Foster Carer Information
The practical details...

The process of becoming a carer is not complicated, and Community Foster Care will arrange and supervise each stage. Once you apply to foster, you will have a short, friendly interview, in your home, with our Fostering Link Worker (the person who will always liaise between you and Community Foster Care). The Fostering Link Worker will answer any queries you have, and will talk to you in more detail about the process of becoming a carer and the experience of fostering. They will then help you fill out a number of forms required by law - these include a Criminal Records Bureau check form, which is designed to ensure carers pose no risk to the children who are placed with them. The forms are confidential. After this meeting, you will be enrolled for foster care training. The training takes place locally, at times to suit you. Our initial courses, which are run by specialist trainers, last for six weeks. They will teach you how to manage the behaviour of those you foster. Community Foster Care has a wide range of trainers, including one of the UK’s leading experts on the management of challenging behaviour.

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