Dictionary Result for : 'R'
Residence Order
This is a legal document from a court which says who you should live with. That person will have parental responsibility for you. It will usually last until you are 16.
Residential accommodation
Residential accommodation or residential houses are placements that are run by staff instead of foster carers. A residential setting is managed by professional staff and may specialise in children with particular needs, such as physical disability or behavioural needs.
Respite Care
Respite care is when a child or young person goes to spend time with another carer so that both of them have a little break.
Review (CLA Review)
There will be regular meetings which you’ll be part of, to look at your care plan to make sure it’s meeting your needs and these meetings are called ‘reviews’
Reviewing Officer
When you move into a foster placement, care home or preparing to live independently, you will be allocated a Reviewing Officer (RO). The Reviewing Officer is a very experienced social worker. They work within the Quality Improvement Service and do not have anything to do with the day to day decisions that happen with your care but they play an important role in deciding what happens in your future. It is the ROs job to make sure that decisions being made are best for you, follow your care plan and respect your rights. Your RO will chair your Children Looked After Review meetings.
Risk Assessment
Is a document written by social workers and those working with children to ensure that children remain safe at all times.