At Parent and Child Assessments:
We carry out parenting assessments in foster placements. Parenting learning and assessments are carried out during short-term intervention in placements. The local authorities refer parents and their babies for varying types of intervention and our trained parent and child foster carers with the support of their supervising social workers carry out these assessment
s. Our primary aim is to safeguard and promote the welfare of families, vulnerable children and young people whilst working with parents supporting them work through the issues identified that impede safe and responsible parenting. Our foster placements provide safe, transitional and enabling family environments for vulnerable families and their children through modelling; reinforcements and reflective conversations aimed at improving parenting abilities and outcomes following assessments in placements. We aim at helping parents modify their behaviours that put their babies at risk so that the safety and wellbeing of their babies is promoted. Our assessments are evidenced and outcome based using the following:
• Raise self awareness, self esteem and self confidence of parents
• Closely monitor parenting abilities whilst checking and recording rate of responses and commitment
• Setting achievable goal with parents
• Advocate for parents in the community
• Promote health, education, employment and training towards their independent living in the community
• Inculcate a range of parenting skills, learning and values that encourage safe and responsible parenting in the community.
