Therapeutic parenting is a term commonly used for foster carers, adopters and kinship carers who look after children who have suffered trauma, normally through early life neglect and/or abuse. The aim of therapeutic parenting is to enable the child to recover from the trauma they have experienced.
Providing a secure base is at the heart of any successful foster or adoptive family. This guide offers social workers an overview of the secure base model.
This guide provides in-depth information on tax, national insurance and benefits when fostering or adopting a child. It also contains brief information about other sources of funding such as section 17 Children Act money, aftercare support, child arrangement orders, special guardianship and guardian’s allowance.
Guidance on how to develop a professional foster care workforce to encourage placement stability and high quality care for children and young people.