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Help and Support:

Take a look at our FAQ section on this website to find the answers to some question which have been asked by our clients.

F.A.Q

This section is created so you can have question and answers to some common queries about Children of all nations.

Q: What is the role of the carer?

A: THE ROLE OF THE CARER Children of All Nations aim is to offer children and young people high quality care in a family setting, which values diversity, promote equality, and provide all young persons placed with positive experiences of family life. The Children Act 1989 and the United Kingdom National Standards and Regulations outline the features which relate to the role of a foster carer. To be responsible for the care in one’s home of a child or children placed by an authority, and to work with the agency and all those involved in helping the children to fulfil their potential.

Q: What do you expect from us?

A: WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

To provide day to day care of the children being looked after, taking into consideration the particular demands on children separated from their families.
To take part in implementing the child’s care plan, paying particular attention to any specific tasks required.
An ability to provide a good standard of care to other people’s children which promotes healthy, emotional, physical and sexual development, as well as their health and educational achievement.
An ability to ensure that children are cared for in a home where they are safe from harm or abuse.
An ability to help children keep themselves safe from harm or abuse, and to encourage them to seek help if they feel threatened.
To ensure that the children being looked after are encouraged in a positive understanding of their origins, religion and culture.
To assist and support parents and other people who are significant in the child/young person’s life, and to sustain and develop good relationships with them, where it is in the best interest of the child/young person, with social workers and your supervising social worker.
To enable children/young people who are moving on to do so in a positive manner.

Q: What is inappropriate while fostering?

A: An ability to set appropriate boundaries, and manage children/young people’s behaviour within boundaries, without the use of physical or other inappropriate punishment. It is expected that you, and others in your household understand that it is inappropriate to:

Use corporal punishment, including striking, punching, shaking, pushing, slapping or smacking.
Deprive a child/young person of food and drink.
Use verbal abuse.
Restrict or refuse communication with social worker or family.
Lock a child/young person in a room as punishment.
Punish a child by withdrawing medication or the use of medication.

Q: IS FOSTERING A JOB?

A: All foster carer’s are registered with and contracted to a local authority, voluntary or independent agency. Initially many foster carers were volunteers, but there has been a lot of changes over the years, whereby foster carers are now seen as professionals and receive a fee on the basis of being self-employed.

All foster carer’s receive an allowance to cover the cost of caring for a child in their home. The foster carers working on behalf of Children of All Nations family Placement Agency will be paid an allowance. This takes into consideration the age and assessed needs of each individual child/young person.

Q: HOW ARE FOSTER CARERS RECRUITED?

A: Foster carers are recruited either through publicity campaigns, newspaper, radio advertisements, telephone directories, word of mouth, or specific information day/evenings. Children of All Nations foster carers are recruited mainly from our advert in the Yellow Pages, Thompson local directory, word of mouth, and our leaflets.

Q: WHAT PREPARATION AND TRAINING ARE GIVEN TO FOSTER CARERS?

A: People who want to become foster carers need to go through preparation and assessment. Children of All Nations provide “Skills to Foster Training” for all prospective carers, which include learning about the needs of children coming into foster care. The carers are visited by qualified social workers, who undertake a comprehensive report, following the BAAF guidelines.

The report on completion along with other relevant checks, CRB, N.S.P.C.C, Local Authority and full medical assessment is presented to The Children of All Nations Fostering Panel, which recommends whether the person/family can become foster carer/s.

Training does not stop when a person becomes a foster carer. Children of All Nations provide continuous training, every two months, and support group meetings every two months, where carers meet and discuss issues/concerns that they may have.

All carers have an annual review and any training that is needed to ensure they are suitable to continue fostering, is discussed and put into place. Carers are also encouraged to attend any outside training that is relevant, and also encouraged to undertake a national qualification such as NVQ level 3 Caring for Children and Young People.

Q: WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE BECOME FOSTER CARERS?

A: Fostering agencies and local authorities need a wide range of people to meet children and young people’s different needs. It is best for children and young people to live with foster carers who reflect and understand their culture, heritage, ethnic origin, religion and language. Children of All Nations recruit carers from different backgrounds, taking on board, the diversity of children in the care system.

People do not need to be married to become a foster carer. They can be single, divorced or cohabiting. Gay men and lesbians can also become foster carers.