The Fostering Network: Professional development

We have produced a list of key resources on this topic.

The Fostering Network campaigns for a framework for training foster carers that is in line with other occupations in the child care workforce.

In England we are working with the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) around their delivery of Training, Support and Development Standards for Foster Care.

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We also deliver a comprehensive training programme throughout the four nations of the UK.

Useful links

Publications and resources from the Fostering Network

For love and money: should foster carers be paid for their skills: Author: Martie Stanwell; Publisher: Fostering Solutions; Date: 2007; Powerpoint presentation about payments to foster carers given at the Fostering Network annual conference 2007.; Price: Free; Full details…
Fostering links: developing a national consensus for foster care: Author: Bryan Ritchie and Sarah Crangle; Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; Powerpoint presentation about the Fostering Links project in Scotland given at the Fostering Network's annual conference 2007.; Price: Free; Full details…
The future of foster care: Date: 2007; Presentation given at the Fostering Network's annual conference 2007, For Love and For Money.; Price: Free; Full details…
The future of foster care: Publisher: National Children's Bureau; Date: 2007; Presentation given at the Fostering Network's annual conference 2007, For Love and For Money.; Price: Free; Full details…
Moving to a professional foster care service: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; Powerpoint presentation from the IFCO conference 2007 in New Zealand.; Price: Free; Full details…
The professionalisation of foster care: what’s on the agenda, what does it mean, when might it happen and who is influencing change?: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; This is a presentation on the professionalisation of foster care given at the Fostering Network's annual conference 2007, For Love and For Money.; Price: Free; Full details…
Towards a professional fostering service: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; This is a presentation given by Robert Tapsfield at the Fostering Network annual conference 2007, For Love and For Money.; Price: Free; Full details…
Training for foster carers: Publisher: The Fostering Network; Discussion paper from the Fostering Network on the topic of training for foster carers.; Price: Free; Full details…
Understanding and implementing the training, support and development standards for foster care: Author: Suzy Mackie and Anne Harrison; Publisher: The Fostering Network; Date: 2007; Powerpoint presentation about the CWDC standards given at the Fostering Network's annual conference 2007.; Price: Free; Full details…