{"id":432,"date":"2022-08-24T05:43:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T05:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2022-08-24T05:55:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T05:55:45","slug":"support-for-foster-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/index.php\/support-for-foster-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Foster Carers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"432\" class=\"elementor elementor-432\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-111172a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"111172a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about-image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about-image.png 489w, https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about-image-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa215de\" data-id=\"aa215de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8b979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff8b979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foster Carers<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275ef6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"275ef6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support for Foster Carers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae6170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae6170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcorn Fostering Services believes that looking after children in foster care is a significant commitment, which demands skills of understanding, responsibility, creative thinking as well as patience from the foster carer. It is a demanding task as our foster carers take responsibility, on a day-to-day basis, for the children who are usually not related to them and whom they have not known before. A carer must deal with a child\u2019s distress, worries and fear. For this reason, we have put in place an intensive support scheme for our foster carers.<br><br>\nFoster carers joining Acorn Fostering Services are expected to be resilient and to work hard in what can be difficult and challenging circumstances. We provide the following support to all our foster Carers:\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7980958 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7980958\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d438e0a\" data-id=\"d438e0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a31a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a31a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>We consider Foster Carers to be our partners in Care.<\/li><li>We provide you with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year support.<\/li><li>You will have a dedicated social worker to support and work with you.<\/li><li>We provide comprehensive Training Programmes for foster carers.<\/li><li>We will pay and support our carers to complete an NVQ Childcare course.<\/li><li>Frequent and regular visits from Acorn Fostering Services Social Worker.<\/li><li>Two Weeks paid respite per year.<\/li><li>Regular Foster Carers support group meetings.<\/li><li>Organised activities for children and young people.<\/li><li>Weekly fostering allowances to value your skills and commitment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9b712f\" data-id=\"d9b712f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70903d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e70903d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>We also arrange Fostering Network Membership for all our foster carers.<\/li><li>All foster carers are given a handbook that includes the following:<ul><li>Information about the services provided by the agency.<\/li><li>Information about the Children\u2019s Act and the terminologies.<\/li><li>Information regarding care plan, review and various other meetings and their purposes.<\/li><li>Agency and the local Authority\u2019s expectations from foster carers in meeting the standards of care.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>All foster children are provided with a Children\u2019s Guide that explains the role of the agency, foster carers and local authority, and includes important telephone numbers. This Guide can be translated in a child\u2019s language if needed.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1662e42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1662e42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b4f2f4\" data-id=\"2b4f2f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258dd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"258dd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about-image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about-image.png 489w, https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about-image-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f791be2\" data-id=\"f791be2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbb493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fbb493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Acorn Fostering Services views these various forms of support as a positive way of ensuring that any placement our carers provide stand every chance of success. Children and young people that come to us for placement may have experienced difficult times, we therefore, make all possible efforts to ensure that our carers are ready to face up to these challenges and fully equipped with necessary skills and experience to promote quality, equality, and safety in care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-614c00b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"614c00b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e48901\" data-id=\"4e48901\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd28c9c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd28c9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c890ea9\" data-id=\"c890ea9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db20efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db20efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/icon-paperplane.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/icon-paperplane.png 200w, https:\/\/staging.acornfostering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/icon-paperplane-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3f9cf\" data-id=\"6c3f9cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ccf0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8ccf0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Submission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759bbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759bbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEget porttitor magna est non odio. 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