Embracing Change: Preparing for Foster Care Adoption
Embracing change is an important step in foster care adoption. It helps families adjust to new roles and expectations. It also prepares the mind for both challenges and growth.… View Post
Reasons To Work In Foster Care
The truth is that there are many reasons to work in foster care. It is one of the most rewarding career paths you could go down, and one that will, for the right people, prove to be something they will enjoy immensely. Read on to find out more.… View Post
How Adoption Affects a Family
Many adoptive parents are already parents to their own children. There are many reasons why parents with a ready-made family choose to adopt. No matter what the reasons, welcoming an adopted child into the family comes with rewards and challenges. How can you navigate issues while harnessing all of the opportunities it brings?… View Post
The Fostering Process
The foster process can seem, on the surface long and daunting but the truth is, it is an interesting journey. Becoming a foster carer means taking a look at the bigger picture of what you and your family can offer a looked after child. With foster carers needed from all walks of life, what is it that you need to know?… View Post
What Types of Fostering Placements are There?
Every child is different. Every foster child has a different set of needs and for this reason, fostering agencies look to foster carers to provide various types of fostering placement. During the application process, soon-to-be foster parents will decide what kind of placement they think they can provide. Likewise, as carers become more experienced and trained, they may offer different types of placement. … View Post
What Training is Offered to Foster Carers?
Foster carers are skilled people, something that is gained from training opportunities offered by the fostering agency they choose to work with. The training covers a range of topics, in an effort to help foster carers provide the safe, stable and nurturing home that a traumatised child needs. But what does foster training ‘look’ like?… View Post
5 Facts About LGBT Fostering
LGBT Fostering & Adoption Week 2018 aims to highlight the fantastic reasons behind why people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community make fantastic foster carers.
Many same-sex couples wrongly believe that their sexuality will prevent them from becoming foster parents but as these five facts show, it is about personal qualities and not sexuality that makes a positive difference to children.… View Post