What is therapeutic fostering Blog?
A therapeutic foster carer’s job is to learn about the child’s background and understand what has gone wrong. Once they have learnt this, they decide how best to support the child’s emotional and psychological development. Through compassionate understanding there will be improvements in the well-being of the child.
Therapeutic foster carers need to understand how traumatic experiences impact on a child’s development. They need to be patient and look beyond the behaviour, to what is causing it. Gradually children will develop a higher self-esteem.
They will be able to engage more sociably and will be more confident. If you would like to learn more about therapeutic foster care, follow this link.