Fostering Devon Newsletter 08/12/2017
Foster Carers' Fees
Fostering
Devon is reviewing the fees it pays foster carers to ensure fairness and
consistency. We have set up a project team,
to include foster carers, to work closely with foster carers across Devon. We
held a workshop at the end of October when we invited a cross section of foster
carers and social workers to meet with the project team and define the key principles of a fair foster care fee structure.
More
events are planned so we can meet with all of you, and we have set up a mailbox to answer any questions you
may have over the coming months. Click here to read the full article and
find out more.
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Jargon Buster
We’ve
posted the ‘Jargon Buster’ document we share on Skills to Foster to our Fostering Devon
website, so you can have access to the quick-reference whenever you might
need it. Remember you can also access electronic versions of recording forms,
training and support documents and other useful from the website!
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Devon Foster Carer's Association - Newsletter 8/12/17
Newsletter - please click here
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Additional Peer Support for One-Carer Households?
The fostering service are considering ways that we might be able to increase support to ‘single carers’ (one carer households). We have had feedback from some carers that sometimes it can feel harder living with the challenges of fostering when you are on your own. We were wondering whether ‘single carers’ would find it helpful to be in touch with other ‘single carers’ - sharing contact details with others in a similar situation could be a way of getting additional peer support. If you are a single carer and would like to have your name and contact details shared with other single carers, please click on this link and provide your details.
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Support Groups
Please click here for the Support Groups Calendar including 2018 dates for North and update for East & Mid.
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South Support Group and Christmas Lunch
On Monday 4th December, the South Area Carers and Staff
met for an Informal Support Group and Christmas Lunch, the event was really
well attended with over 50 carers and some pre-schoolers attending. It was a
great opportunity for carers from all over the south area to meet each other,
all those who attended seemed to thoroughly enjoy the event and we’ve already
booked for next year – although we think we may need a bigger hall! Click
here for the full story…
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South Support Group's Day Out to Dartmoor Zoo
On Sunday 17th December we are having a Carers Day Out to Dartmoor Zoo with Face Painting & Santa's Grott!
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North Foster Carers Christmas Lunch
On 6th of
December a Christmas party was organised for foster carers in North Devon at
Filleigh hall. Click here to read more.
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Training Manual
For the 2017 / 2018
Training Manual - Please Click Here
Fostering
Devon Key Contacts
Strategy
Group Members
Peer
Guides
Devon Duty
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