The delivery of foster care in this country has to deal with a situation where rising numbers of children and young people come into foster care requiring therapy. 65% of foster children in care at 31st march 2017 had been taken into care by a local authority as they had suffered abuse or neglect. As […]
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 […]
The foster care stocktake has issued its report and much is made of the quality of the carers we have in this country. Undoubtedly true. In this week where we celebrate the unique contribution that LGBT foster carers make, a focus on this community is timely. There is a shortage of 7,000 fostering families in […]
It is an uncertain world – that is something upon which we can all agree. How we react to the uncertainties we face is something quite different. The provision of foster care is subject to uncertainty. This country now faces record numbers of children being taken into care at a time when lifestyle choices and […]
Therapeutic foster care is increasingly important in relation to placement stability and successful long term outcomes for children who have experienced trauma. Such experiences can create mental health problems for children in care. Effective therapeutic foster care requires an understanding of the interplay of trauma and attachment. What a therapeutic foster carer understands The children […]
