Foster Carer Training supporting therapeutic care giving.
Foster care training designed to help you support and nurture the children in your care with a trauma informed therapeutic narrative .
About Foster Care Training
Our Story
Our Approach
Our Approach
Andy Limbert ( Principal trainer and Owner ) is a Foster carer and Independent Social Worker who lives near the beautiful market town of Beverley in East Yorkshire.
During his time as a social worker he has worked within different social care settings such as fostering, carrying out both assessments and supervision work. Additionally he
Andy Limbert ( Principal trainer and Owner ) is a Foster carer and Independent Social Worker who lives near the beautiful market town of Beverley in East Yorkshire.
During his time as a social worker he has worked within different social care settings such as fostering, carrying out both assessments and supervision work. Additionally he has worked in a safeguarding capacity providing crisis intervention for families on edge of care situations. Some time working in mental health social work and the fields of substance misuse and gambling related harm are also part of his experience.
Added to this is 8 years of working with an innovative model of fostering developed by the Mockingbird Society in the USA as an Implementation Coach, working with many local authorities and services across the UK. This model is Licensed by the Fostering Network who Andy also works with in his capacity as an independent social worker providing much needed support and guidance to carers facing allegations and standards of care investigations, this is work he is passionate about and enjoys greatly .
Andy also sits as an independent panel member on fostering panels another facet of fostering which he loves to be involved in bringing his depth of knowledge and experience to his reflection and analysis.
Finally he has also worked across many fostering related projects helping to shape and deliver services more efficiently.
When he's not delivering training or working in other fostering related areas, he enjoys the mountains of Scotland and the Lake district with his border collies Scout and Bru and taking trips in his mobile office ( Campervan) to go Mountain biking, kayaking or surfing.
Our Approach
Our Approach
Our Approach
Our foster carer's training can be delivered virtually using either Microsoft Teams or Zoom the choice is yours of course, and also face to face should you require this method.
Standard modules are designed to be delivered in easily managed 2 hour segments which fit nicely around school runs etc. Longer advanced courses are also available
Our foster carer's training can be delivered virtually using either Microsoft Teams or Zoom the choice is yours of course, and also face to face should you require this method.
Standard modules are designed to be delivered in easily managed 2 hour segments which fit nicely around school runs etc. Longer advanced courses are also available is some subjects.
Additionally courses can be delivered twilight if needed ( 6-8pm) or Saturday Mornings
see below for full costings structure .
We are also happy to provide bespoke delivery and timing of courses, if this is of interest please contact us on office@fostercaretraining.co.uk
Our Impact
Our Approach
Our Impact
Foster Care Training strives to enhance the professional status of foster carers by ensuring that learning modules are insightful and thought provoking in relation to day to day practice. The sessions are delivered in a way that creates an environment for reflection and the sharing of information in a safe space, once again to promote e
Foster Care Training strives to enhance the professional status of foster carers by ensuring that learning modules are insightful and thought provoking in relation to day to day practice. The sessions are delivered in a way that creates an environment for reflection and the sharing of information in a safe space, once again to promote enhanced knowledge acquisition through the medium of shared experiences.
Foster Care training also provide the following services.
- Consultancy services
- Reflective supervision
- Recruitment and Retention Project Planning
- Independent support services for foster carers during allegations and standards of care procedures
- Bespoke training development for specific needs at service level
- Professionals training for social workers , residential staff and panels