Many of our children have been subjected to traumatic experiences that no child should ever have to endure. Subsequently a child’s confidence in adults can be broken resulting in them requiring a specialist placement with foster carers whom are able to support them to learn and comprehend what they have experienced, to support them in building resilience and to support them in their journey to recovery.
A good, well-trained, and well-supported foster family is an excellent starting point for therapeutic fostering. However, socially, and emotionally deprived children require a great deal of support from their foster family to recover healthy development alongside their peers. In addition, the foster family will require high quality support to help them meet the child’s immediate needs as well as recover the lost ground.
This programme is designed for children and young people who have at times challenging behaviours and complex needs which have resulted in repeat placement disruptions or are in the process of returning to a community care provision. The children and young people therefore are either at risk of being placed in long term residential care or are already in residential care and ready to step down into a specialist therapeutic fostering provision. Care 4 Children Therapeutic Fostering Service is a programme that facilitates and manages their transition to a stable family-based community environment.