Long Term Fostering ?Matching? Long Term Fostering ?Ma
...If a long term carer is identified the Family Finding Social Worker will chair the matching meeting and discuss the strengths and vulnerabilities of the match and identify how any support needs will be addressed....
https://www.proceduresonline.com/trixcms1/media/2743/practice-hub-quick-guide-long-term-fostering-matching-310719.pdf
13. Matching | Fostering and Adoption
...Matching a child with a foster carer or adopter is one of the ?turning points? (Schofield et al 2011b) in a child?s life. Successful matching depends on good assessments, clear support plans, careful decision making and a high level of information sharing between professionals....
https://fosteringandadoption.rip.org.uk/topics/matching/
Matching and Placements with Foster Carers
...The assessment and planning process for long-term foster care should address the child's current needs and likely future needs, and the capacity of the foster carer to meet these needs now and in the future....
https://fosteringdimensions.trixonline.co.uk/chapter/matching-and-placements-with-foster-carers
Family Finding for Long-Term Foster Care: A Toolkit
...Your agency will have its own policies and procedures regarding family finding for long-term foster care. This toolkit is designed to support these and to offer a set of helpful resources that can be used individually or collectively throughout the family finding process....
https://www.coram.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Family-Finding-for-Long-Term-Foster-Care_A-Toolkit.pdf
Long-Term Foster Care and Permanence | Stability for Children ...
...Robust matching criteria are needed, suitable for long-term foster care. Fostering providers should guarantee continuity of care for children in placement during any transfer of foster carers between fostering services....
https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/policy-and-campaigns/empowering-children-and-young-people/long-term-foster-care-and-permanence/
The foster care matching process explained
...Social worker Natalie explains the process by which foster children are matched to carers who can meet their needs and help them thrive....
https://www.nfa.co.uk/news-and-blog/how-foster-carers-and-foster-children-are-matched/
What Do We Mean By Matching In Fostering? - UK Fostering
...Matching is the process of carefully considering how well a potential foster carer can meet the specific needs of a child who needs a placement. It?s about making the best possible fit between the child and the foster family to help ensure a stable, safe, and nurturing home environment....
https://ukfostering.org.uk/what-do-we-mean-by-matching-in-fostering/