Should we be referring to the people caring for a foster child as foster carers, or as foster parents? It seems like a trivial matter, but that is not necessarily the case. As we have seen in a previous blog (you can find it HERE) language can make a big difference in how things are perceived, how much cooperation you can expect, and even how people act.
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Involving Everyone
At the IFCO Seminar in London, last month, IFCO President Danielle Douglas held a talk about where she feels foster care and kinship care are heading, particularly in a global perspective. During this talk she brought up many important points such as the need for more data, the need to take include marginalised children in planning and building of services and the importance of deinstitutionalisation. However, for this blog, I want to lift out a particular topic that she raised, one that is ignored far too often: taking into account the rights and needs of ALL different actors in the fostering relationship.
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