BFANI ON TOUR! Transitions with Carole

Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption NI

BFANI is on tour! In a series of episodes we shall be meeting families and fellow team members from across the UK fostering and adoption services as we explore, in depth, some of the specific experiences, highs, lows and challenges facing families who foster and adopt.
This time, we're in Scotland where we meet Carole, a foster carer who specialises in short term, temporary fostering.
Carole shares her journey from casually supporting a neighbour to becoming a short term foster carer. Carol shares her experiences of navigating the initial excitement of new foster children, transitioning them into structured routines, working with birth families and children from diverse cultural backgrounds - and sitting with uncertainty in a time of change for the children placed with her. Carole provides a heartfelt and insightful look into the day-to-day life of fostering. She opens up about the impact these transitions have had on her family, especially with the arrival of her grandchildren, offering a relatable and eye-opening perspective for anyone considering fostering.
Learn more about fostering and adoption with Barnardo’s:
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption
To learn more about fostering and adoption in NI, visit our Linktr.ee:
https://linktr.ee/barnardosfosteringni
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Chapter

1. BFANI ON TOUR! Transitions with Carole (00:00:00)

2. Meet Carole (aka 'Gran') (00:01:08)

3. Transitions & Managing Expectations (00:05:16)

4. Being an Advocate: Working with Transitions (00:11:18)

5. Navigating Challenges in Foster Care (00:17:50)

6. Building Safety in Temporary Foster Care (00:32:53)

7. Connecting With Barnardo's for Fostering (00:47:15)