Since the introduction of the Children’s act 1989 the Uks policy for looked after children has concentrated on the stability and quality of the placements offered to them, and improving educational and health and other outcomes to improve their life chances. Priority areas that will be looked at are
Attachments outcomes:
Children entering the care system may have been abused or neglected they may have witnessed domestic violence, substance misuse, poverty, loss of a parent or inadequate parenting. They may display challenging and aggressive behaviour either before being taken into care or as a result of being taken into care.
It is important to get the right placement for the child either in a foster placement or a children’s home from the …show more content…
This means that although a child’s needs have been identified they do not always get the placement that they require leading to placement breakdown when the provider they do get are not equipped to deal with their problems.
Educational outcomes:
Through research it has been identified that looked after children are more likely to have a statement of their education needs and exclusion and do not achieve as well as the general population. It is said that children in foster care get on a bit better than children that live in EBD residential homes. It is said that female young persons in a stable residential placement achieve better than boys.
My opinion is that a child will achieve good results with their education if firstly they want to learn and secondly that the support workers support them with their studies. I have found that children in our care can go to main stream school and get on as good as the next child. I have also seen children that go to a Pupil referral unit because they have disruptive behaviour do well in exams because they have been supported …show more content…
It is estimated that a quarter of young women leaving care are pregnant within 18-24 months. Teenagers that become pregnant are known to experience greater economic, social and education difficulties and their children are exposed to consequences of social deprivation and disadvantage.
My opinion is that these children should not miss necessary health checks as they should have six monthly LAC reviews where the social worker will ensure that the provider has seen to it that the young person has had all necessary checks including opticians and dentist before the review.
Mental Health Outcomes:
Because of their disrupted childhoods and inconsistent or broken attachment with their parents and families looked after children are very likely to have mental health problems and often struggle to make attachments with carers. The effects of separation from birth families on entry to the care system can also contribute to mental health problems. The commissioning and local authority are responsible for making sure a care provider can either provide in house mental health provision or for purchasing secondary care provision from an outside
Attachments outcomes:
Children entering the care system may have been abused or neglected they may have witnessed domestic violence, substance misuse, poverty, loss of a parent or inadequate parenting. They may display challenging and aggressive behaviour either before being taken into care or as a result of being taken into care.
It is important to get the right placement for the child either in a foster placement or a children’s home from the …show more content…
This means that although a child’s needs have been identified they do not always get the placement that they require leading to placement breakdown when the provider they do get are not equipped to deal with their problems.
Educational outcomes:
Through research it has been identified that looked after children are more likely to have a statement of their education needs and exclusion and do not achieve as well as the general population. It is said that children in foster care get on a bit better than children that live in EBD residential homes. It is said that female young persons in a stable residential placement achieve better than boys.
My opinion is that a child will achieve good results with their education if firstly they want to learn and secondly that the support workers support them with their studies. I have found that children in our care can go to main stream school and get on as good as the next child. I have also seen children that go to a Pupil referral unit because they have disruptive behaviour do well in exams because they have been supported …show more content…
It is estimated that a quarter of young women leaving care are pregnant within 18-24 months. Teenagers that become pregnant are known to experience greater economic, social and education difficulties and their children are exposed to consequences of social deprivation and disadvantage.
My opinion is that these children should not miss necessary health checks as they should have six monthly LAC reviews where the social worker will ensure that the provider has seen to it that the young person has had all necessary checks including opticians and dentist before the review.
Mental Health Outcomes:
Because of their disrupted childhoods and inconsistent or broken attachment with their parents and families looked after children are very likely to have mental health problems and often struggle to make attachments with carers. The effects of separation from birth families on entry to the care system can also contribute to mental health problems. The commissioning and local authority are responsible for making sure a care provider can either provide in house mental health provision or for purchasing secondary care provision from an outside