I've done a username change for this to protect identities. I will not be posting any information about the child other than to say they have a child in need plan
A direct relative (sibling) of mine has a non-biological child that is their partners. The situation is dire. I am considering contact the child's social worker and offering to look after the child until such a time that the home becomes stable, if that times comes.
Because the child is already known to social services I cannot be a family and friends carer without involving social services. I have no fear of social services, however, I have a mental health condition that my family are unaware of (PTSD). I found this information on a website (below):
"The social worker might want to make some checks on you before the child moves. This would be so that the social worker could feel sure that it would be safe for the child to live with you."
Please could someone tell me what checks these are?
Please could someone tell me if PTSD is going to automatically stop them from looking at me as a potential for looking after the child? Or whether it would be something that was viewed as "workable with (maybe with me satisfying some points)"? Would type of thing would they look for?
Please could someone also tell me, if this went to a child at need meeting (I think this is the term) and was discussed, would my PTSD be made public to the family (this is not a deciding factor, I just want to know whether my medical information will be kept confidential from my family members)?
The AIBU comes in because I am just trying to see if this would be viewed as totally unreasonable by social workers, or, after giving it some more thought, I should put my name forwards.