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07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsBarnardo’sFostering ServicesSafer Care Policy, Procedure and TemplatesPolicy Guidance on Foster Carer’s Household Safer Care Policies andChild Specific Safer Care Policies (Part of the Barnardo’s CorporateSafeguarding & Protecting Children Policy)Date:September 2018Review Date:Annually (September 2019)Policy Owner:Christine Garner ISWDistribution:Internal/External/Non ConfidentialPurposeThis policy is to support the Barnardo's Corporate Safeguarding & Protecting ChildrenPolicy and Procedure (Children’s Services Version) found in the Policy Section on B.hivein the Safeguarding section.Barnardo’s has the highest expectation of safe provision of care to children, and expectsall people involved in the care of children to support them to reach their full potential tohave fulfilling lives. Fostering can be challenging and rewarding, and we want our FosterCarers to be enabled to provide the best care they can while keeping themselves andtheir families safe too. One of the ways they can provide tailored care to enableindividual children to thrive is by the creation of a Household Safe Care Policy whichengages all members of the household and the wider family networks and helps toidentify potential risky situations and put plans in place to manage them. This guidancewill: Support Foster Carers, their households and regular visitors to their home to keepchildren safe from harm or abuse Support Foster Carers, their households and regular visitors to the home to keepthemselves safe from potential allegations of abuse towards children Support Supervising Social Workers and Foster Carers in developing an effectiveHousehold Safe Care Policy Give guidance on the aspects of the Foster Carer/s household that need to beconsidered when compiling an effective Household Safe Care Policy Give direction on when the Household Safe Caring Policy should be reviewed Give direction on how the Child Specific Safe Care Policy should be used Help develop an ethos of responsible risk taking to enable children to grow anddevelop to their full potential Provides templates for both the Household Safe Care Policy and the Child SpecificSafe Care PolicyScope All Barnardo’s Foster CarersEvery child placed with Barnardo’s Foster document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 1 of 181/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsRoles and Responsibilities1.Applicants to foster, pre approval, will compile a Household Safe Care Policy duringtheir assessment, discussed with their assessing Social Worker and which is consideredby the Fostering Panel as part of the application2.Once approved and a child is placed with the Foster Carers, the Household Safe CarePolicy should be reviewed, and following the Placement Agreement Meeting with theresponsible authority, the Child Specific Safe Care Policy should be completed inconsultation between the Foster Carer/s with their Barnardo’s Supervising SocialWorker and the child’s responsible authority Social Worker3.A copy of the Household Safe Care Policy and the Child Specific Safe Care Policy shouldbe signed as agreed by the Foster Carer/s, Barnardo’s supervising social worker andchild’s responsible authority’s Social Worker and include the date it was reviewed, andall participants should have a copy of it4.The Household Safe Care Policy and Child Specific Safe Care Policy are livingdocuments and must be amended whenever there are any changes to the household,changes for the child, or any external changes that might impact on how the householdoperates, or at least annually if there are no changes5.Supervising Social Workers should document in supervision records when they havediscussed the safe care policies with Foster CarersDefinitionsThroughout this policy ‘the child’ refers to any person who has not attained their 18thyear as set out in all UK legislation.Policy Guidance – why we have safer care policiesIntroductionEvery person has their own values, their own assumptions, beliefs and experienceswhich shape their view of the world. Households are all different and have their owncharacteristics and norms which make them unique. Inviting a child, with their ownvalues, their own assumptions, beliefs, and experiences, often widely different fromthose of the fostering household is a challenge for both the child and the Foster Carersto adapt to.Foster Carers have to be flexible and adaptable to care for a child who isn’t their ownand we ask a lot of them, their children, household members and their extended familyand friends in expecting them all to change their household practices to meet the ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 2 of 182/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google Docsof the child who is looked after. Therefore, thinking through these matters duringassessment is essential in understanding the specific characteristics and norms of thefostering household so that consideration of what will need to change is absorbed byeveryone and acted on as second nature without resentment and with a unified purpose.No child comes into the care system by their own actions, they have all been let down bythe adults around them. The challenge for Foster Carers is providing a nurturing safeplace for the child in the context of the child’s behaviour which is often as the result oftheir internalised