Foster carer training opportunities
Ongoing learning and development for our foster carers is just one of the ways our community helps children and young people to realise their ambitions and dreams. We require foster carers to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and development.
All our foster carers are offered regular training on various subjects throughout the year:
Before approval as a foster carer
Prior to approval all foster carers undertake preparation training for becoming a foster carer.
Induction – completed in Year 1
In the first year we ensure all foster parents complete:
Induction into CFC
Safe caring, health and well – being
Safeguarding – (to include all family members)
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Recording, Storing and Sharing (Managing) Sensitive Information
Medication
Essential foster carer training
Following your induction we require all foster parents to undertake the following training which is provided:
First Aid
Promoting Educational Attainment
Child development
Safeguarding such as Child Exploitation or Children missing from home
Therapeutic development
Administering medication
Equality and diversity
Staying put
Additional foster carer training
Other topics offered may include topics such as:
Foetal alcohol syndrome
Attachment theory
Restrictive intervention training
Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) training
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
Digital skills
Training programmes are put together following discussions with foster carers and our staff. We also look at the training needs of the Foster Care Panel and Trustees who oversee Community Foster Care.
All our newly approved foster carers complete the Training and Development Standards for Foster Carers workbook in their first year, which is set out by the Department for Education. We’ll support you with this by providing extra one-to-one support.
If you need specific training such as Makaton or you’re interested in a particular therapeutic approach we’ll support you to gain the skills and knowledge that you need.