Placements ending

Placements end for many reasons, some planned and some unexpected. Placement breakdown can be very stressful for both foster carers and the children they look after. Foster carers caring for older young people play an important part in ensuring that young people are prepared for the move to independence.

It is important that foster carers get the support that they need when coping with a placement breakdown. Our resources provide information for you and you can also get advice from our advicelines across the UK.

Members of the Fostering Network log in here for more information and resources on placement breakdown, and access to peer to peer support in our online community.

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Publications

Dealing with a fostering breakdown (2009)

This booklet looks at how to anticipate a breakdown before it occurs, and at managing the process so that, even if it cannot be prevented, the end of the placement is less traumatic.

Order Dealing with a fostering breakdown online
Special guardianship (2007)

This Signpost booklet offers information about Special Guardianship including the legal and financial information.

Order Special guardianship online
Stepping out (2002)

A practical handbook written for young people, presented in the style of a personal organiser. Clearly divided into sections covering Taking Care of Yourself, Housing, Education, Training and Work, Money and The Law, Stepping Out provides care leavers with essential information about their rights and the options available to them.

Order Stepping out online

Reports

Home from home: developments in supported lodgings provision for young people (2009)

Final report of the Home from Home conference in April 2009 which was an outcome of the supported lodgings project.

Download Home from home: developments in supported lodgings provision for young people
List of supported lodgings schemes (2011)

A list of supported lodging schemes in England and Wales, compiled by the Fostering Network and the National Care Advisory Service.

The list was last updated in May 2011 and contains the names of different supported lodgings schemes in England and Wales, along with contact details for the organisations running the schemes.

Download List of Supported Lodgings Schemes
More than a room: Supported lodgings conference report (2011)

Report from the supported lodgings conference - part of the suite of materials produced by the Four Agency Project which was set up to raise the profile of the supported lodgings model and promote learning and development in the sector.

Download the Supported Lodgings Conference Report
Supported lodgings and young people leaving care: literature review (2008)

A summary literature review on supported lodgings and young people leaving care. It forms the first phase of a project being conducted over a 12 month period at London South Bank University for the Fostering Network's Supported Lodgings Action Research and Practice Project.

The review gives an overview of youth homelessness, summarises how supported lodgings are described in the literature, examines government policy regarding the Care Matters agenda for children leaving care and raises key questions on the topic.

Download Supported lodgings and young people leaving care: literature review
Supported lodgings report (2007)

Produced by the Fostering Network's Young People's Project, this report is based on the findings from two workshops held in London and Halton in January 2007. It explores current issues for supported lodging schemes for looked-after children and care leavers and identifies policies, procedures and guidance required for establishing and maintaining supported lodgings.

Download Supported lodgings report
Supported lodgings schemes and care leavers' survey (2009)

This survey is the result of the third phase of the Fostering Network’s Supported Lodgings Action Research and Practice Project 2008-2009.

It contains the findings of a survey questionnaire into supported lodgings schemes and care leavers' experiences in England. The questions in the survey were based on issues that had been identified earlier in the project including: recruitment and assessment of hosts; support for hosts and young people; funding; and monitoring and evaluating.

Download Supported lodgings schemes and care leavers' survey

Useful links

Special guardianship information from BAAF

This section of the BAAF website provides an informative and detailed online guide to special guardianship.

www.baaf.org.uk

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