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Foster carers learn vital fostering tools at another Fosterplus conference
Foster carers learn vital fostering tools at another Fosterplus conference
Foster carers and fostering professionals came together at a venue in Nottingham for another of Fosterplus's national conferences with guest appearance from Child Psychotherapist Dr Margot Sunderland.
Ampthill,
Bedfordshire,
United Kingdom
(prbd.net)
24/01/2012
Many foster carers and fostering professionals came together at a venue in Nottingham for another of Fosterplus's national conferences.
The training day 'Adolescents and attachment - good outcomes in foster care' was delivered by renowned Child Psychotherapist Dr Margot Sunderland, Director at The Centre for Child Mental Health, London.
Dr Sunderland delivered a series of absorbing and thought provoking sessions which gave delegates the chance to explore the key components of secure attachment and specific ways in which they can offer therapeutic support to children and young people.
Dr Sunderland feels strongly that foster carers need the tools to deal with situations they will almost certainly come across. She said: "Without this knowledge carers can struggle to make sense of children's challenging behaviour. If you have natural empathy and compassion you can use these skills very readily and you will find they will come very naturally. It's about engendering trust and hope in children who have lost all trust and hope."
Fosterplus Operations Director Alison McDaid said the training day was a great opportunity for foster carers and staff to learn together. She said: "We have a large number of adolescents in our care, and of course all our children will reach adolescence, so it can be really challenging. What we've learnt about today is how foster carers can really make a difference. Our aim is that our carers and staff can go away better equipped to do a great job and achieve great outcomes."
Fosterplus Training Manager Dale Cooper said the conference was also about valuing people. He said: "It's a chance for people to come together and it's a very relevant subject, but it's also about showing our appreciation of our staff teams and the carers that work for us. We listen to what they need, we listen to what they want, and we go away and try to provide the very best training. At the end of it what we are trying to do is equip our foster carers in the best possible way so that the children in their care thrive."
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Foster carers and fostering professionals came together at a venue in Nottingham for another of Fosterplus's national conferences with guest appearance from Child Psychotherapist Dr Margot Sunderland.
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