It is estimated that over 8,000 foster families will need to be recruited in 2014 in the UK to help the numbers of children in care. It is necessary to recruit foster carers from a wide range of backgrounds, races and religion. This is because all children have their own unique and individual background and circumstances.
Children in need of fostering should be placed in the best possible and closest matching homes to give them to best fostering experience.
This means that the foster carers recruited should have as far as possible, similar backgrounds to the young persons in care, and the wider the pool of foster carers recruited, the better the chances of finding a good match.
However this does not mean that the sexual orientation of the foster carer is the only factor or even the most important in the determination of whether or not a child is placed with a foster carer.
When placing a child, similarities to ethnicity and religious background are generally considered high on the list. Age, weather single or in a relationship, location, sexual orientation, experience as a foster carer and age range approved for, all factor into the placement decision to varying degrees depending on the background of the young person in care. The foster carer is also asked his or her preference for placements of young persons and can decline a placement at his or her own discretion.
The decision to foster a child is an important one and should be considered within personal circumstances. The reasons one wants to become a carer is important as well as having the right facilities to properly look after a child. Young persons in care may have experienced traumatic past situations which influence their behaviour with others. An empathic and mature attitude is an essential part of becoming a carer.
Fostering agencies take the placement of young persons in care seriously and aim to provide high quality care and achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. For this reason applications from various backgrounds are encouraged.
Pre qualifying questions help to determine if an individual is right for fostering, and an extensive fostering assessment process is necessary for every application. The process requires honest disclosure of an applicant's past to help determine suitability for fostering. Qualified social workers with experience in fostering are involved in the process of determining if an applicant can foster.
Children in need of fostering should be placed in the best possible and closest matching homes to give them to best fostering experience.
This means that the foster carers recruited should have as far as possible, similar backgrounds to the young persons in care, and the wider the pool of foster carers recruited, the better the chances of finding a good match.
However this does not mean that the sexual orientation of the foster carer is the only factor or even the most important in the determination of whether or not a child is placed with a foster carer.
When placing a child, similarities to ethnicity and religious background are generally considered high on the list. Age, weather single or in a relationship, location, sexual orientation, experience as a foster carer and age range approved for, all factor into the placement decision to varying degrees depending on the background of the young person in care. The foster carer is also asked his or her preference for placements of young persons and can decline a placement at his or her own discretion.
The decision to foster a child is an important one and should be considered within personal circumstances. The reasons one wants to become a carer is important as well as having the right facilities to properly look after a child. Young persons in care may have experienced traumatic past situations which influence their behaviour with others. An empathic and mature attitude is an essential part of becoming a carer.
Fostering agencies take the placement of young persons in care seriously and aim to provide high quality care and achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. For this reason applications from various backgrounds are encouraged.
Pre qualifying questions help to determine if an individual is right for fostering, and an extensive fostering assessment process is necessary for every application. The process requires honest disclosure of an applicant's past to help determine suitability for fostering. Qualified social workers with experience in fostering are involved in the process of determining if an applicant can foster.