The Different Types of Foster Care Placements
Providing foster care doesn’t always come easy but there’s something really rewarding about being apart of somebody else’s story – no matter what kind of person they may be facing adversity from.
There are many different types of foster care placements, but the type of placement depends on the needs of the child being fostered. For example, a youngster may be in need of emergency foster care, short-term foster care, part-time foster care or long-term foster care. The length of a foster care placement will vary depending on each individual child’s situation. A foster care placement may last for days, months or years.
As a foster carer, you may be required to look after a baby, a child, a teenager or sometimes a mother and baby. You will decide what age range will suit your family (eg) younger or older. Foster care involves looking after the child or young person on a day-to-day basis and meeting their needs. It also involves liaising with the child’s family and working alongside school teachers, medical professionals, social workers and sometimes legal professionals.
These include:
- Fostering Babies and Toddlers
- Children with Disabilities
- Sibling groups
- Parent and Child
- Emergency
- Short Term Foster Care
- Long Term
- Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children