Foster Carer Review
Fostering First Ireland recognises that it's not just children that need our support in order to flourish; our foster carers also need our help to reach their full potential and to develop their skills and knowledge.
We therefore hold annual foster carer reviews for your benefit and to ensure that we’re maintaining the highest standard of fostering provision in Ireland.
What happens at a review?
The review is a great opportunity for us to seek comments from all parties involved in the fostering process:
- You
- Your children
- Your Link social worker
- The HSE local area social workers who have had children placed with you during the review period
- The children who are placed with you at the time of your review
The review meeting will take place between the foster carer(s), the FFI Link Social Worker and the Reviewing Officer. The focus of the discussion is about your experience of fostering over the previous year and how it has impacted on you and your family. It is an opportunity to discuss what you think you have achieved and whether the support and training provided has met your needs in supporting the children placed with you. It is also a chance to look ahead to what support, training or other assistance you might need in the coming year and to discuss what kind of fostering best suits you and your family.
The review is also an opportunity for FFI to check that your work meets the agency expectations and National Standards and that your reference checks are up-to-date.
What happens after a review?
The Reviewing Officer will write a report which reflects the discussion you have in your review meeting. In the conclusion, the Reviewing Officer will make recommendations about whether you continue to be suitable to act as a foster carer and whether the terms on which you were approved remain appropriate or should be altered in any way (age range/capacity/type of placements).
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Fostering Events
Event: Information events - 29.09.2010
Venue: Waterford
Date: 29th Sep, 12:00am
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