Council Kent
Performance Percentage of looked-after children with three or more placements during the year (years ending 31 March)
Kent County Council has become the first local authority in England to receive formal accreditation for its Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care Programme. The programme helps looked-after children with behavioural problems to stay in their foster homes and address behavioural issues, which is helping the council to ensure more placements are successful.
Since 2004, Kent and 16 other local authorities have been involved in a pilot of the scheme run by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Debbie Simmons, manager of the programme in Kent, says the intensive period of therapy and training has helped to make lasting improvements. "The programme involves a multi-agency team, which includes therapists, social workers, educationists and psychologists," she says. "It looks at 37 behavioural traits and targets this with intensive support and rewards for positive behaviour."
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