极速赛车168最新开奖号码 Comments on: Supervising social workers key to foster carer retention, amid deepening shortage, research shows

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:52:46 +0000

In reply to Ian. I agree. But giving maximum accountability to foster carers via "Delegated Authority" merely ensures that they've no way out to even try to defend themselves from social workers like Andi above.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:56:58 +0000

In reply to Jane. Well that's not entirely true since when social services screw up to the point a fatality happens they have zero accountability and use the "lessons learnt" line while foster carers are hung out to dry for even minor things.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Iain

Iain — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:50:58 +0000

In reply to Maria. Couldn't have said it better myself without using profanity.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Joy Lumb

Joy Lumb — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:10:50 +0000

In reply to Andi. Oh my gosh. This is very depressing and somewhat arrogant. This social worker clearly has no idea what it is like to live with trauma 24/7 and frankly doesn't seem to care so long as they get what they want. No wonder we are all leaving the industry!

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Vicky

Vicky — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:04:32 +0000

In reply to Andi. Have you been a foster carer? Foster carers have no power and are rarely listened to despite the child being in their care 24/7. Social workers please don’t sign off a Friday email with, ‘Have a restful weekend!’ As foster carers, our weekends are often filled with disregulated, over or under stimulated children and young people. It’s hard work. Give some credit for that.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Jennie

Jennie — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:53:59 +0000

A massive part of the problem is that “ego” doesn’t belong in this scenario. Social Workers such as Andi blaming foster carers for “not listening to social workers” is a big problem. Social Workers have valuable input, equally do foster carers. Until we can move past this culture of control and dictatorship (often because it is viewed that lack of workers’ rights equals no rights for foster carers) the children will always be the ones to suffer from the mistreatment and ultimately foster carers leaving, contributing to the retention crisis we are experiencing.

Any complaints that are upheld are done so on the basis that the proof exists!

The principles of social work exist for very good reason and whilst I agree that the system needs an overhaul, it is certainly not an answer to blame the foster carers. Anyone who does is missing the point completely. Sadly without foster carers, the future for our children looks frightening.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:05:06 +0000

People like Andi are a huge part of the problem. Foster carers are the ones actually doing the job. We arethe ones who understandably grow feeling for the young people and truly care about them. What most certainly does not help us are social workers (only a select few thankfully) who think they know better than those of us with countless years of experience. We are the ones who have sleepless nights from worrying about our young people, cry our eyes out when the children have had their hearts broken for whatever reason etc etc. We don’t go home at the end of a working day, to our lives, these children are a massive part of our lives. We don’t get every weekend off, regular holidays or a healthy wage. We do this willingly and really don’t think having our views taken into account or shown a little respect is too much to ask for.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Hayley

Hayley — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:35:51 +0000

In reply to Andi. I have yet to come across one Foster Carer that has any power let alone too much

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:58:23 +0000

This shows how utterly clueless the Fostering Network are. But we knew that already.
Maximum “delegated authority” will lead to “maximum accountability” when something goes wrong. Foster carers are already blamed for everything, which is the actual cause of the retention crisis. How will taking away a layer of possible protection from the decision making process help?
If the Fostering Network actually supported foster carers instead of simply being an overpaid recruitment and PR operation they would know this.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Helen Hamilton

Helen Hamilton — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:12:04 +0000

In reply to Andi. I hope your post will give you an opportunity to reflect on your views and perhaps take it to your supervisor to develop your emotional intelligence and skills to the foster parents. We do not have too much power, as the power with is those with Parental responsibility ie social worker or parents. as you should know we have delegated responsibility for some care aspects.