view of adult relationships and authority figures shaped by theirexperience of abuse. There is little room for ambiguity in caring for children, and whilstthe protection of children from abuse is paramount, it is also important to protect thepeople who want to care for them.By developing a Household Safe Care Policy it allows everyone to understand theintrinsic characteristics of the household so that it can reduce the potential for anallegation or complaint – by understanding this household, the allegation or complaintthat may occur is contextualised and understood, and can be dealt with swiftly.Case example: Before the introduction of Household Safe Care Policies, two youngchildren, aged 4 and 5 years old in foster care, told their teacher their Foster Carer keptthem shut in their bedrooms in the morning until she let them out. The children wereremoved from the Foster Carer and an investigation was undertaken. This was a verystressful time for the children and the Foster Carer. The Foster Carer was interviewed inher home, a large working farm which had a large kitchen with a coal fuelled Aga cookerlit at all times, and in the corner a cage of seven collie dog puppies and their motherwho was very protective of them. The Foster Carer explained that for the safety of thechildren she did not allow the children to come downstairs into the kitchen until she wasdownstairs in the morning, this was not punitive, but a safety plan. The children werereturned to her but their distress at having been removed made their placementunstable for many months. Had there been a Household Safe Care Plan in place, sharedwith the responsible authority Social Worker and the fostering service the context of thissituation would have been immediately understood and the children would not havebeen m/document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 3 of 183/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsProceduresDeveloping a household safe care policy – what needs to be thought about?Pre approval applicant/s should: Consider the potential for a child to be abused in the fostering household and howthe home can be kept safe Consider why children who are looked after may make false allegations of abuseor complaints about their carers Consider the different beliefs and values of members of the household Examine firmly held values that may make it difficult for a child to live in thehome What do other people say about the household? What does the household do well?What might the applicants need help with? Consider the important role model male applicants can make to a child’sperception of male caring Consider the views and contribution of Foster Carer/s’ children in the home andelsewhere Consider the views and contribution of any other adult household members Consider what needs to change Consider whether there are measures that need to be put in place to make thehome a safer environment Consider the development a fire safety planPost – approval Foster Carer/s should: Consider the needs of the specific child in placement and how these can be met inthe fostering household Consider what needs to change Consider whether there are measures that need to be put in place to make thehome a safer environment for this child Consider if there are any issues arising from the annual household health andsafety risk assessment which might impact on the household safe care policy Draw up a child specific safe care policy in consultation with their supervisingsocial worker and the child’s responsible authority social workerDeveloping a Foster Carer Household Safe Care Policy – what needs to beincluded in the policy? Who lives in the home, who visits regularly, who babysits, who acts as thesupport person/s and document any checks undertaken regarding the supportperson/sHow the family communicate (language used, swearing, jokes, touching, loud,quiet, argumentative, placatory, encouraging, dismissive, etc.,)Showing affectionDiscipline and sanctions used in the homeDress codesHow the child is going to be supported to understand their sexuality, sexualhealth, and sexual document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 4 of 184/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google Docs How the household manages the use of the bathroom/s and personal care tasksBedroom use – Foster Carer/s, child placed, carer/s children, adult householdmembersBed time routinesSmoking and alcohol usePlayTaking photographs, videos and films (refer to the Barnardo’s Corporate policy onPHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE found on B.hivePolicy section in Children’s Services)Access to television, commercial DVDs, films, adult magazinesE safety – access to computers, laptops, I pads, smart phones, X box, etc., use ofsocial media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, What’s App etc., (refer to Barnardo’sFostering policy on E safety)Medications – where they are stored, who administers them to children and howrecords keptWhen a child goes out of the home by themselves without their Foster Carer whatsafety measures are put in place?Traveling by carCycling, roller blading, scooting, quad bike use etc.,How confidential information is stored in the home, and talked aboutAny specific issues relating to the fostering household that may give rise to a childbeing unsafe or the foster carer/s being vulnerable to allegation or complaint – forexample, is it a farm, is