Northern Ireland

This online training will be held over two consecutive evenings - Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 October 2024 (6:30pm - 8:30pm)

It will have safer caring running as the central theme and will allow men to discuss and explore this theme in relation to: 

This online training will be held over two consecutive evenings - Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 October 2024 (6:30pm - 8:30pm)

It will have safer caring running as the central theme and will allow men to discuss and explore this theme in relation to: 

What next can be a scary question to ask as a parent of a child with neurodiverse needs. During this webinar we will be focusing on puberty - talking about how best to approach tricky conversations and different ways to support behaviour during this time. We will also be discussing and looking at what happens after school and how best to support!

To book your free place email Kellie Long.

This practical workshop will look at mindfulness as a tool to help foster carers build resilience in children as well as using it to help reduce anxiety and increase readiness to learn. The workshop will look briefly at brain development and how using mindfulness techniques can be beneficial to supporting children and young people’s learning. 

Neurodivergence is a wide spectrum that covers a range of hidden neurological conditions, such as, but not limited to autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, Tourette's and social anxiety. 

The Fostering Network has agreed to take forward consultation with members on a review of the existing Northern Ireland policy on allegations in foster care

We would welcome your views on the existing policy as well as your suggestions for improvement.

The existing policy can be found here.

To register, please contact events@fostering.net or call 028 9070 5056.