Equality And Diversity In Foster Care Essay

The social worker must find out about the child’s culture and religion and inform their new foster carer as they can then respect the child’s culture and religion and let them practice their religion at their new home and also respect their culture and the way they do things. If the foster carer didn't know about the child’s culture and religion then they are unable to respect it and may find it difficult to understand if the child is practicing their religion in the home. If the foster carer knows about the child’s religion and culture then they are able to make changes to the home in order to make it more comfortable for the child to practice their religion, under the Children’s Act 1989, the carer of the child must protect the child from harm, ‘respect for a child's race, culture and ethnicity’ (http://www.childrensrightswales.org.uk/childrens-act-1989.aspx)
Children of different ages will have different needs, a child of 7 or 8 will have different needs to a child of 3, A child the age of 7 or 8 will need their needs met emotionally and mentally during this transaction in order for the child to cope with the situation, children of this age will also have educational needs which needs to be met however this may be difficult as their education may have been disrupted, the child may not be able to concentrate in school due to the circumstances, different agencies such as the child’s key worker (social worker), educational agencies (the school) and any other agencies or individuals that are working with the child in