The course is written to assist foster carers better prepare children and young people to move onto a permanent arrangement as seamlessly as possible. It considers the practical, emotional, mental and physical health and other needs of all involved in helping the child or young person to move on.

Resilient children grow stronger through every transition in life. However vulnerable children and young people can find transitions painful or even traumatic. This course provides learners with understanding and tools to enable children and young people to build resilience and make successful transitions.

This course will cover:

• The legal options resulting in permanency
• Children's thoughts
• Issues for children when moving onto permanency
• How can you help a child prepared for the move
• Case studies and exercises based on real examples
• The support available for foster carers and their families when a child moves on

By the end of this training, you will:

• Know how to prepare children and young people to move on in a way which meets their individual needs
• Understand the practical, emotional, mental and physical health and other needs of all involved in helping the child or young person to move on
• Know what support is available for carers during and after the transition period

This course looks at transitions when children move to permanency. Whilst it provides focus for people working in Children's Services, it will also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to understand how to support children through the transition.

We can deliver this course either: online, as a webinar, or as a face-to-face programme. However, if you have your own LMS and would like this course as a SCORM file, please get in touch.