By Elaine Farmer
Childrens are often cared for via kinfolk and neighbors whilst mom and dad, for no matter what cause, are not able to take care of their young ones themselves. but there was little or no information regarding how good young children do while put with family members or how secure they're in those placements. This booklet compares formal kinship care to conventional foster placements with the intention to be sure which teenagers are positioned with family, in what situations, how good such little ones development, and the way usually those placements disrupt.The authors discover even if teenagers put with friends and family fare greater or worse than different foster young ones, what companies are supplied and wanted, and the way kinfolk care is skilled by way of carers, teenagers and social employees. This ebook should be crucial studying for social employees, coverage makers, scholars and all these operating with looked-after young ones, and may permit neighborhood specialists to make knowledgeable judgements approximately the place top to put kids and the help wanted through kin and good friend carers.
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He lived with three different foster carers (one of whom was the study placement) before being placed with his maternal grandmother after she had been assessed as being a suitable carer for Jake. 16). We found that once relatives cared for a child, the family looked first to other kin to take on the child if their present carer was no longer able to continue. Indeed, quite often the family had made contingency plans as to which relative would take over care if needed. WHO WERE THE CARERS AND WHICH CHILDREN WERE PLACED WITH THEM?
WHO WERE THE CARERS AND WHICH CHILDREN WERE PLACED WITH THEM? 001). 13. Whilst more children were already living with kin (14% as compared with 7% for unrelated care) the proportions in foster or residential care were similar. 13 Placements immediately before the study placement Placement immediately before the study placement One or both parents/parent figures Kin placements (Per cent) N = 142 Unrelated foster placements (Per cent) N = 128 43 53 2 – Relative or friend 12 7 Foster placement 35 31 8 9 100 100 Parent and grandparents together Residential or secure unit or hospital Total Previous social work involvement with the child’s family Children’s services had been involved with the children and their families before the placement for similar lengths of time in the two groups.
PLACEMENT WITH SIBLINGS More than 80 per cent of the children in both groups had brothers and sisters (full, half or step-siblings). As we saw, similar proportions of children in both groups were initially placed with brothers and sisters (53% of those with siblings in kin care and 51% of those with siblings in unrelated foster care). 4). WERE CHILDREN ALONE OR PLACED WITH OTHER CHILDREN? There was however a significant difference between the two groups in whether or not children were likely to be the only child in the home at the time of sample selection.