Determine child placement

Evaluate whether the child needs to be taken out of his home situation and assess child`s placement in foster care.

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ascertain child placements
decide about child placements

skill/competence

sector-specific

Determine child placement is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Foster care support worker: Foster care support workers assist and support mentally or physically abused children to be legally separated from their parents. They help them to recover by placing them in appropriate families and making sure that the children welfare is a priority.
Child welfare worker: Child welfare workers provide early intervention and support to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximise the family well-being and protect children from abuse and neglect. They advocate for children so that their rights are respected within and outside the family. They may assist single parents or find foster homes for abandoned or abused children.

Determine child placement is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Social care worker: Social care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolescents, adults and older adults.They attend to the psychological, social, emotional and physical needs of service users. They work in a large variety of settings with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities.

References

1. Determine child placement – ESCO