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Introducing The Skills to Foster Assessment
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Why develop new materials?
• Professional requirements of foster carers • Opportunity to tie closely to TSD Standards • Recognition of sons and daughters’ role• Importance of support networks• Importance of foster carers helping to
improve children’s educational outcomes• Competencies outdated & confusing term
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Development of the Skills model
• Research into what’s currently available• Feedback from LA fostering managers• Feedback from fostering assessors• Advisory group (Gloucestershire, Bolton,
foster carer)• Developed by experienced fostering
assessors• Ongoing field studies • Updates provided as necessary to CD Rom
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Development of assessments
The psychodynamic approach:• narrative style• social history – alerts to gaps• family history – opportunities to discuss
difficulties and coping strategies• family dynamics / interaction• identification of unconscious motives
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Development of assessments
Disadvantages of psychodynamic approach:
• Not objective• Unequal power relationship• Unlikely to prepare applicant for the
fostering role
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Development of assessments
Task centred approach (1990s)• Lead by major abuse and child death enquiries
(Staffordshire Pindown ‘90, Utting Report ’97)• Shift from motives to exploring abilities & skills• More objective• Involved applicants more• Applicants more prepared for the role
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Brighton & Hove Findings 2001
• Insufficient information • Failure to analyse information• Inadequate corroboration• Critical information overlooked• Partiality of referees• Omission of medical details
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Brighton & Hove Recommendations
• Compile a chronology• Certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, residence• Distinguish self-reported vs independent
evidence• Verify employment/student status• Choose referees from 6, from different periods• Separate references for each applicant• Interview ex-partners
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Advantages of the Skills model
• Closely linked to TSD Standards (assessment report form cross referenced)
• Addresses Brighton & Hove recommendations
• Addresses Every Child Matters outcomes
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Advantages of the Skills model
• Acknowledges importance of exploring history in safeguarding and understanding attachments
• Requires analysis and verification of evidence
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Advantages of the Skills model
• Ensures more objectivity
• Evidences if applicants meet a standard or not
• Involves applicants in the process
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Advantages of the Skills model
• Takes greater account of sons and daughters’ views
• Requires closer examination of support networks
• Importance of foster carers as good role models
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Advantages of the Skills model
• Addresses literacy levels of applicants
• Assesses attitudes to learning & development
• Encourages promotion of leisure activities
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Advantages of the Skills model
• Reinforces the professional tasks of fostering
• Accepts applicants are not a ‘finished product’
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What’s new?
• Combines the narrative and task-centred styles
• Encourages verification of statements by other sources of evidence – observation, training
• More rigorously assesses attitudes to learning and development
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What’s new?
CD Rom• Initial Personal Development Plan• Support network interview questions • Chronology format • updates and additions
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What’s new?
Stand alone Family Profile section• Useful for matching purposes• Description of lifestyle/activites/routines• Hand written
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What’s new?
• Up to date Skills list tied to TSDS
• Links with The Skills to Foster training to cover 70% TSD Standards
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Thank you
Assessment materials developers
Chris PriestmanNW Regional Consultant
Lynn WoodhouseNE Regional Consultant
www.fostering.net
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