Contact with children in care – Test Test your knowledge Questions for Contact with Children in Care In order for us to provide you confirmation of your scores, please provide the following details: Name Organisation 1. When planning contact have you considered the following: What is the purpose of contact for this child? What are the potential risks and benefits? With whom should the child have contact? What kind of contact? How often? Where? How will their carers be involved in supporting the child? What professional support is needed? What are the child’s expressed wishes? How can we understand these in the context of family history and relationships, observations of contact and the child’s response before and after visits? To what extent is this child free to express their wishes? What are the wishes and feelings of the carers and the birth relatives? Do we need a written agreement? How often should contact be reviewed? Back to tabs