Supporting you to give children the best outcomes

Advocacy and Support for Foster Carers

Training and advocacy equips you with necessary skills and support to effectively address the complex needs of the children you care for, while also navigating some of the challenges inherent in fostering.

Gain the necessary skills to support the children you care for

Caring for children with varied and complex needs can be challenging for any parent. Foster care comes with another layer of safeguarding responsibilities.

When equipped with skills and knowledge, you can feel confident and assured that you’re providing the best care and support.

Don’t be alone when faced with issues like this:

  • An allegation

  • Foster child goes missing

  • Behavioural issues

  • Change in family dynamics

  • Foster child threatened with school exclusion

  • Financial struggles or worries

  • Facing deregistration

We can support you through these.

You can start by telling us about your current challenge in a free 15-minute consultation.

Support for Birth families

Birth children in foster families play a crucial role in the fostering process and so require supportive services. These services aim to provide emotional and practical support to help them navigate the unique challenges and responsibilities they face.

Ultimately, our goal is to create a nurturing environment where every child in the fostering family thrives.

How we can advocate for you

Our Supportive Services for foster parents and families

  • Mentoring

    Mentoring draws on experience to offer guidance, share practical advice, and provide emotional support through regular meetings and communication to help foster carers navigate the challenges of fostering.

  • Standard of Care Issues

    This support provides clear guidelines, regular reviews, and dedicated resources to help foster carers meet regulatory requirements and maintain high-quality care for the children you support.

  • Agency Transfers

    Providing support to navigate transfer protocols between fostering providers requires a thorough understanding of agency requirements, while maintaining clear communication, and seeking guidance from support networks and experienced peers to ensure a seamless transition.

  • Dispute Resolution

    Impartial mediation, signposting to legal representation to ensure your voice is heard and considered in decision-making processes and on behalf of your children.

  • Legal + Policy Signposting

    Legal representation and policy guidelines supports you by providing clear information on rights, responsibilities, and procedural requirements, ensuring you can navigate legal frameworks and advocate effectively for you and the children in your care.

  • Emergencies and Crisis Support

    Critical support especially in relation to allegations. This includes timely response from trained professionals for guidance, legal signposting, and emotional support to navigate and address challenging situations promptly and effectively.

  • Birth Family Support

    Counselling, peer support groups, educational resources, and activities designed to foster understanding and resilience, for birth children to feel valued and supported. These services help them cope with the changes in family dynamics, understand their feelings, and develop positive relationships with the foster children placed in your home.

Need our support?

What our clients say about us

“Elrose provided us with exceptional support during a challenging time with our Independent Fostering Provider. With Elrose's guidance and expertise, we were able to navigate what was a very testing time for our family, and emerged stronger and more confident in our fostering role.”

—M.A & A.S

You’re in safe hands

Advocacy and supportive services for Foster Carers

As someone who has lived through the highs and lows of foster caring, I offer unparalleled advocacy for foster carers.

My firsthand experience with the challenges and rewards of fostering equips me with unique insights and empathy, making me the best advocate to support and guide foster carers through their journey.

You gain a dedicated ally who truly understands and champions your fostering causes when you choose FAACTS.

Meet Elrose, your assessor

FAACTS is accredited and assured with:

Skills to Foster®

Children Workforce Development Council® (CWDC)

ParentAssess®

Graded Care Profile II®

CoramBaaf®

Social Work England (SWE) Registered

Book your free consultation

Receive personalised support in these three simple steps:

  1. Tell us about your current challenge

  2. Have your free 15-minute consultation

  3. Take our guidance for your next best steps

Frequently asked questions

  • Foster carers will get an initial free 15-minute consultation.

  • Both online and in-person training provide foster carers with flexible, accessible learning opportunities, ensuring they can acquire essential skills, receive up-to-date information, and engage in interactive, practical sessions to enhance their caregiving capabilities.

  • Foster carers can be supported with form-filling and administrative tasks, ensuring they efficiently manage documentation and comply with regulatory requirements.

  • Foster carers can be supported with form-filling and administrative tasks, ensuring they efficiently manage documentation and comply with regulatory requirements.

  • FAACTS is an independent organisation, but is however guided by all underpinning legislations, guidances and policies relevant to social work.

Empowering you to inspire greatness in the children you care for!