The Welfare Of The Child - 1515 Words

The local authority has the duty of care for the child and their decisions should also be taken into account. This could be linked to the UNCRC. The children s rights are valued and taken into consideration; the child has their own views and feelings. The welfare of the child should be put in the centre at all times. The articles I am referring to from the UNCRC are article 3- organizations should work towards what s best for the child for example a child that is in harm’s way should receive support or should be taken away for protection, depending on how much risk they are in. Article 12- children and young people have the right to say what they think should happen; this is relevant to a child going into foster care as they still have†¦show more content†¦This could be counselling to help with emotions and behavioural management to monitor behaviour. Social workers that can be of a support for them professionally and help them develop holistically. An Advocate could be a friend to the child that they could speak to whenever they want about their struggles and feelings, this could be of support for the child if they feel they can’t speak to anyone or if they find it hard to make friends/ build relationships. http://www.uncrcletsgetitright.co.uk/images/PDF/UNCRCRights.pdf, 14/09/15) It’s important that the child doesn’t get pushed aside during this transition and they are being valued. If the child has a physical disability they may find it hard enough to cope with the transition alone without being pushed aside and not having their needs met as individuals, providing facilities for the child and helping them around by holding their hand as they walk or pushing their wheelchair may be a relief for the child, adapting facilities may be of support for the child with physical disabilities such as a disability toilet. The child shouldn’t feel ashamed of their skin colour, ethnicity or religion, to overcome this the care setting could provide display boards with pictures of children from all over the world holding one and others hand to promote equality. The setting could also provide dolls of different coloured skin, this may also help the child feel more comfortable in their skin especially as they are going through a