Was I right to complain

[Nottinghill1]

About my support social worker? I am a foster carer of a very young baby. We are expected to do some courses in the year that are relevant to the age that we care for. I decided to do a certain course,told my support worker about it. Long story but realised baby had his injections that day so told my support worker I wouldn't do the course now so that I could take baby for his appoint. She rang me the next day,really unhappy and said if you do t do it (the course) I shall have to tell panel. I was gob smacked as it had been my choice to do it in the first place. I have already done some courses this year so didn't see what the prob was. Phoned her back later to say I would go on the course on that I had cancelled the appointment,I said but I'm not happy because it feels like you I am being bullied into it. She said she didn't like what I was saying and was going to report me! By the end of the call she decided she wasn't going to report me after all! Am I right to make a complaint against her?

I would raise it with her superior if you have completed your required courses. Are you new to foster caring or old hat at it though?

I've been doing it for 13 years!

She's over reacted big time but probably thought you should rearrange the injections rather than a course as that's probably easier?

Yes. I have been doing online courses,I told her I was going to crack on with that instead which I did that very evening,completed it and sent the certificate to her by email and yet in morn she doesn't mention this course that I stayed up until 1am to,but just was really mad because I wasn't going to do the other one. She turned the situation around and made me feel like I'd done something really wrong!

She needs to change her job title then! Support???
You've got plenty of experience, can you request a different social worker who will support you?

she needs reminding that you are puttingyourself out for these children and her job willbe a lot harder if they lose experienced foster carers.

Thanks,I'm getting more support from you! Yes,I have sent an email of complaint and also asked to change worker to her manager,I ve yet to get a reply. My fear is that I won't be believed and that she will lie to get her self out of it!