Children Support Plans and Its Link to Quality of Care: Child and Adolescent Studies

By Alero George-Taylor

This book will do an analysis of the complexity of the relationship between the support plans that are in place for children looked after (CLA) and their quality of care. In the provision of care and support for all children, there are national (UK) and international (United Nations) guidelines laid down not only in achieving the five outcomes outlined in Every Child Matters document but also in achieving equality and human rights of every child enshrined in the United Convention for the Rights of the Child. This research will seek to explore to what extent these guidelines have made an impact in ensuring that the quality of care provided to CLA is in line with the provisions of these guidelines. In doing a critical analysis of the quality of care provided to CLA, the four P’s will be employed as tools of analysis. That is, participation, protection, prevention, and provision as covered by the Child Rights Convention (CRC). The aim of using the four P’s as tools of analysis is to show their relevance and importance in the provision of high quality of care and support to CLA.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781728387468

Alero George-Taylor

Alero George-Taylor is a social and Mental Health professional having successfully worked through the ranks so to speak from a care coordinator role to family intervention officer and currently a Senior family specialist/ Practitioner working on a new initiative “Staying Together” in the London Borough of Bromley to support families and young people mainly on the edge of care. Having enjoyed her first role working with young people at Herts County Council, she enrolled for the degree course in Globalisation Studies/Child and family psychology studies with the University of Bedfordshire .She is a great believer in lifelong learning and unsurprisingly she went on to complete the MSc in Child Adolescent Mental health with the University of Northampton. Alero is passionate and experienced at working with individuals both in a statutory or/and voluntary setting to support families and young people including training professionals on how to use child friendly tools to build relationships. She is a regular volunteer for the Winter homeless programme in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. She also raised resources including money and clothing for Motherless Homes and NGO’s in Lagos, Nigeria. She is looking forward to the next chapter in her life having just got married to her ‘babe’ as she fondly calls her husband! The next chapter will still be occupied by her passion and dedication to working with families and young people.

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Published by AuthorHouse 04/30/2019

ISBN: 978-1-7283-8747-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-8746-8 (e)

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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Participation

Chapter 3 Protection

Chapter 4 Prevention

Chapter 5 Provision

Conclusion

References

Dedication to

my wonderful parents for being my biggest role models and showing me that believing in myself is the first secret to success and ultimate happiness.

Secondly to my amazing Husband for not only loving me unconditionally, but always being my motivator and true best friend.

Love you dearly.

My last dedication would be to children and young people in care all around the world for their strengths and abilities to conquer and positivity in their transition from childhood into adulthood and ultimately making a difference as extra ordinary individuals in the society.

PREFACE

This book analyses the complex relationship between the support plans in place for children looked after (CLA) and their quality of care. In the provision of care and support for all children, there are national (UK) and international (United Nations) guidelines laid down, not only in achieving the five outcomes outlined in the document Every Child Matters but also in achieving equality and human rights for every child, as enshrined in the United Convention for the Rights of the Child. This research will explore the extent to which these guidelines have ensured the quality of care provided to CLA aligned with the provisions in these guidelines. The book critically analyses the quality of care provided to CLA, employing the four Ps as tools of analysis (participation, protection, prevention, and provision) as outlined in the Child Rights Convention (CRC). By using this framework, the book shows the importance of the four Ps in providing a high quality of care and support to CLA.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Foremost, I acknowledge the grace of God for making it possible to complete this research despite several challenges during the whole process. Secondly, I thank my family for their genuine love and support, without which the project would not have been possible.

And the final acknowledgment is to all my readers for taking time to read my book.

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

"Within the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) the United Nations has given the global community an international instrument of high quality protecting the dignity, equality and basic human rights of the