Here at Capstone, we have an extensive fostering training programme which is tailored to meet the needs of caring for children who may have had a difficult start in life. In addition, our foster care and support provides you with advice and information and foster care training courses - which help you to become a foster carer.
Continuous fostering training and development will be a key component in your journey to becoming a foster carer - ensuring you have all the tools required for looking after children and young people.
We have a team of trained professionals who deliver foster care training sessions on a range of subjects, including (but not limited to):
Your foster parent training will begin with our ‘Skills to Foster’ course, which will generally run over two or three sessions. You will meet members of our staff team along with people and families who are already fostering with Capstone – allowing you to meet like-minded individuals to gain knowledge and experience from. During this course, you’ll learn about what’s really involved in looking after children who are in care and have the opportunity to learn with others who are also making an application to foster.
The Skills to Foster course covers the following areas of development:
Once you have completed your assessment and have received approval as a registered foster carer, you will be encouraged to attend fostering training regularly to improve your skills standards. This training will cover areas such as:
We also have more specialised training for foster carers who:
Foster parents are required to take responsibility for their own learning and demonstrate ongoing professional development. In a joint foster parent household, it is our expectation that both foster parents complete the mandatory training in the first year and then, on an ongoing basis, continue to meet the minimum requirements in following years.
Here at Capstone, we know that one of the most important factors to successful fostering households is the foster support offered to our carers.
The main elements of the support for foster carers we provide includes:
Find out about the benefits of fostering with Capstone, or get in touch with a member of our helpful team today for more information about our foster parent training courses.
If you’ve got any questions or would like to find out more about fostering with Capstone, fill out the form below.
An experienced fostering advisor from your local area will then be in touch.
Start the conversation today. Our team of friendly advisors are on hand to answer any foster care questions you may have. We can offer you honest and practical advice that can help you decide if becoming a foster carer is the right path for you.