Fostering Resources & Insights (Page 31)

Steve White is a senior supervising social worker with Perpetual Fostering. He is leading the agency’s current drive to recruit new foster carers. Here he explains how he…

  Adrian and his wife Linda are in the process of becoming foster carers. Here Adrian shares their journey so far in the hope that it can help…

There are too many myths around fostering which prevent people from coming forward and applying to be foster carers. In the UK we have a desperate shortage of…

Online forums, such as FosterTalk, provide foster carers with a great opportunity to talk each other about fostering. The ability to see how other people are coping with…

Foster carers talk opening about their nerves and anxieties at the time of a placement. After all, there is always a degree of uncertainty when meeting a child…

It is natural for a newly approved foster carer to question if they will cope when their first foster care placement arrives. Worrying about this means you care…

The assessment process is often a cause of anxiety for many prospective foster carers. These are normal emotions to feel. You will, after all, be expected to open…

Foster caring has become a more natural and appealing experience in recent years. The bureaucratic rules which previously prevented foster carers from assuming a ‘normal’ parental role have…

There are a variety of reasons why people consider becoming a foster carer. When the idea first strikes it can seem like a hugely fulfilling and rewarding prospect. …

Perpetual Fostering is currently undergoing a period of expansion and is looking for foster carers in several areas nationally. According to the Fostering Network, there will be 8,600…