Guide to different placement options for looked-after children, their legal standing and good practice considerations in decision-making
The role of the social worker who must prepare a report for the court, what that report should include and what support a local authority may put in place for the child, their carers, and their birth families.
Covers when assessment should take place, what the purpose of assessment is, and the legislation and statutory guidance that local authorities should follow
Provides a quick, practical guide to the difference between informal and formal kinship care, when social workers should consider kinship care as a placement option, and how to carry out viability assessments.
Therapeutic parenting is a term commonly used for foster carers, adopters and kinship carers who look after children who have suffered trauma, normally through early life neglect and/or abuse. The aim of therapeutic parenting is to enable the child to recover from the trauma they have experienced.