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Understand the context of supporting children and young people through foster care

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Is this statement true or false? Children in foster care deserve to be treated as a good parent would treat their own children and to have the opportunity for as full an experience of family life and childhood as possible, without unnecessary restrictions.

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Is this statement true or false? The significance of contact for looked after children, and of maintaining relationships with birth parents and the wider family, including siblings, halfsiblings and grandparents, is recognised, as is the foster carer’s role in this.

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Is this statement true or false? Local authorities are responsible for making sure a health assessment of physical, emotional and mental health needs is carried out for every child they look after, regardless of where that child lives.

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Whenever possible, children are best looked after within their , with their parents playing a full part in their lives. The 1989 Act recognises, in the way it is framed, that the state’s role in family life should be . The provision of family to children in need (section 17) is seen as an appropriate role for the state, as is the option of providing care when families would find this supportive or where it is necessary (section 20).

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Foster care can play an important role in families to stay together, by providing a or a series of short breaks to help families under particular stress and struggling to meet their children’s needs. Deciding to use a placement can be a valuable choice for a child or young person and their family. However, compulsory intervention in family life is sometimes in order to safeguard a child and promote their .

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