This training is designed to provide foster carers with a wider awareness of child development. The course focuses on child development theories, how maltreatment impacts on developmental stages and how carers can promote development. It discusses age ranges and milestones, developmental domains, examines early brain development, substance misuse in pregnancy, explores attachment theory, disability, Dan Hughes and PACE theory, and the Secure Base. Please contact Swiis UK for the full course outline.
With over 20 years experience, Swiis Foster Care, along with our sister company Swiis Foster Care Scotland, is regarded as one of the finest and largest family owned independent fostering agencies in the United Kingdom.
Our overarching commitment to attaining the best possible outcomes for ‘children looked after’ is reflected by the excellent retention rates of our children in placement and the exceptional educational outcomes achieved, which are amongst the highest in the foster care arena.
