Fostering Blog. I awoke this morning wondering what the day would hold for us Owen ( name changed ) arrived last night and we were surprised to see that he was wearing a “tag”. He seems to be really respectful, polite and appreciative. It being school holiday I asked...
Fostering Blog. Waiting for the phone to ring for a First Placement is challenging. In the past month we’ve repainted 3 bedrooms that we have offered for fostering and to be honest the anticipation is rather like that experienced at the end of a pregnancy. It is...
FOSTERING BLOG Skills to foster – what can you not accept – placements offered and turned down. We have been approved. We were contacted, by phone, by the Agency Decision Maker who explained that this would be followed up in a letter – which arrived a week ago . We...
FOSTERING BLOG. John,( names changed ) aged 15 has now been with us in placement for just over two weeks. We attended a meeting with his Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ( CAMHS ) Worker yesterday. After last week , when the transport had failed to arrive...
FOSTERING BLOG Yesterday, at our Initial Fostering Panel One Panel member , who was a former foster carer and a retired prison governor addressed me, “ Jayne, You have held some pretty responsible leadership roles. How do you think you will cope, as a foster carer,...
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