Unit 8 Health And Social Care Transition Analysis

For this assignment I will be focusing on a child aged 7/8 entering local authority care, this is an emotional transition. I will be focusing on the the different key issues involved with this transition, these key issues include, planning and preparation of the transition and the effects of the transition.
It is vital to prepare a child that is going into local authority care to ensure that the transition goes as smoothly as possible, if there is not much planning and preparation when a child goes into care then the effects will be harder on them. The child's key worker (social worker) will work in partnership with many individuals and agencies to ensure that the child is prepared as possible. The social worker will work in partnership with
Once the school knows the circumstances then they can help the child deal with the situation, for example, offering support with emotional difficulties, etc. this means that the child will be more settled in school as they know they have support. Social workers also work in partnership with the child’s parents, before the child is taken into care the parents will receive a ‘letter before proceedings’ this will explain why professionals think that the child is not being looked after properly and will also ask the parents to attend a meeting to discuss this, at the meeting it will be discussed with the social worker and other professionals how the parents can change to ensure that the child is looked after properly, once everything is discussed then an agreement will be made and social services will then visit the home and assess the parents regularly and observe if any changes has been made. If the agreement is not met by the parents then the case will be taken to court and it will be asked of the judge to remove the children, it is important that all aspects of the situation is taken