As a period of time has elapsed since the publication other foster care stocktake, the reactions of various organisations to its report are available. What is notable, is most have adopted a moderate tone and welcome, with a few caveats, its findings. The suggestion that the role of the IRO should be dispensed with is […]
If you foster a child, you will soon discover there are many different categories of fostering. For example, there are different placements from emergency placements, short break and respite care placements right through to bridging placements. Another kind of arrangement is kinship care. This simply means that a child is placed with relatives, or friends […]
Part of the task of content management and communications for a foster care agency is to be aware of significant trends and fostering issues attracting news coverage. For a considerable period, councils up and down the country have been busy putting on special events to encourage people to become foster carers. Today’s item on our […]
The provision of foster care in the UK has now to accommodate a situation where increasing numbers of young people require therapy. 65% of foster children in care at 31st march 2017 had experienced abuse or neglect. As a consequence, many were traumatised. There is a real need for people considering foster care to opt […]
The report issued following the national foster care stocktake is still being absorbed. And this is likely to continue to be the case for some time to come. The Fostering Network has recently dismissed much of it, venturing so far as to suggest it may have been a waste of taxpayers money. It is a […]
