A guide for foster parents in Family Homes

Date: 1978 Period: 1972-1989 File: PDF 699 KB, 21 pages
Institution: Department of Social Welfare

Booklet to assist Family Home foster parents, also to serve the needs of administrative staff and social workers who help foster parents. Covers: the definition and function of a Family Home; the roles of the DG, foster parents, and social workers; the legal status of children in residence, accommodation, admission policy, insurance covers, the reward and punishment of children in residence, the payments to cover, the estimates for grounds, buildings, furniture, and equipment maintenance, and relief for foster parents. Mentions religion and states that ‘the department has a moral obligation to see that children retain a particular faith’ but has no mention of culture and/or race.