there a swimming pool, do the carers take children totheir caravan every weekend, do they have motorbikes, does the house havealarms downstairs which are easily activated, is there another business run fromthe premises etc.,?What to do if a fire breaks out in the homeDeveloping a Child Specific Safe Care Policy – what needs to be considered? Record key people involved in their lives, including any regular respite carersMedications – where they are stored, who administers them to children and howrecords keptHow confidential information is stored in the home, and talked about – is thereneed for a cover story?Contact – where, how often and how it will be managed, who they may not beallowed to meet, who they can meetBehaviour management plans and agreed risks and how they will be managedActivities out of the home and school/collegeWhen a child may go out by themselves and times for coming home, when to callthe Police, Barnardo’s OOHs and responsible authority when not home by agreedtimes; potential risk of Child Sexual ExploitationAny other specific issues relating to the child for example, they are suffering fromanorexia and require specific monitoring and feeding, they self harm, they takepart in dangerous sporting activities, drug and/or alcohol usage, smokingcigarettes/e cigarettes, they hurt animals etc.,Any information from the child they feel is important to their document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 5 of 185/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsAssociated guidance and documentsStatutory frameworkSafeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility and this is enshrined in the followingUK wide legislative guidance: National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2014,Working Together to Safeguard Children in England March 2015 and All Wales ChildProtection Procedures 2008. Fostering Regulations 2011 (England), 2003 (Wales) andLooked After Children 2009 (Scotland) sets out the expectation for a written plan tokeep children safe from abuse in foster care, and a process of how to manageallegations or complaints of abuse by children in foster care.This policy is to support the Barnardo's Corporate Safeguarding & Protecting ChildrenPolicy and Procedure (Children’s Services Version) found [here.] The process for keepingchildren safe and managing allegations and complaints about Foster Carers is containedin the Safeguarding Policy.Training to support Foster Carers develop effective safe care policies Pre approval Skills to Foster Induction Course Section 4 Safer Caring Post approval annual Safeguarding workshopTemplates and forms:Appendix 1 – Foster Carer/s Household Safe Care Policy Template (Page 7)Appendix 2 – Child Specific Safe Care Policy Template (Page 16)Document HistoryVersion1DateSept 2015Appendix 1AuthorCEGStatusDRAFTComment[this is a template and therefore can be modified to suit each fostering household, use thisas a guide]Barnardo’s Foster Carer Household Safe Care Policy[To set out how the household will operate when a child is placed for fostering. Appendix 1 to be used withappendix 2, Child Specific Safe Care Policy once a child is placed]Foster Carer/s name/saddressphone number/semail om/document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 6 of 186/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsHousehold membersNameStatusGenderEthnicitye.g. foster carer, birthchild, fostered child, adultfamily member, lodger etcFrequent visitors to the homeNameStatusand name used inthe homee.g. relative, friend,support person, cleaner,gardener ,girlfriend/boyfriend ofchildren/adults in thehome, etc.,GenderPoliceCheckrequired Y/NPets and other animals inside or outside the homeType/breedanimalof Reason forthe animalhaving Where they are housede.g. pet, breeding kennels, farmanimals ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 7 of 187/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsCommunication within the homeDescribe how the foster household communicates, language used, swearing, jokes, touching, loud, quiet,argumentative, placatory, encouraging, dismissive, etc., and how this might need to changeShowing affectionDescribe how this household shows affection to others, if there are differences for different householdmembers etc.,Discipline and sanctions used in the homeDescribe the discipline and sanctions used in the home, who does it, if there are differences for differentchildren ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 8 of 188/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsDress codesDescribe how this household will dress that is appropriate for children to be aroundTalk about sexDescribe how children are supported to understand their sexuality, sexual health, and sexual safety in thishouseholdSmoking and alcohol useDescribe how, if necessary, this is managed in the home, who does this and whereHow the household manages the use of the bathroom/s and personalcare tasksIs there a lock on the door/s? Do household members use the bathroom at specific times? Where arecleaning products/razors etc., ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 9 of 189/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsBedrooms, including foster carer/s’ bedroom, children’s bedroom/s,adult household members, grandchildren visiting for overnight staysetc.,Who can go in which room and under what circumstances? Knocking on doors, no entry