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Foster Care Worker
A foster care worker is a very risky, yet rewarding field of work. Before becoming a foster care worker one should determine many factors about what they are taking on. The process in which a child has to go through before being placed in foster care is very traumatizing. Some are taking away from their parents or guardians due to physical abuse, being neglected, sexual abuse or even due to their parents passing away. By the time the child is placed in their new foster care home, there are many factors and emotions that the foster care worker have to take on to care properly for the child. It becomes the foster care workers responsibility not to only provide shelter and food, but to be responsible for the child 24/7 as if the child were their own. The foster care worker will be responsible for keeping the social worker assigned to that child informed about the behavior of the child and so much more. A foster care worker’s job is rewarding because whether the time spent with the child is short or long, the impact that they have on the child by being a good care giver may never be forgotten.
Before deciding to become a foster care worker one should ask themselves a few questions and certain what ifs should be considered. For example, am I willing to take on the responsibility of a child that is not biologically my own and care for that child as if they were or can I be compassionate towards a traumatized kid that may display bad behavior at times? These questions are very important before choosing this career path. Unfortunately, there are several situations where some children are abused and end up worse off after being placed in foster care. “Surveys of children in foster care and other research show that the incidence of foster care abuse appears to be higher than by the government” (Grimm, 2013). Foster care workers receive clothing vouchers to provide clothing for the child. A foster care worker salary varies anywhere between
A foster care worker is a very risky, yet rewarding field of work. Before becoming a foster care worker one should determine many factors about what they are taking on. The process in which a child has to go through before being placed in foster care is very traumatizing. Some are taking away from their parents or guardians due to physical abuse, being neglected, sexual abuse or even due to their parents passing away. By the time the child is placed in their new foster care home, there are many factors and emotions that the foster care worker have to take on to care properly for the child. It becomes the foster care workers responsibility not to only provide shelter and food, but to be responsible for the child 24/7 as if the child were their own. The foster care worker will be responsible for keeping the social worker assigned to that child informed about the behavior of the child and so much more. A foster care worker’s job is rewarding because whether the time spent with the child is short or long, the impact that they have on the child by being a good care giver may never be forgotten.
Before deciding to become a foster care worker one should ask themselves a few questions and certain what ifs should be considered. For example, am I willing to take on the responsibility of a child that is not biologically my own and care for that child as if they were or can I be compassionate towards a traumatized kid that may display bad behavior at times? These questions are very important before choosing this career path. Unfortunately, there are several situations where some children are abused and end up worse off after being placed in foster care. “Surveys of children in foster care and other research show that the incidence of foster care abuse appears to be higher than by the government” (Grimm, 2013). Foster care workers receive clothing vouchers to provide clothing for the child. A foster care worker salary varies anywhere between