Elements and Performance Criteria
- Network effectively with others
- Identify and access appropriate sources of personal and emotional support to assist own focus to remain on the needs of a child or young person in foster care
- Identify potential impact of foster caring on own existing networks
- Contribute to positive outcomes for child or young person within a foster care planning team
- Access appropriate support services to meet the needs of child or young person in care
- Establish and maintain a positive relationship with birth families
- Implement strategies to promote ongoing contact between a child or young person in foster care, their family and other significant relationships
- Manage communication and conflict effectively and keep opportunities open for positive relationship between the child or young person in foster care and their family and/or community
- Provide strategies to secure important possessions and information for the child whilst in care
- Communicate appropriately with key stakeholders
- Communicate information clearly to all stakeholders
- Seek clarification from others to ensure understanding of information conveyed
- Use assertion skills when appropriate
- Identify and respond to conflict using effective communication strategies
- Maintain privacy of child in a range of settings
- Apply confidentiality requirements to foster care placements
- Identify and respond to appropriate lines of accountability