Fostering Skills Spotlight

The ability to motivate a child is one of the many skills you’ll develop as a foster carer. It gives the child drive and confidence to help them…

Like many of the skills you need to be a successful foster carer, communication is one that you’ve been honing all your life. The first step to effective…

As a foster carer, being resourceful and creative is about finding ways to encourage young people and expand their horizons. When we talk about being resourceful and creative, we’re…

Fostering Skills Spotlight: Listening When you’re thinking about fostering, have contacted an agency and are learning more, you attend a 3-day workshop called The Skills to Foster™. During…

As with any career, being organised is part of being a foster carer. The more organised you are, the more relaxed you are and the better you are…

Last month we wrote about how people often start fostering when they’re at a crossroads with their job. Fostering is a career for people who want to help…