When the government announced it wanted to reform unregulated semi-independent placements for children in care, I was really pleased, especially as they have said that children under 16 won’t be living in these units any more. However, now I’ve seen the proposals and know what happens in practice I am very worried.
I was a child in care for many years and went on to become a support worker in a semi independence unit. I recently resigned because instead of being encouraged to provide good care for the young people I was told to provide minimal support and let the young people learn to do things for themselves. My experiences and observations have been anonymised to protect the young people.
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