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Rural Foster Care - Vision and Values
Our Vision
To provide a stable and consistently high quality of care, in a range of settings, where children and carers are equally valued, supported and encouraged to grow and develop.
Our Mission
We work to create a child/young person centred approach
- to provide a safe, stable and supportive home environment
- to promote a healthy ‘lifestyle’ including physical, mental and emotional health
- to enable and encourage personal, educational and academic development
- to assist development of social and emotional skills
- to reduce anti-social behaviour and encourage participation and contribution
- to prepare life skills for independence and working life
Our Values
- inclusive involvement of children/young people, their families, our foster carers, local authorities and other agencies.
- respect for human diversity and commitment to equality
- consideration of ethnic origin, cultural background, religion, gender, sexuality and disability.
- ongoing training and development of carers and staff.
- strict matching of criteria for fewer breakdowns within placement
- high standard of professional care including 24 hour social worker support and support networks
- provide a accessible, efficient and flexible service to meet placement requirements
- review services with a view to ‘Best Value’
- invest heavily in infrastructure by using strict financial controls
Providing quality support to carers and quality placements for children/young people. |
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