Training and events
Our annual Foster Care Fortnight campaign is just over a month away (13-26 May) and we’ve been busy preparing some really exciting events to help celebrate the fostering community.
Throughout the fortnight we’ll be making as much noise about foster care as possible and thanking foster carers for everything they do to support children and young people. This year the theme for Foster Care Fortnight is #FosteringMoments, so we’ll be celebrating the moments that define fostering journeys, big and small.
You can get involved by attending our celebratory brunch at Stormont in Belfast, or joining our Foster Walk led by Olympic javelin legend Fatima Whitbread.
If you’re unable to take part in either of these events but would still like to celebrate #FosteringMoments with us, then click the link to find out how.
The Fostering Network's webinar in association with Mutual Ventures
Olympian Fatima Whitbread will be leading a very special Foster Walk in Derry / Londonderry on Thursday 23 May and we would love it if you came along too.
This training course gives all participants a clearer understanding of the complexities and challenges of managing allegations as positively as possible, whilst keeping the child at the centre of the plan.
The Fostering Network have partnered with Williams Giles Accountants to offer fostering specific tax and national insurance webinars to our members.
Fostering into the Future conference in Cardiff
Wednesday 26th June 2024
This webinar will outline key issues and examine the implications for foster care and provide best practice for fostering services in making long-term savings for children and young people who are looked after.
Attend our two-day Introduction to DDP PACE training course on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th July 2024.
This One day training course gives all participants a clearer understanding of the legal and ethical requirements of good record keeping and safe practice when dealing with safeguarding concerns whilst keeping the child at the centre of our focus.
Our one-day Parent and Child Together training is aimed at foster carers who provide this specialist service and those that support them.
This one day training course enables participants to reflect on supervision and their role as a supervising social worker.
This one day training course is aimed at fostering service panel members to increase confidence in their roles.