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CHILDREN NEEDING TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL CARE
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1987
CARE
NEED OF * INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING PLACES FOR CHILDREN IN
DO NOT MEET THE PHYSICAL AND SIX MONTHS FOR UP TO
FOSTER CARE PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS OF A YOUNG CHILD AS WELL AS AND SMALL GROUP HOMES.
* ADDITIONAL RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEVOTED
SHOULD
BE THE
RESPONSIBILITY
INSTITUTION FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS SERVICE CENTRE SHOULD TAKE OVER.
TO
AFTERCARE, WHICH
OF
THE
DISCHARGING .FTER WHICH THE FAMILY
CHILDREN NEEDING RESIDENTIAL CARE BECAUSE OF SOCIAL FAMILY PROBLEMS
* CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE LONGER TERM CARE FOR
REASONS BUT WHO
DO
NOT
AVAILABLE IN
AN INSTITUTION
REQUIRE THE
SHOULD
SOCIAL TREATMINI PREFERABLY
OR FAMILY FACILITIES BE PLACED
ELSEWHERE, SUCH AS IN FOSTER HOMES OR SMALL GROUP HOMES.
CHILDREN NEEDING RESIDENTIAL CARE BECAUSE OF BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS
WITH BEHAVIOURAL NOT, ON THE WHO NEED SUCH
* RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN
PROBLEMS ADMIT A WIDE RANGE OF CHILDREN AND DO WHOLE, MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN CARE AND FACILITIES.
* PLACEMENT OF
FOSTER
BEHAVIOURAL
CARE
PROBLEMS IN TRIED SHOULD
CARE GRADUALLY
BE
CHILDREN WITH MILD
SMALL CARE OR
GROUP HOME EXPERIMENTALLY WITH A VIEW TO THESE FORMS OF BECOMING AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF CARE FOR SUCH CHILDREN.
CATER MOSTLY FOR CHILDREN * RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS SHOULD
AND HAVE ACCESS TO MORE WITH SEVERE BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS SUPPORT FROM CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS AND OTHER MORE EFFECTIVELY THE SPECIALISTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT THESE CHILDREN REQUIRE.
* RESIDENTIAL
INSTITUTIONS FOR
CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOURAL
SERVICES AND THE SCHOOL
PROBLEMS SHOULD BE REGARDED AS SOCIAL WELFARE
OF WITH MANAGEMENT BE SUBVENTED ACCORDINGLY, SECTIONS REMAINING UNDER THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
SERVICE FOR OLDER BOYS * ALTHOUGH THERE IS A HALF-WAY HOUSE
MAY FROM INSTITUTIONS WHO
HAVE
IMMEDIATE NO DISCHARGED
THEY CAN RETURN, THERE IS NO FAMILY TO WHOM
EQUIVALENT GIRLS' EXISTING SERVICE FOR OLDER GIRLS. SMALL GROUP HOMES CAN SERVE THIS PURPOSE.
THE
HOSTELS
AND
/PLACEMENT PLANNING