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Foster Carers and Contact: Supporting children’s relationships with family and friends

3 December 2008, YMCA, Newport

This course is for

  • fostering agencies
  • foster carers.

About this course

The Fostering Network is launching the Pathways Through Fostering series of publications and training courses this year. The topics have been selected to reflect what agencies and foster carers have told us they believe should be core post-approval training for all carers and we are leading on the development of a post-approval training curriculum.

As part of this series, Foster Carers and Contact will explore the key, and sometimes complex, issues involved in maintaining contact between fostered children and their birth families. The style will be informal and interactive.

This course will enable participants to:

  • examine the aims of contact for children looked after and recall the underpinning legal duties and responsibilities of children’s services
  • reflect on some of the research findings in relation to contact
  • explore how foster carers can develop their skills in relation to supporting contact plans for children and families
  • discuss experiences, problem solve and support others in a safe place
  • address contact within an anti-discriminatory framework.

This course contributes to the underpinning knowledge for:

  • NVQ Level 3 units 33; 34; 311
  • PQ units A; B & C.

Book a place on this course

If you would like to book, please download a booking form and return to the address given on the form.