by 39-admin | Nov 28, 2023 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
Mum had kicked off regarding the LA’s decision to break up the sibling group and place two of the siblings with another LA Foster Carer. It was actually working quite well and the eldest and the only girl, who was with us, was thriving and seemed very happy with life....
by 39-admin | Nov 24, 2023 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
We were asked to attend a meeting at the LA offices. It was my wife and I, our Supervising Social Worker (SSW), the Social Worker, Guardian and Social Work Manager. We were unsure of the reason for the meeting but gathered it was quite important. The Social Work...
by 39-admin | Nov 21, 2023 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
It was too good to last! As Foster Carers we nearly always encourage family contact but occasionally it feels more upsetting than beneficial. It felt that it wasn’t in the best interests of the children for them to go through the disappointment of Mum not appearing...
by 39-admin | Nov 17, 2023 | The Male Foster Carer Blog
Our short term, sibling group placement wasn’t short term at all. In fact it became one of our longest placements. The good thing is that we were involved in all the meetings to discuss the placements, so nothing was agreed without our say so. Mum had an addiction and...
by 39-admin | Nov 15, 2023 | The Nameless Onion
I had been looking forward to my first formal black-tie event for a number of weeks. The event was the first ever Fostering UK awards ceremony held at the Holiday Inn Hotel Reading. Preparations had begun in our family a couple of weeks before when my foster dad and I...
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