foster system

1. The foster system

• What is the foster system and how is it run

-who is it run by

-how is it run by those people

-schooling and certification to be a social worker

-how does the schooling effect the work being done

2. Child removal

• Why can a child be removed from a home

-under what circumstances is a child emergently removed

• -can What is the process after being removed

-the steps taken after a child is removed

-do these steps change under different circumstances

• How damaging is the removal process

-how does the process of removal effect the child

3.   A child’s life within the foster system

• How does the foster system treat its children

-benefits

-schooling

-reasorces

• How do they treat their aboriginal children

-how does this differ from non-aboriginal children

• Do they proceed in a way that is most beneficial to the child and their development?

-is the child’s wellbeing and development a priority

-is the easy/lazy way chosen

4. How should the foster system change to be most beneficial to the child

• Therapy
• Laws
• Circumstantial exception
• Schooling and certification of social workers

-how would these things improve the quality of life for foster children

children be surrendered to the foster system