❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks data on foster carer applications, assessment criteria, reasons for rejection, and employment status. The answer provides details on assessment requirements, reasons for rejection, and clarifies the employment status of foster carers.
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(1) How many people applied to be foster carers in each of the past five years?
(2) How many of the applicants in (1) were assessed as suitable to be foster parents?
(3) What are assessment requirements that must be met to become a foster parent?
(4) Of the applicants in (1) deemed unsuitable to be foster carers, what were the three most frequent reasons as to why their applications were rejected?
(5) How many of the applicants in (1) were employed by the Department of Community Development as foster parents?
(2) How many of the applicants in (1) were assessed as suitable to be foster parents?
(3) What are assessment requirements that must be met to become a foster parent?
(4) Of the applicants in (1) deemed unsuitable to be foster carers, what were the three most frequent reasons as to why their applications were rejected?
(5) How many of the applicants in (1) were employed by the Department of Community Development as foster parents?
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Answered
1 June 2004
Responded by
Minister for Disability Services
Response time
91 days
(3) Foster Carers are assessed for the following: · Good character · Good parenting skills · Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Good character · Good parenting skills · Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Good parenting skills · Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
(4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
(5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Good character · Good parenting skills · Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Good parenting skills · Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Good emotional and physical health – no psychiatric disorders, eg depression, stable personality. Does not abuse drugs or alcohol. No evidence of physical disorders eg. Any health issues that would impinge on ability to provide care. · Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Motivation to foster – focussed on child’s needs. · Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Able to be sensitive to needs of children coming into care · Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Provide a safe and comfortable environment for children: · Home to be hazard free, eg. pool fencing · Animals to be child friendly. · Clean and comfortable home close to amenities like schools and medical facilities. · Safe transport · Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Be able to manage a variety of different behaviours in children · Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Can support children in their school environment · Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Can support children to maintain contact with their family · Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Are able to manage children coming in and out of their life · Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
· Carer’s children able to embrace concept of fostering eg. Can be flexible, able to share, understand something of how a child may feel when entering care. The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
The assessment tools/mechanisms used are: - criminal and Departmental record checks - interview of applicants, household members, community persons, work referees - observational methods both direct and indirect - referee checks (4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
(4) - Unresolved relationship issues/recent crisis: Foster applicant is too busy resolving their own issues to be able to provide adequate care to foster children. - Inappropriate lifestyle: For example, the applicant leaves for work early, returns home late, has inappropriate drug or alcohol use, gambles or smokes in confined spaces. Another factor is when the applicant’s family or friends pose a potential risk to foster children. - Applicant’s family has high needs: The applicant is simply too busy caring for own family to be able to adequately care for a foster child. (5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
(5) The Department does not employ foster carers, however they receive a subsidy to cover the child’s care needs. The number of applications registered by the Department as general foster parents is the same as the number approved in question (2).
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