Fostering and Supported Lodgings

/www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/

https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/publications

https://www.mumsnet.com/

www.mumsnet.com/search?query=fostering

MERTON FOSTERING: COULD YOU FOSTER?
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https://www.merton.gov.uk/social-care/children-young-people-and-families/fostering/existing-carers

OFSTED Merton

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/training-support-and-development-standards-for-foster-care-evidence-workbook


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/training-support-and-development-standards-for-family-and-friends-foster-carers

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/induction-guide-for-the-short-break-workforce

https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/get-involved/training-consultancy/skills-foster









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WHAT DO FOSTER CARERS DO?

www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/could-you-foster

​https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/all-about-fostering

https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/being-foster-carer

​www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/blogs/foster-care-fortnight/becoming-foster-carer

https://www.fosterline.info/useful-links
www.hmrc.gov.uk/helpsheets/hs236.pdf
​www.depaultrust.org.uk

National Youth Homelessness Scheme (NYHS)
www.communities.gov.uk/youthhomelessness

To find case studies and downloadable material most easily on the NYHS website, go to:
www.communities.gov.uk/youthhomelessness/aboutus/knowledgebase/resources/
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Albert Kennedy Trust
www.akt.org.uk

Fostering Network
www.fostering.net
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National Leaving Care Advisory Service (NLCAS)

https://www.depaul.org.uk/

fostertalk.org/

HMRC e-learning course 

Becoming a foster parent in England: Help with the cost of fostering

GOV.UK   FOSTERING

WIKIPEDIA BAAF

WIKIPEDIA CORAM

https://corambaaf.org.uk/



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Some skills:
  • Resilience
  • Sense of humour
  • Caring
  • Able to listen
  • Empathy
  • Forgiveness
WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT YOU THINK YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE TO BE A FOSTER CARER (TO YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR HOME)?
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IDENTITY AND LIFE CHANCES

https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/time-to-change/

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

contact.org.uk/

becomecharity.org.uk/

coramvoice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Childrens-views-lit-review-FINAL-2.pdf

www.youngminds.org.uk/professional/resources

www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide40/recommendations/diversity.asp

​www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide07/needs/minority/index.asp

​www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/

​www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/our-work/children/

www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/looking-after-fostered-child/looking-after-unaccompanied-asylum-seeker-children

​www.beyondyouthcustody.net/wp-content/uploads/Effective-resettlement-of-young-people-lessons-from-Beyond-Youth-Custody.pdf

WRITE A PARAGRAPH TO INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY


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WORKING WITH OTHERS

https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/

https://www.cypcs.org.uk/

www.niccy.org/

https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/

https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/policy-practice/policies/fostering-legislation-in-england

https://www.fosterline.info/already-fostering/legislation-for-england/



WHAT WOULD YOU TELL FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABOUT SOMEBODY YOU ARE FOSTERING?​






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UNDERSTANDING AND CARING FOR CHILDREN

​www.education.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Teenagers-in-Foster-Care-Handbook-1.pdf

https://fosteringandadoption.rip.org.uk/topics/attachment-theory-research/

https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/looking-after-fostered-child/attachment

https://education.gov.scot/media/db0homxq/relationships-and-behaviour-resource-sept-2021.pdf

https://www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-centres/centre-for-research-on-children-and-families/secure-base-model

HOW YOUR FAMILY ENCOURAGES POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR?
WOULD YOU NEED TO CHANGE IT?
HOW TO REDUCE BEHAVIOUR YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH?

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Dimensions of development to support

  • Health
  • Education
  • Emotional and behavioural development
  • Identity
  • Family and social relationships
  • Self-care skills
  • Social presentation















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Privacy
Confidentiality
Need to know basis














Attachment
Secure attachment
Insecure attachment

"When children begin to trust in a secure base, they will be better able to play, learn and develop".

Provide a secure base:
  • Help the child to trust
  • Hel the child to manage feelings
  • Help the child to belong
  • Help the child to feel effective
  • ​Buid the child self-esteem

Social Learning Theory

ABC: Antecedents, Behaviour, Consequences
Antecents affect Behaviour
Consequences affect Behaviour

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PACE to promote positive behaviour
  • Playfulness
  • Acceptance
  • Curiosity
  • Empathy
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SAFER CARING

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2

www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying
​assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/625ee64cd3bf7f6004339db8/Preventing_and_tackling_bullying_advice.pdf

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/

​www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/looking-after-fostered-child/safer-caring

https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ImpactofUnprovenAllegations_ReesCentreJuly2016.pdf
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TALK TO YOUR HOUSEHOLD ABOUT YOUR CURRENT FAMILY RULES

TALK WHAT MIGHT INCLUDE IN A FAMILY SAFER CARING PLAN
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​TRAUMA INFORMED CARE

Abuse and neglect​
  • Emotional
  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Neglect

Keeping children safe
  • Running away
  • Bullying
  • Online​
Potential challenges for foster carers
  • Complaint
  • Standards of care concerns
  • Allegation


SPORTS (for safer caring)
  • Secure base
  • Partnership
  • Openness
  • Recording
  • Training
  • Safer Caring
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FAMILY & FRIENDS FOSTER CARERS

https://frg.org.uk/

https://kinship.org.uk/

​https://www.children1st.org.uk/help-for-families/parentline-scotland/


TYPES OF FOSTERING PLACEMENTS
  • Emergency
  • Short term
  • Long term
  • Family and friends
  • Short break
  • Parent and child
  • Staying Put/ When I'm Ready
  • Therapeutic foster care



https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2007/09/12/involving-children-and-young-people-in-decision-making/

Risk Competence - towards a pedagogic conceptualisation of risk
​http://www.thempra.org.uk/downloads/risk.pdf

Online Predators and Their Victims
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-632111.pdf

https://www.ncb.org.uk/resources/all-resources/filter/social-care/looked-after-childrens-mental-health

Having corporate parents pdf (Ofsted) (children's views)
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Family Justice Review: The children's verdict pdf (Ofsted) (children's views)

After Care: young people's views on leaving care pdf (Ofsted) 
 https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20141107031326/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/after-care


​e-safety advice


https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/advice-for-consumers

https://www.bbc.com/ownit/the-basics/8-tips-for-staying-safe-online

https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/

https://www.chatdanger.com/

https://www.getsafeonline.org/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety

​https://saferinternet.org.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-council-for-child-internet-safety-ukccis


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