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Different types of foster care
We hope you’re having a great day so far?
Today we want to talk about just how varied foster care can be. Foster care is as varied as the children, young people and families who need your help.
Whatever the age of the child, the length of placement or the number of children you have the space and ability to care for, there will be a type of fostering which suits your personal circumstances best, here are the main ones:
*Mainstream fostering (short, intermediate and long term)*
*Short term (task focused) foster care*
This is where children and young people are likely to return home to their birth family and a short period of care (up to three months) is needed. For example:
* to provide family members with respite during short periods of family crisis
* to provide a bridge to adoption and other placements
* to provide a bridge to independence
* to provide breaks for other carers
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*Intermediate (task focused) foster care*
This is where children and young people are likely to return home to their birth family or some other form of permanent family but progress to achieve this will take some time. For example:
* to provide a bridge to adoption or other placements
* to provide a bridge to independence
* while parent and baby assessments are carried out
*Long term fostering*
Long term fostering is for children who cannot return to their birth family. They may need a foster family for a long time, sometimes permanently, but adoption or other legal solutions are not considered appropriated or achievable.
There are other forms of foster care as well, such as:
*Link care*
Link care fostering is where children and young people with disabilities are looked after for planned, short periods of time, as a support to a birth parent.
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*Contract foster care and contract care for disabled children*
Contract foster care and disability contract care are our most specialist fostering schemes. Contract foster care provides family based care for young people aged 11 to 18 years. Disability contract care provides family-based care for children and young people with significant disabilities. Children and young people in these schemes have complex needs, requiring a higher level of understanding, support and guidance.
*Supported Lodgings*
Our supported lodgings scheme helps young people leaving care become fully independent.
It’s for 16 to 21-year-olds who need a range of support and guidance from an adult they can trust.
As we said there is so much variety in foster care! You may already have a clear idea of which areas interest you, but if not don’t worry as we’ll work with you as part of the application process to work out what will work best for you.
*In our next bulletin we’ll talk about what support you can access as a foster career including payment.*
Till next time,
The Fostering team.
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