Short term
Short-term fostering is a temporary arrangement for children in care. We look for short term foster care when parents are unable to care for their child on a temporary basis, usually up to two years until a child's plan is finalised.
Children may also come into short term foster care while parental assessments are carried out or longer-term care plans are made.
Short term foster carers usually meet a child's birth family and support court agreed family time (also known as contact) arrangements. In the role, you can expect to arrange things like travel to and from contact venues. You will also need to prepare children for their family time. Foster carers need good communication skills to update social workers on visits.
In some instances, short term care can lead to long term/permanent arrangements to give children a sense of stability and support.
We only take sort of short term fostering. But short term can be anything from a day to two years. It just feels like a total privilege. I just feel really lucky that we're able to help these children and that we are in the position that we can.
Sarah
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