An Intensive Fostering Placement

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Welcome to  Broad Options Action for Children Intensive Fostering 12 Hackford Walk An Intensive Hackford Road London Fostering SW9 0QT Placement Tel: 020 7582 3687 Fax: 020 7582 8254

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Website: www.actionforchildren.org.uk

J:Intensive Fostering/IF leaflets booklets/information leaflet Y-P – March 2005 As your Youth Offending Officer has asked There will be monthly respite with an us to think about finding a family placement alternative foster carer to give you and for you, and the Court is likely to be You will not be allowed to smoke or to use your carers a break. seriously considering giving you a custodial drugs or alcohol and you will not be able to sentence, you may want know a bit about have a mobile phone whilst on the Contact with your family (if appropriate) Intensive Fostering. If you are thinking programme will also be limited especially when you first about whether you would like to take this move in but Action for Children will keep in opportunity of getting support from Action You must listen to music at an acceptable close touch with them. for Children to build your future, this level – in other words it shouldn’t upset leaflet is to let you know a bit more about anyone else. As you would expect you should not be what we would expect from you. getting involved in any sexual activity that Your carer will also need to be happy that would be unsafe for you or others. The scheme works around a points system. the music/film etc you are listening to or There are three levels you can work watching isn’t “harmful”. through. As you reach each level you can get more freedom. You will earn points for When you go to stay with your Action for Although all this may doing things like getting up on time and Children carer you will not be able to have a sound difficult an tidying up after yourself. The points can TV /Playstation/X Box etc in your bedroom. Intensive Fostering then be used to buy privileges such as a The family you are living with will want you placement will really give you a very good chance to later bedtime or an activity of your choice. to spend lots of time with them. get your life and your If this sounds complicated don’t worry future sorted. We will someone will be explaining this to you in To keep you safe your carers will look in have a lot of people to more detail very soon. your room everyday and will also look in any help you and if possible bag that you bring into or take out of the your family to get along There are also some more basic rules you house. together. If you want to will need to know move into independent At first you will be expected to go to your So that strangers don’t think that just by bedroom at 8.30 but a later bed time can looking at you that they know what kind of be earned! person you are - you will need to wear You have the right to complain about the acceptable clothing. care you receive. Please look in your placement handbook to find out how to do this. You are now asked to sign this paper to show that things have been explained to you. Signed:…………………………………………………………………. Date:……………………………………………………………………..

J:Intensive Fostering/IF leaflets booklets/information leaflet Y-P – March 2005