by Ascent Fostering Team | Sep 9, 2025 | News
I have had both experiences where children have joined my family home with very little, or sometimes with nothing at all, where they have been placed in an emergency. Equally, I have cared for children where there was a planned transition. Irrespective of how they...
by Ascent Fostering Team | Aug 4, 2025 | News
Children who have experienced trauma often find it difficult to articulate or name their feelings and traditional therapy can sometimes feel too overwhelming. Healing doesn’t always begin with words. Sometimes, it begins with a nudge from a therapy dog, the steady...
by Ascent Fostering Team | Jul 3, 2025 | News
As a Supervising Social Worker, one of the most powerful dynamics I witness is when foster carers work in partnership with birth families. It’s not always easy, in fact, for many foster carers, the idea of building a relationship with a child’s birth parents can be...
by Ascent Fostering Team | Jun 5, 2025 | News
Over the years working in fostering, one group of people has quietly stayed with me, not because they make a fuss, but because they rarely do. They’re not the ones coming into care. They’re not the ones filling in forms or sitting in meetings. But they are right...
by Ascent Fostering Team | Apr 9, 2025 | News
Dear young person, We are two months into 2025, and this new year leaves me with optimism. A fresh year to achieve all your desired life goals that you aspire to obtain. One constant thing is the need for you to remain safe. Safety In the Community applies all year...
by Ascent Fostering Team | Mar 7, 2025 | News
At Ascent Fostering, we understand the profound importance of identity for the children we look after. For many young people in care, their sense of self is often shaped by multiple experiences, some positive and others challenging. Whether they’ve experienced trauma,...
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