Stop Children's Services bullying vulnerable families instead of supporting them
This is a sad and common plight for families with Sen needs or disabilities! The services are now all amalgamated, eg: Children's Services, Education/Sen/Schools, within the collusion can be the local PCT who don't want to rock boats of colleagues they work alongside.
It is absolutely imperative that all measures be taken to underscore the importance of supporting Family-Centred Care and placing the needs of a child at the forefront of all decision-making practice.
ReplyDeleteFamilies of children born with/who develop severe disability are as vulnerable to collapse as the child.
Samantha remains a gift to all of us and her life is a legacy of hope for others. I was able to effect amendment to Government of Alberta Policy in the Family Support for Children with Disabilities program. The Act was proclaimed on August 1, 2004 and amended December 2006. Section 2-3 now reads: "The Family Support for Children with Disabilities Program to have separate legislation from that of child protection services."
http://www.child.alberta.ca/home/images/childrenwithdisabilities/FSCD_PolicyProceduresManual_20080409.pdf