Fostering In Staffordshire
Staffordshire Vulnerable Children's Division's primary aim is to provide services to children and families to promote the health, education and development of children in ways that meet the best interests of the child. For children in care, our aim is to ensure that they achieve their potential by providing and supporting safe, stable and positive experiences of care
The Local Authority believes that children are best cared for by their own family. Where this is not possible or not in the best interests of the child, we believe that children should be able to experience family life in a suitable family, on a temporary or permanent basis.
We aim for the recruitment, assessment, training, preparation and support of a wide range of prospective foster carers in order to meet the placement needs of children and young people in accordance with the Children's Workforce Development Council's Standards for Foster Care. All foster carers are required to achieve the Certificate of Completion of the CWDC Standards and to attend ongoing post-approval training
The aim is to ensure that children feel secure in their placements with carers appropriately trained, supported and capable of providing quality care to meet their needs and maximise their life chances. This will include ensuring that the child has a secure identity, making the most of educational opportunities as well as ensuring the child is healthy, emotionally well and enjoys a network of social relationships within which the child feels valued.
Placement choice and the stability and effectiveness of foster care placements are fundamental to children's long term life chances. The Fostering Service aims to provide and support appropriate family placements to meet children and young people's assessed need, being sensitive to differences such as race, religion, culture, language and disability.
The Service works in partnership with parents and other agencies involved and concerned with the child's welfare to ensure that positive outcomes for child are achieved