare professionals and outlines why, as a professional, you matter in the life of a foster child.
This guide will be useful to the following groups:
- qualifying social workers
- post-qualifying social workers
- foster carers
- Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) workers
- qualifying teachers
- educational psychologists
The guide also provides resources on the development of service delivery, and will interest:
- inspectors for the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate (CSCI) and the Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales (CISW)
- childcare coordinators and quality assurance managers
- members of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs)
The guide will benefit your practice by:
- helping you to engage in the debate about what policies will best serve children and their families in your own agencies
- providing a review of the knowledge base on adopting a resilience-based approach and will help you in your own cases
- showing you how social work and social care agencies work, highlighting practical examples of where agencies support the strengths of children and their families