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Your Fostering Journey

Here at Ideal Fostering, we value diversity as this promotes new ways of thinking and a greater understanding of need. Once you have expressed an interest in fostering; your suitability to care for children and young people will be assessed. As part of this thorough process we provide training to help you consider your own strengths and skills this includes the mandatory pre approval training course (skills to foster) as well Therapeutic Parenting run by our in house Psychotherapist. There are also training sessions with resources for birth children. 

At this stage we will answer any queries you have and can provide you with some initial information on Ideal fostering and fostering in general. We will also ask some general information about you, your household and your family. If you are interested and suitable, we will arrange an initial visit.

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During this stage someone from our agency will visit you to talk further about your household and family. During the initial screening assessment you will also talk about your work/care experience and your motivation to foster. If you are successful, you will move on to the next stage.

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Mandatory Checks are sought during Stage 1 of the fostering assessment process. These include DBS check, Local Authority & LADO check and Medical check. You will also be invited to our flagship training course ‘Skills to Fostering’.

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A qualified social worker will meet with you and your family in order to complete a detailed assessment (Form F) on your suitability to foster.  This process requires patience and full co-operation to ensure you feel confident and supported by your assessor.
The Stage Two process could take up to 12 weeks.

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Once your Form F assessment is complete, along with your assessor, you will attend the fostering panel which is made up of different professionals from health, education and social work backgrounds. They will read and discuss your assessment and may ask some questions to clarify any information. The panel will make a recommendation to Ideal Fostering regarding whether you should be approved as a foster carer(s) or whether the assessment should be deferred to the next panel meeting if more information is needed.

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Within two weeks of attending the panel meeting, the Agency Decision Maker will write to you to confirm whether there is an agreement with the panel's recommendation. It is at this point that you will be approved as a foster carer for Ideal Fostering. You will be allocated a supervising social worker who will work with you and support you through your fostering journey.

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Ideal Fostering
Anchor House | 4 Bridgeman Street
Walsall WS2 9NW
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