allowed, withpermission, open doors?Bed time routinesDescribe the usual routines expected, who does what, story telling, reading, where, etc., and how thehousehold deals with nightmares, bedwetting etc.,PlayDescribe where children can play safely in the home and outside, whatsupervision is on offer, and from whom, are there any restrictions – e.g. notickling, no play fighting ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 10 of 1810/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsTaking photographs, videos and filmsIt is important for children’s healthy development to have memories of their growing up, how will this bedone safely and fairly, if any restrictions might be required etc.,Access to television and age appropriate programmes, access tocommercial DVDs, films, adult magazinesE safety – access to computers, laptops, I pads, smart phones, X box,etc., use of social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, What’s Appetc.,Who in the home has access to laptops, smart phones, I pads, social media, are passwords used, isinformation safe from outside view, what information is uploaded, language used, where they are used etc.,how are access to these monitored, have the foster carers visited the CEOPs website for information ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 11 of 1811/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsMedication – where they are stored, who administers them to childrenand how records are kept and storedWhen a child goes out of the home by themselves without their FosterCarer what safety measures are put in place?Traveling by car safelyWho will drive children, how and where will children be seated etc.,Cycling, roller blading, scooting, quad bike use etc.,How will all or any of these activities be managed document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 12 of 1812/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsConfidential informationHow and where is it stored in the home and how is it talked about and to whom?Fire SafetyConsider what to do in the event of a fire in the homeAny specific issues relating to the fostering household that may giverise to a child being unsafe or the foster carer/s or members of thehousehold being vulnerable to allegation or complaintName of person in the .google.com/document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605DatePage 13 of 1813/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsAssessing Social Worker Signaturename (pre ial Signature(postAppendix 2 [this is a template and therefore can be modified to suit each child placed in afostering household, use this as a guide]BARNARDO’S CHILD SPECIFIC SAFE CARE document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 14 of 1814/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google Docs[Tobe used as an addition to the foster carer/s’ household safe care policy in appendix 1 – the twodocuments should be read together]Name of child and name theylike to be known asDate of birthLegal statusName/s of foster carer/sResponsible authorityKey people in the life of the childGive names and relationship, including any regular respite carers, support workers, counsellors etc., andany information the child or carers feel is important to their safety in relation to these key peopleMedications used by this child, how often taken, and who administersthem, and any other medical informationContact – where, how often and how it will be managed, who the childmay not be allowed to meet, who they can cument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 15 of 1815/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsConfidential informationIs there need for a cover story to use for the child to enable their information to remain safe? Who needs toknow any of the information and why?Behaviour management plans and agreed risks and how those risks willbe managed and monitoredThis may be any behaviours such as self harm, tantrums, crossing roads without care, use of social mediaor any behaviour which is of concern to the adults or which makes the child unsafe either physically oremotionallyActivities out of the home and school/collegeWhat activities do they attend, how do they get there and back, who considers whether it is safe ocument/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 16 of 1816/18
07/05/201917. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsWhen the child may go out by themselves including times for cominghome, when to call the Police, Barnardo’s OOHs and responsibleauthority when they are not home by agreed times; potential risk ofChild Sexual ExploitationAny other specific issues relating to the childfor example, they may be sufferingfrom anorexia and require specific monitoring and feeding, they self harm, they take part in dangeroussporting activities, drug and/or alcohol usage, smoking cigarettes/e cigarettes, they hurt animals etc.,Any additional information the child may wish to /document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 17 of 1817/18
07/05/2019Name of child17. Safer Care policy, procedure and templates - Google DocsSignature (if they wish to Datesign)Nameofresponsible Signatureauthority social workerDateNameofsupervisingworkerDateBarnardo’s ogle.com/document/d/1hsokQbl1HK 8CXmhFiPUX2Sl8DKSEdsls4Xf8amIPYI/editBarnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605Page 18 of 1818/18
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