My name is Kristina, and I am one of the senior supervising social workers in the Fostering recruitment and assessment team, I have worked in the team for six years and I have worked in the Fostering service for 12 years.
Here, in 妖精动漫 we have many people going through the assessment process to be approved as short breaks foster carers.
Every prospective foster carer undertakes Skills to foster training as part of the assessment process and on the last skills to foster training course, many attendees shared their hope of being approved as short breaks foster carers.
This is great as there is a need for more short breaks foster carers and they play such a vital role.
Some prospective carers shared powerful motivations for wanting to be a short breaks foster carer; wanting to make a difference for children with disabilities, even a few days of care can have a lasting impact on a child’s confidence and sense of belonging.
Wanting to provide respite for families and foster carers, giving them a chance to rest and recharge.
The flexibility, as short breaks can fit around your own life, offering a way to foster without the full-time commitment.
Short breaks foster carers play such a vital role, they give children the chance to experience new environments, build relationships, and enjoy fun activities, while also offering families some much-needed rest and support.
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