Family and Child Welfare

Problem conditions

Family and Child Welfare 3 (3+0)

Lesson 27 : Faster Care system

Problem conditions - lead to Foster care

Almost all families whose children enter foster care have multiple problems and needs, it is difficult to identify a single principle reason to each placement. When problems are classified overlapping is evident and social worker’s judgments inevitably are subjective and imprecise in varying degrees.

Reason for placement:

• Mental illness
• Child behaviour
• Neglect or abuse
• Physical abuse
• Unwillingness to continue care
• Family dysfunction
• Abandonment or desertion
• Other problems