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The best social workers have boundaries
As an experienced fostering social worker, I sometimes find it awkward and uncomfortable to tell foster carers (or others) that I have to limit the
May 7, 2023
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Racism in social work pushed me to set up a fostering agency
My journey to getting an MBE and owning a fostering agency 8 years ago I was in my first fostering role (after 13 years of
February 27, 2023
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Supporting foster carers who face discrimination from their fostering provider
Today I had a call from an approved foster carer who wanted to discuss whether she should move across to my fostering agency, Sparks Fostering.
February 17, 2023
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Fostering Ukrainian Children
Can I Foster Ukrainian Children? Recent months have seen a sudden increase in the number of families offering to support Ukrainian families. Some people may
April 27, 2022