Panel

[Bonkerz]

Going for kinship fostering panel in 20 minutes. Feel sick to my stomach and so scared. Been a horrid 5 months to get this point where I've felt unfairly judged and criticised.
Being a childminder appears to be an issue despite proving everyday I can care for children !
No point to this post really just super anxious about it all.

Hope it went well for you @Bonkerz

How did it go?

It's been deferred. I'm absolutely devastated

The reasons were because I couldn't highlight safeguarding concerns of parents to child BUT social services haven't produced a risk report so I haven't been told and I pointed out that as no assessment of parents had been done for 2 years it would be unfair to comment.

Also apparently I need to be more aware of what the difference between fostering and kinship fostering is because I wasn't sure on the difference ! Never been told and I see my GN s family not a foster child

Aw that's sad OP, I'm sorry. I think without a report they were possibly expecting you to say as a family member what you know to be safe guarding issues within the family home, basically why the child has been removed.

That's exactly what I said. That I was fully aware of the reasons child was removed and I am aware I am to ensure child's safety during contact that will be controlled by SS! Maybe the issue came when I raised the fact we had no up to date safety plan and social services hadn't made clear to me what would be expected of me above and beyond protecting the child from harm etc

calling all foster carers past and present to help us complete this survey. It is totally anonymous and will help collect data from front line workers

please share so we can reach as many foster carers

many thanks xx

https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/AjBuuq

calling all foster carers past and present to help us complete this survey. It is totally anonymous and will help collect data from front line workers

please share so we can reach as many foster carers

many thanks xx

https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/AjBuuq