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Preparing For Leaving Care

Preparing For Leaving Care Factsheet

Fostering young people can be a balancing act between looking after them and helping them to become more independent.

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What is the Difference Between Fostering & Adoption?

Fostering and Adoption Differences

Foster carers offer short term, temporary or longer-term care to a child or children.

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Introduction to Attachment and Foster Care

What is attachment?

Attachment refers to the bond between someone who needs care from their caregiver.

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Fostering and Autism Spectrum Disorders Factsheet

Fostering and ASD

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect around 700,000 people in the UK.

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Independent Review Mechanism

What is the Independent Review Mechanism?

The process by which prospective or approved foster carers, can seek a review of a ‘qualifying determination’.

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Fostering Families

Fostering Families Factsheet

Fostering involves the whole family and it can have a positive impact on everyone in the household.

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Fostering Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Factsheet

Fostering Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People

The UK has a long history of welcoming and supporting families and children arriving here.

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Fostering a Disabled Child or Young Person

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Foster Carer Training

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Allegations & Foster Care Factsheet

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