Event description
The Purpose for the support groups
We realise that fostering can be really difficult at times. Perhaps the only people who really understand it are other foster carers and so therefore we want to give you a place to meet up.
There will be biscuits and/or cake, coffee, tea, and an opportunity for an informal chat at all of the meetings.
Although these will be informal meetings, each session will have a brief agenda, attendance list, and agreed group rules. This is to help those who don’t know anyone and feel awkward about coming along to a new meeting, to feel that they won’t be left alone on the side-lines.
Sometimes there will be speakers and topics as requested by the group, this will hopefully make it as relevant to your fostering as you like.
These sessions should be recorded on your Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Learning outcomes
The Focus for this support group is:
The Agenda is:
PM Session ( 3:30-4:30)
- Pizza making virtually – We will send a voucher to buy the ingredients prior to the event.
- Check in with everyone, how are they? With the same topics above, if most children are attending both we will adjust this.
- Make pizzas via teams with the whole group and support from parents.
- How has this impacted your life and things they would like to do again and miss.
- Play games while the pizzas are cooking.
- We want to allow the child the time and space to have their voices heard about the effects Covid-19 and fostering on them.