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The process of matching children and young people with approved fostering households is a meticulously thought-out procedure. Achieving precision in this matching process is crucial as it significantly influences the progress, experiences, and outcomes for children. It contributes to enhanced placement stability and retention while fostering positive experiences for children, young people, and their foster carers.

Impact Fostering - Be the Difference

Impact Fostering will offer a variety of placements for children and young people between the ages of 0 – until a child turns 18 years old with foster carers. These include:

Impact Fostering - Be the Difference

Impact Fostering - Be the Difference

Impact Fostering - Be the Difference

Short-Term, Bridging and Transition

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Long-Term Permanent

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Parent and Child

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Emergency

Impact Fostering will provide a 24-hour service with foster carers who have the ability and drive to accept emergency, unplanned placements for individual children or sibling groups.

Respite

Respite placements usually offer support for short periods allowing foster carers to have a break from caring such as holidays, family issues, significant family events, bereavement, health issues and so on.

Short-term, Bridging and Transition

These types of placements could be anything from a few days, to weeks, months or sometimes even years whilst plans are made regarding the future of a child with the local authority and other professionals. This could include assessment placements which allow for the allocated social worker to complete an assessment of birth parents, bridging placements which prepare a child for a move such as reunification with family, long term fostering, semi-independence/independent living, adoption, or other permanent options. Transition placements help a child move from residential placement settings to a family environment which may mean remaining in foster care. Foster carers must have relevant experience, skills, confidence, and knowledge to form positive bonds with children and meet their specific needs.

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Long-Term Permanent

The long-term plan for some children is to remain in foster care until the age of 18 years old. If the child is (or becomes) established and comfortable with a specific fostering family, an arrangement may be reached for the child to continue residing with the same fostering family until the age of 18 or beyond. The benefit for the child/children in permanent placements lies in the stability it provides, fostering the development of a strong attachment between the foster carer and the child.

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Sibling Groups

Certain foster carers have the capacity to provide care for groups of siblings, ensuring that children can remain together. At Impact Fostering, maintaining the unity of siblings is a priority whenever feasible. Recognising that these children have already experienced significant losses, it is crucial for us to strive to preserve any enduring relationships that may prove beneficial to them. Fostering placements that accommodate siblings are equipped with the necessary space, time, and energy to address the needs of all the children under their care.

Parent and Child

Parent and child placements are needed for parents encountering challenges in caring for their children. Foster carers play a crucial role in aiding local authorities in their assessments by offering insights into the parent’s capacity to care for their child safely. Parent and child foster carers are tasked with supporting the parent in care to enhance their parenting skills, with the ultimate goal being that the parent gains the skills and confidence to independently care for their child. Such placements are exclusively extended to experienced foster carers who have undergone training specifically tailored for parent and child placements. Qualified staff from Impact Fostering can also prepare court reports and statements if required.

Remand

Remand placements are needed when a child is awaiting a court date, and the courts have mandated the local authority to arrange a suitable home environment for the child during this period. Remand foster carers play a crucial role by providing heightened supervision, establishing strong and appropriate boundaries, and actively participating in regular meetings and discussions. Children placed on remand typically exhibit their best behaviour, as a failure in the remand placement could lead to spending this time in a prison setting.

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