Why is it important for foster care applicants to build a good relationship with social workers?

It's natural to feel more comfortable sharing personal information about yourself and your family when you've built a trusting relationship with the person you're chatting with. Talking about some topics we need to explore as part of the fostering application process might make you feel uneasy initially. We understand.

While it's your social worker's role to ask you these essential questions as part of the application process, they are also there to provide support and keep you informed at every stage.

Ultimately, we want to get to know you and build a relationship that helps you to get the best out of this experience. By working together, we can draw out your strengths and showcase your skills. Most importantly, we will help find the right homes for the children who need them most.

 

Foster with North East Hub Social Workers

Our Foster with North East Hub social workers are on hand to offer guidance, answer any questions and help you complete an expression of interest over the phone.

If you apply to be a foster carer, they'll also check in with you during your journey to see how you're getting on and offer support. Foster with North East Hub Social Workers also deliver Skills to Foster Training once your assessment has started. They're experienced social workers who have lots of knowledge about the application process.

We spoke to Foster with North East Hub Social Workers Jonny and Julie to find out what they enjoy most about the role:

"Speaking to people from the beginning of their fostering journey, answering any questions they may have, dispelling myths and enabling them to make informed decisions around their fostering future."

"Meeting new enthusiastic people and supporting their development through the delivery of pre-approval training."

You can find out more about what our Foster with North East Hub team does and how we can support you by picking up the phone and calling 0800 9177 771.