Changing lives through therapeutic foster parenting

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Laura Smith accounts@countylifestyleandleisure.com 07450 83941

JOURNALIST

Shirley Elsby shirley.elsby@ntlworld.com 01455 446360

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Sally Hassel sally@countylifestyleandleisure.com 01455 698570

Phoenix fostering is a local, independent agency with a great record of results – they are keen to hear from people interested in finding out more about becoming a foster parent. Phoenix foster parents provide safe, therapeutic care for children and young people who have been taken into care, helping them to recover and become secure, confident adults with bright futures.

Established in 2007, Phoenix Fostering has always been committed to a therapeutic parenting approach to placements. Its positive results are borne out by an all-round ‘Good’ rating from its 2022 OFSTED report.

Foster carers, respite carers and staff all receive initial and ongoing training together with high levels of support and help them understand what the young people may be going through and why their behaviour may be challenging at times and how to achieve consistent, positive change and recovery.

Each young person has their own dedicated family support worker who visits every week and both they and their foster families have access to a support team of supervising social workers, administrators, managers, a psychologist and a behaviour specialist. Case loads are much lighter than is generally the case with local authority fostering services and there are regular therapeutic reviews.

Phoenix HR Manager Emily Crosby says: “If anyone has an interest in fostering, even if they have fostered before and given it up, we would encourage them to pick up the phone and talk to us as a first step. There is no pressure at all. It is all about the children and young people and what is best for them.”

Applicants need to be aged 21 or over and in good health. There is no upper age limit. Foster homes need to have a spare room, the main foster carer must be able to drive and live within a 50-mile radius of the HR6 area.

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