Foster care

Case plan

it's a plan about you and how your life is going to be while you are in care; it may change at different times depending on what's going on in your life
it's about what has to happen to meet your goals, needs and to keep you safe.

a meeting called a family group meeting (FGM) is organised by your child safety officer (CSO)
your case plan is worked out at this meeting.

you can attend so that people know your thoughts and feelings
a support person, like a youth worker, can come with you if you like
people in your life - like your family, carer, youth worker, school staff, CSO, and people from other services who can help you
if you are from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, someone from an Indigenous service may be there to support you.

to see how things are going and if anything needs to be changed in your case plan
so new information can be added to your case plan.

you can go to the meeting to talk about your goals and needs
you can write down your thoughts and feelings and have someone read it for you at the meeting
if you don't want to go you can tell people like your CSO, carer or counsellor everything that you would like said about your goals and needs and how you'd like your life to be for the next period of time
to find out more about case plans you can talk to your:
- CSO
- carer
- community visitor
for more info about FGMs, grab a copy of the info sheet called 'family group meeting'.