KEY ASSETS FOSTERING

KEY ASSETS FOSTERING provide a safe, secure and stable environment for children and young people and in many cases will work towards reuniting the child/young person with their birth family.


Key Assets offers a range of placements types for children and young people of all ages. All placements are matched to ensure a fit between the needs of children and young people and the skills and experience of foster carers to meet those needs.


We aim to provide you with placement options within 24 hours of your request. You can be sure that:


* All foster carers are properly approved, trained and supervised


* All placements of children's and young people are made using Placement Agreements which are prepared either before or at the time of making the placement.


* Whenever possible, pre-placement planning meetings and introductions are made between the child or young person and the foster carer


* You will receive regular updates on the child or young persons progress based on our recording system, 20 Key Development Assets.


About Key Assets


a part of Foster Care Associates Group of Companies, is an independent fostering agency established to provide quality care in a family setting to children and young people who are "hard to place" or have complex needs. Foster Care Associates is the largest independent provider of fostering services in the UK and Ireland.


Key Assets Vision


aims and principles are driven from the founding directors are child-centered and recognise that looked after children and young people deserve a better chance at achieving successful outcomes, while foster carers need to receive greater financial compensation, recognition and comphrensive support.


The Key Assets delivery model is based upon an organisational ethos called 'Team Parenting™'. This has been tailored to in several countries and provides an holistic and systemic approach to supporting each child and carer. Our vision is to make a positive and lasting difference to the lives of the children and young people around the world.


Key Assets recruits carers with varying backgrounds and experience to work as part of a close team that provides specialised family placements to children and young people. Key Assets carers provide short, medium and long term care to children aged 0-18 years old.


Foster Carer’s are supported in their recording by:




* Regular support groups

* Regular supervision

* An online training course

* In house training courses


All our carers records the daily events and achievements of the children and young people they look after using the 20 Key Development Assets framework.


The 20 Key Developmental Assets focus on 5 main areas:
1. Stay Safe
2. Enjoy and Achieve
3. Be Healthy
4. Make a positive contribution
5.Achieve Economic Well-being


Weekly summaries are based on




* Physical Growth & Development, including Health & Dental Care.

* Mental & Emotional Well-being - Capacity to Communicate, Think, Feel.

* Spiritual - Capacity for Faith and Wider Communion

* Extended Family - Capacity to Belong, Care and Share





Key Assets delivery model is based upon its organizational ethos – Team Parenting


This delivery model has been tailored to in several countries and provides an holistic and systemic approach to supporting each child and carer. Our vision is to make a positive and lasting difference to the lives of the children and young people around the world.


Key Assets recruits carers with varying backgrounds and experience to work as part of a close team that provides specialised family placements to children and young people. Key Assets carers provide short, medium and long term care to children aged 0-18 years old.


Training for Foster Carers Training includes the key elements of:




* Child Protection

* Working with children who have been abused

* Safe caring

* Understanding attachment

* Building resilience

* Understanding and managing difficult behaviour

* Managing and promoting contact

* Identity and self-esteem

* Valuing diversity and promoting equality

* The Treaty of Waitangi

* Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)

* Recording

* First Aid/Health and Safety

* Education of fostered children/young people

* Empowering children/young people

* Preparing young people for moving on and adult independence


Our Placements




* Foundation Placements

* Emergency Placements

* Short and Long Term Placements

* Bridging Placements

* Parent and Child Assessment Placements