Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
As foster carers we often look after children who have been diagnosed with ADHD or exhibit the symptoms of this condition.
Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2014
I start this month’s blog the day after April Fools’ Day, so rest assured that this month’s AKC blog is wind-up free… although I'm sure some will beg to differ!
We're safe from the Heartbleed Bug
A security flaw now known as the Heartbleed Bug, because of the specific feature it exploits (called Heartbeats), was discovered by the security community recently.
Life Story Book
We often hear talk about life story work, and as foster carers we are expected to contribute to a life story book, sometimes without fully appreciating what it is or why it is so important.
Behind the scenes at the Don't Move Me campaign
The success of the Fostering Network’ Don’t Move Me campaign means that 2014 will become known as a landmark year for care leavers across the UK.
Attracting and Keeping Carers - March 2014
Spring is definitely springing; seasonal daffodils and crocuses are out in abundance and the first weekend of sunshine brought with it the customary shorts and flip-flops combo throughout parks across the land despite the chill in the air.
The Naughty Step
We are all familiar with the naughty step which may also be a naughty chair, spot, or corner.
Using a password manager
As a foster carer you open your home to a range of people from young people of a range of ages in foster care, to social workers and other professionals. This means that you must be even more sure that your computer is secure, and that your personal information is protected.
Attracting and Keeping Carers - February 2014
February, the month in which ‘romance’ is commercially celebrated by the modern day St Moonpig, brings to a close January’s New Year foster carer recruitment campaigns and is hopefully a time for information sessions and a peak of initial visits.
Don't make Welsh teenagers live alone too soon
My name is Caroline and I am a foster carer in South Wales, and have been for 7 years. I currently have 3 teenagers in placement, one of whom has just turned 18. A week before her 18th birthday she was offered a flat, I went with her to look at it. It was fab.