What Therapeutic Fostering Actually Means
There is no agreed national definition of therapeutic fostering, so the label matters less than what comes with it. What it usually means in practice, the support you should expect, and why you do not need a psychology qualification to do it.
Fostering an Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Child: What It Really Involves
Unaccompanied children now make up around 16 per cent of looked-after children in London boroughs, and they usually arrive at a few hours’ notice. Here is what fostering one actually involves: the first 72 hours, language and school, health, faith and food, your part in the asylum process, and what GLF pays.
Fostering a Teenager: What It’s Really Like
More than a quarter of children in care in England are sixteen or over, yet hardly anyone rings up asking to foster a teenager. Here is what the role actually involves, what changes at eighteen, and why plenty of carers find it suits them better than they expected.
Remand Fostering Explained: Caring for a Young Person Awaiting Court
Remand fostering means giving a young person awaiting court a bedroom instead of a cell. Here is what the role really involves, what the law says, and what GLF pays.
Staying Put: What Happens When a Young Person Turns 18?
Staying Put lets a young person carry on living with their foster carer after they turn 18, usually until they are 21. Here is who is eligible, what changes on the day, what it means for your income, and how the planning works from age 16.
Short-Term and Long-Term Fostering: What Is the Difference?
Short term does not mean a few nights, and long term does not mean adoption. Here is what each kind of fostering actually involves, how a child’s plan decides which is which, and what the difference feels like week to week.
What Is Parent and Child Fostering? A Guide to This Specialist Role
Instead of caring for a child alone, you welcome a parent and their baby and help that parent learn to care safely. What the role involves, who it suits, and whether you could do it.