Care news

• We don’t value these vulnerable children – or the foster parents who care for them

  02-02-2019 21:00
  The real scandal is the harm being done to already damaged young livesFoster care in Britain facing ‘looming crisis’ – report
  Children in care are in danger. They are in danger because they’re being placed with foster carers who the Fostering Network’s State of the Nation’s Foster Care report clearly shows are unqualified, unskilled and uninformed. They’re in danger because 48% of foster carers say the child is unsupported for mental health needs, and 50
  
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• Foster care is faced with a ‘looming crisis’

  02-02-2019 21:00
  Fostering Network accuses politicians of ‘inertia’ as recruitment faltersCarers speak out: ‘Fostering can be heart-wrenching’
  Foster care in Britain is facing a “looming crisis” because of lack of government funding and support, leaving carers feeling demoralised, overworked and struggling to cope with the complex needs of the vulnerable children they look after, experts have warned.The Fostering Network, the charity representing foster carers, has accused the
  
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• The power of networks for registered managers

  02-02-2019 13:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Good managers and leaders in social care are fully committed to embedding best practice in their service by engaging with peers and sharing ideas that will develop their knowledge and skills to deliver the very best care. This emerged in Skills for Care’s exploratory research published in 2018 that revealed a picture of a rewarding […]
  
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