Publications - The Skills to Foster (3rd edition)

The Skills to Foster - Complete Course pack (Third Edition 2014)

The new edition of this definitive foster care training product has been completely rewritten to reflect the modern face of foster care.

The third edition is for foster carers across the UK and is mapped to The Training Support and Development Standards, which are a mandatory requirement for foster carers in England. It provides a more flexible resource that supports all foster carers taking on different types of placements, including family and friends foster carers.

This product is only suitable to be purchased by 'Organisational members' only. If you are an individual member, please call 0844 335 1892 to discuss your order further.

Complete Course Pack Contains:
2 x Leaders' Guide (includes CD-Rom containing course materials)
12 x Handbook 2017
1 x DVD
12 x My Family Fosters

Member £790.00 / Non-member £1580.00

The Skills to Foster - Handbook (3rd edition, updated and reprinted 2017)

The Skills to Foster – Handbook (Third edition 2017).

Consolidates learning from the training and gives course participants the opportunity to explore topics further and think through real life challenges.

Member £20.00 / Non-member £40.00

The Skills to Foster Handbook [Pack of 10] (3rd edition, updated and reprinted 2017)

The Skills to Foster – Handbook (Third edition 2017).

Consolidates learning from the training and gives course participants the opportunity to explore topics further and think through real life challenges.

Member £180.00 / Non-member £360.00

The Skills To Foster - Leaders' Guide including The Skills to Foster CD Rom. (Third edition 2014)

Step by step instructions on running each session, plus case studies, exercises and activities (includes CD-Rom containing course materials)

Includes a copy of the Skills to Foster CD-Rom

This product is only suitable to be purchased by 'Organisational members' only. If you are an individual member, please call 0844 335 1892 to discuss your order further.

Purchasing this publication will also give you access to a digital version of this product, upon completion of your order you will be sent printed copies of the books as well as having access to a digital version of the book.

To access the digital version, after you complete your order and you are signed in, please access the 'Your Account' area and click on the 'View your downloadable orders' link.
Here you will be able to download the publication in a digital format.

Please note downloads are restricted and expire after 7 days, so please access your download quickly.

Material is copyright protected and must not be shared, printed or distributed outside of your organisation.

Member £175.00 / Non-member £350.00

The Skills to Foster - DVD (Third edition 2014)

Accompanies each of the sessions and features foster carers, other professionals, sons and daughters and young people in foster care speaking openly about their experiences

Member £198.00 / Non-member £396.00

My Family Fosters: a handbook for sons and daughters of foster carers

This handbook provides children whose family has chosen to foster with answers to the many questions they have. In straightforward language, it explains what fostering means, and why children and young people may be in foster care. It explores some of the concerns sons and daughters may have, and suggests practical ways they can deal with the difficulties they may face.

Topics include:

- What is fostering and what will it mean for me?
- Making changes at home
- Coping with difficult behaviour
- School and friends
- Safer caring
- Secrets and disclosure
- Sources of support

The handbook has been developed with input from sons and daughters of foster carers accross the UK

We recommend that children attending session 7 of 'The Skills to Foster' recieve a copy of My Family Fosters

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My Family Fosters

The Skills to Foster - CD-Rom (Third edition 2014)

Contains all course handouts, PowerPoint presentations and other materials as well as a full transcript of the course films.

Purchasing this publication will also give you access to a digital version of this product, upon completion of your order you will be sent printed copies of the books as well as having access to a digital version of the book.

To access the digital version, after you complete your order and you are signed in, please access the 'Your Account' area and click on the 'View your downloadable orders' link.
Here you will be able to download the publication in a digital format.

Please note downloads are restricted and expire after 7 days, so please access your download quickly.

Material is copyright protected and must not be shared, printed or distributed outside of your organisation.

Member £90.00 / Non-member £180.00