Support
Foster carers should be treated as professionals and valued for the amazing work they do. Read about the support you can expect at Family Care.
As an existing foster carer, you will know how important the support your agency provides can be. Fostering is tough sometimes and it’s crucial that you feel properly supported, not just for you but for the young person in your care.
At Family Care we have received quite a few applications from transferring foster carers in recent years. One of the biggest reasons for this is the support we offer. We don’t pay lip service to the term ‘supporting foster carers’. We really do go above and beyond.
For starters, you will benefit from the support all foster carers should receive which includes:
In addition to the above, Family Care also offer our foster families:
As an existing foster carer, you will know how important the support your agency provides can be. Fostering is tough sometimes and it’s crucial that you feel properly supported, not just for you but for the young person in your care.
At Family Care we have received quite a few applications from transferring foster carers in recent years. One of the biggest reasons for this is the support we offer. We don’t pay lip service to the term ‘supporting foster carers’. We really do go above and beyond.
For starters, you will benefit from the support all foster carers should receive which includes:
In addition to the above, Family Care also offer our foster families:
As a family-owned service, we are a tight-knit, friendly and approachable bunch of people. We treat all our foster carers as professionals, and we expect that professionalism to be shown in return.
You will be working closely with our qualified in-house therapists to ensure you have the tools to meet the needs of your young person. Our in-house therapists, supervising social workers and support workers will join you in what we call ‘TAC’ meetings – the Team Around the Child. Family Care foster carers are absolutely central to this.
The feedback you give will help our therapists suggest ways of working geared towards the best outcomes for your young people. Our in-house therapists help train the staff too, so everyone is working to the same standards. We believe that children recovering from trauma need more than a 1-hour session with a therapist every week. By having all our foster carers and staff working therapeutically with young people, we are providing 24/7 therapeutically informed care.
Secure Base is our model of practice, a therapeutic framework designed specifically for fostering. You will get full training and guidance to adopt this model and before long it will become second nature to you.
As a family-owned service, we are a tight-knit, friendly and approachable bunch of people. We treat all our foster carers as professionals, and we expect that professionalism to be shown in return.
You will be working closely with our qualified in-house therapists to ensure you have the tools to meet the needs of your young person. Our in-house therapists, supervising social workers and support workers will join you in what we call ‘TAC’ meetings – the Team Around the Child. Family Care foster carers are absolutely central to this.
The feedback you give will help our therapists suggest ways of working geared towards the best outcomes for your young people. Our in-house therapists help train the staff too, so everyone is working to the same standards. We believe that children recovering from trauma need more than a 1-hour session with a therapist every week. By having all our foster carers and staff working therapeutically with young people, we are providing 24/7 therapeutically informed care.
Secure Base is our model of practice, a therapeutic framework designed specifically for fostering. You will get full training and guidance to adopt this model and before long it will become second nature to you.
