This report is to highlight the impact residential care has on young children
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What is Residential Care?
Residential Care is care provided for old or sick people or children in a residential faculty. Children in care is also referred to as a looked after child. A looked after child is someone under 18, lives away from their parents or family. There are different legal rules a young person’s parents can still have parental responsibility or if they are subject to a care order the responsibility is shared between the parents and the local council.
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Support for children in Residential Care
The biggest majority of kids who are placed in residential care do so because of a dysfunctional family, neglect or abuse. It is often a traumatic time and making sure there is correct resources in place to help with the transition from home life to being in the care home.
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There are currently 93,000 children in care with over 60% of children in care are looked after due to abuse and neglect, children in care are 4 times more likely than their peers to have a mental health difficulty (nspcc.org.uk 2016).
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Why children in care are more vulnerable
A number of kids in care are kept safe from harm, although a small percentage are still at risk of neglect or abuse. Children enter care for a variety of reasons, but most enter because they have been neglected or abused. These past experiences can leave the children with mental health and emotional needs, which can leave them more vulnerable to further abuse. Many of these children also move between placements and are in and out of care. This can stop them forming relationships with adults who could protect them.
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Stigma attached to Residential Care
Almost half of children in care fear being stigmatised because of their background, according to a report by the children’s right director for England.
3.6
Leaving
1. The key issue in this case is the well-being of Elijah. In the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) s.9(1) states that “the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the child/young person are paramount.” This law is relevant to this case as clearly there are clearly some issues between Sophie and her son which is affecting the child.
The children may not be able to form an attachment with the care givers or foster
If the worker decides that it is a dangerous situation, the child will be removed from the home. From there, the CPS worker will work with the parent or guardian
Danielle Jackson Carlton - 5 English 11 1 March 2018 The Broken System we call Foster Care Yes foster care is an essential system used to provide loving homes to children, but unfortunately these systems have become broken and can no longer keep kids safe under their care. Everyday children are being placed in foster homes facing abuse, unloving parents, and even death. The system has only progressively gotten worse leaving behind children traumatized to a point where no amount of love or therapy can fix them.
1. Context an Importance of the Social Problem that Underlies the Policy: A) Every year millions of children suffer from child abuse and maltreatment. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Maltreatment 2013 (2015) report shows that in 2013, there were approximately 3.9 million reports of child abuse made in the United States. Of those reported, 678,932 were deemed victims of child abuse and neglect (child maltreatment 2015). Of the four common types of abuse, i.e., physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect, “the greatest percentages of children suffered from neglect (79.5%) and physical abuse (18.0%).”
Minors in care show certain themes that can damage their reputation in adulthood. Acknowledged by Ainsworth and Hansen, movement of homes while being in care puts children at risk to someday be placed as a juvenile offender, become a parent at a young age, and to endure poor educational achievement. Thirty-eight percent of males and thirty-nine percent of females in detention have a history of being in foster care services (89). Ainsworth and Hansen also report that there are a number of fosters who are under seventeen years old and are pregnant or getting someone else pregnant (89). Allen S. Barton and James S Vacca, authors of ¨Bring Back Orphanages-
Common misconceptions associated with being in foster care portray youth in the system as orphans. Youth in foster care are supposedly delinquents, and will perform poorly in academics compared to their peers who are not placed in these institutions. In society, these stereotypes are often pretended, but very little people understand the circumstances and factors the youth in the foster care system are facing. Youth in care are often juxtaposed to their community counterparts, to signify the impact of being a ward of the state, rather than being with a family member.
CareGroup 1. What is the problem? What were the underlying causes of this problem? In 1996, three major Massachusetts’s hospitals, The Beth Israel, the Deaconess, and the Mount Auburn Hospital merged to form the CareGroup.
Our foster care system was developed in the 19 century, and it all started with Charles Loring Brace taking in homeless children. The system has come a long way since it started by passing laws, such as the child abuse prevention and treatment act, that protect children, and among another things, however, it still has problems. Some of the major issues they have are children placements, preparing them for adulthood, the rules and regulations with the foster parents, and drug abuse among teens in foster care. Child welfare promises these kids a place to call home, to be loved, supported and cherished, as every child should. Some of these kids go from foster home to another one, which affects them in their development.
In the present society, it is currently common for children to be raised in foster homes. There are a large number of reasons why these children have been placed under care and the essential concentration is ordinarily childhood abandonment. In any case, there is not only one purpose behind relinquishment, there is a various measure of reasons. For instance; children might be placed under care because of the child’s conduct within the home. Guardians sign over their legitimate rights as the child’s caregiver and including guardians who have been expelled from the child because of mishandling and disregard (Taussig, 2002).
Young carers are four times more likely to drop out of higher education and have a harder time in school environments due to their home lives (Kettell, 2018). The data available about young carers and their education is extremely limited especially for education rates of those still in primary and secondary schooling, however when looking at higher level education certain themes can be cross applied. Students who are young carers often put their own needs behind the person(s) they are caring for, this means social interaction, emotional learning, and even school often fall behind. Especially when the role of a young carer affects other parts of a child's life, young carers are more likely to miss school and have lower scores on high stakes testing such as GCSEs (Carers Trust 2013). Not only do these actively harm the child at the time but they can prevent children from reaching their potential given their circumstances as grades and attendance rates are important factors for acceptance to higher
Most children’s first words are “Mama” or “Dada.” So what happens to the children who are ripped from their homes, from the only life they have known? The foster care system has been taking children from their homes since 1912, but has it really done any good? Sadly, “40 percetn of these children put into out-of-home care facilities never return to their parents. More than half will be away for at least a year and the majority will have multiple placements, some in as many as 15 different homes” (Horrors of the Non Home).
This report is going to look at the potential risks to an estate due to the cost of residential care and will look at the actions one can take to minimise the risks and preserve as much of their estate as possible for their beneficiaries. I am going to outline the background, look at the risks, consider the options and present my conclusion. Background In a recent article in the Telegraph, it was considered that reaching the age of 74 was the entry of old age and at this age you could expect to live another 15 years.
However, children subjugated to their parents or others abuse and neglect is happening more often is our society than others may think. In fact, 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse and neglect just this year alone. (“Understanding Child Trauma - What is Childhood Trauma?”). These children have been thrown away when seeking comfort and support from those who they need it the most from.
Some of the responsibilities of the social care worker are to develop appropriate professional relationships with the young people and their other carers and parents, if applicable; to assist in the day-to-day care and supervision of children and young people within the home, including engaging with them in activities such as housework, maintenance of clothing, cooking and personal care; to contribute to the development of the young person, through the encouragement and provision of a healthy life-style, to support the young person’s growth in both personal and social skills, and to maintain confidentiality in respect of staff and young people at all times, to name a few. (Ashdale Care Ireland, 2015) It is the responsibility of the social