Posts Tagged ‘#fostercare’
The Impact Of Fostering On Birth Children: How To Support Your Whole Family
Becoming a foster parent is a deeply rewarding commitment – one that affects not only you and the child you foster but your entire family. If you have birth children, it’s natural to wonder how fostering will impact them. Will they feel overlooked? How will family dynamics change? Can everyone thrive together? At Mosaic Foster…
Read MoreWhat Training Do You Need to Become a Foster Parent?
Becoming a foster parent is an incredible journey – one that transforms lives, including your own. You may be wondering if you have the right skills and qualifications to be able to do it. The good news is, at Mosaic Foster Care, we believe that with the right training, guidance, and support, anyone with a…
Read MoreUnlocking the Power of Senses: Sensory Processing in Fostering, the five senses.
Aly Thompson – Therapeutic Lead, Mosaic Foster Care Sensory processing in fostering has been a prevalent theme for us here at Mosaic this month, so we thought it might be helpful to explore the senses in more depth. What is Sensory Processing in Fostering? As we know babies and children first learn about the world…
Read MoreDo I have to have had birth children to be a foster parent?
A fostering question we are often asked is ‘Do we have to have had our own children to foster?’ and the simple answer is ‘No’. Read the full answer here.
Read MoreIntroducing Our Fostering Panel
What is the fostering panel? After you have applied and had all of your checks done you will be invited to what is known as the panel. This is a group of individuals who will take a look at your whole portfolio and ask you questions about why you want to be a foster parent…
Read MoreWhat is Support Work?
Support is vital for a good outcome in fostering. Take a look at why we offer support work and what it is!
Read MoreTime to Talk Day, 2nd February 2023
What is time to talk day? The wonderful people at the mental health charity ‘Mind’ have put their heads together to create a ‘time to talk’ day which will take place on the 2nd of February yearly. The idea of the day is to prompt people to be open to starting a conversation or a…
Read MoreInspiring stories: Barry Keoghan, from foster care to the Oscars
Who is Barry Keoghan? Life in Foster Care Want some good news to brighten your day? Yesterday 30-year-old Irish actor Barry Keoghan was nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ in this year’s Oscars (which he has dedicated to his baby son). Why would this interest us, a foster agency, I hear you say? Well, we at…
Read MoreResilience in Foster Carers – The Fostering Network article with Mosaic Foster Care
Check out this article on Resilience in Foster Carers that featured our Registered Manager Greg de Smidt, in a Fostering Network blog.
Read MoreTherapeutic Foster Care Provider Explains Why Permanent Exclusions Should Be Illegal
Click to find an article published by The Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma.
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