Absec - Foster Care
Goals
The goals of AbSec's Aboriginal Statewide Foster Care Support Service (ASFCSS) is to improve the information, support and training opportunities for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers in NSW who specifically care for Aboriginal children and young people. Our goal is to assist them in their role to provide quality care and support to Aboriginal children and young people.
Working Together
Working together means valuing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers who care for Aboriginal children and young people and working co-operatively with Aboriginal out-of-home-care (O.O.H.C) agencies, Family and Community Services and other relevant government and non-government agencies to improve the communication, support and training for carers of Aboriginal children and young people.
Client Services
We aim to enhance the services we provide by identifying the diverse needs and expectations of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers who care for Aboriginal childrena and young people. We aim ensure that information we provide is comprehensive, accurate, impartial, accessible and up to date.
Outcomes
Support to foster carers and kinship carers is provided when and where needed to enable them to continue caring for Aboriginal children and young people in O.O.H.C for as long as possible. Also, to ensure foster and kniship carers are better trained and skilled to provide quality care for Aboriginal children and young people.
We are committed to providing the following services
- Foster/Kinship carers support groups and representation at meetings at local, regional, and state levels
- Maintaining a register of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers of Aboriginal children and young people
- Network opportunities for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers of Aboriginal children and young people
- Accurate and culturally appropriate needs based training
- Foster care telephone advice line
- Bi-monthly newsletter
- Assistance and advice to O.O.H.C agencies about recruitment of carers
- Ongoing evaluation and continual improvement of services offered
- promoting Aboriginal foster care in general with the aim of increasing carer numbers throughout NSW.