Train to be a foster carer with our six part Skills to Foster course

Perpetual Fostering offers all prospective foster carers a six part training course when they apply to foster with the agency.

The supportive sessions are held on week day evenings and weekends and are planned to fit around any current commitments prospective foster carer may face in their day to day lives.

The training is designed to be as interactive as possible with both large and small working groups. The course aims to encourage participation and to engender a community spirit on which our fostering network is built.

Prospective foster carers will be asked to attend six distinct sections of the course, which include sessions on:

Understanding what foster carers do
Understanding identity and diversity
Working within the professional caring community
Understanding children in foster care
Safe care and behaviour in the home – protecting children and foster carers
Transitions – why and how children move on

The Skills to Foster course also provides a foundation on which post-approval foster care training will be built. If you are interesting in becoming a foster carer, contact Perpetual Fostering on 0845 346 1572.



Notes to editors:

Perpetual Fostering supports carers who are passionate about improving the lives of children and young people in care.

We are an independent fostering agency which is part of the Perpetual Care Group – a professional social care organisation working with local authorities to develop tailor-made care packages since 1996.

For further information please contact:

Our team at Perpetual Fostering on 0845 346 1572

Perpetual Fostering

31 Chorley New Rd

Bolton

BL1 4QR

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