Core training modules for foster carers

Foster carer core training modules

Foster carers training modules can be completed via the following elearning, classroom or virtual training.

Allegations

  • Managing allegations (AC Education)

Attachment

  • Attachment and brain development (KCA)
  • Attachment and loss (AC Education)
  • Understanding attachment and trauma (Learning management system - LMS)
  • Attachment theory (Enable)

Behaviour management

  • Behaviour and physical environment (KCA)
  • Managing challenging behaviour (AC Education)

Contact

  • Contact in foster care (KCA)
  • Promoting positive contact (AC Education)

Equality and diversity/cultural competency

  • Equality and diversity (KCA)
  • Equality and diversity (LMS)
  • Equality and diversity (AC Education)

Child development

  • Introduction to child development (KCA)
  • Understanding child development (AC Education)

Educational achievement

  • Promoting the achievement of looked after children (AC Education)

First aid (mandatory training to be refreshed every 3 years)

  • Emergency childcare (LMS)

Support the health of looked after children

  • Supporting health of LAC (LMS)

Internet safety

  • E-safety (Enable)
  • Online safety and cyberbullying (AC Education)
  • Social media, selfies, and sexting (AC Education)

Moving onto adoption

  • Permanency for foster carers who wish to adopt (AC Education)
  • Transitions: the move to permanence (AC Education)

Play therapy

  • Play therapy (AC Education)

Positive physical interventions/de-escalation

  • De-escalation (AC Education)

Safeguarding (mandatory training to be refreshed every 3 years)

  • Safeguarding children level 2/3 (Enable)
  • Introduction to safeguarding (AC Education)

Safer Care (mandatory training to be refreshed every 3 years)

  • Safer caring (KCA)
  • Safer foster care (AC Education)

Child sexual exploitation

  • Child exploitation (Enable)
  • Keeping them safe (Enable)
  • Child sexual exploitation (AC Education)