News & Advice
Practical tips, advice, and information for current and future foster carers across London and UK.
News & Advice
Practical tips, advice, and information for current and future foster carers across London and UK.
Latest posts
BECOMING A CARER
Foster carers’ self-run support group helps lighten the load
Lika foster carers can take part in a monthly online support group, where they can meet, share ideas and experiences…
5 mins
LIKA NEWS
New ambassador gives Lika foster carers a stronger voice
Whether you’re new to fostering or you’re an experienced foster carer, it’s important to know you have all the support …
5 mins
BECOMING A CARER
Do I need my Indefinite Leave to Remain to be a foster carer?
If you’re not a British citizen you probably have a few questions about whether you are able to become a foster carer…
7 mins
ADVICE FOR CARERS
Do foster carers have to supervise contact with birth families?
Many new foster carers have questions about how the contact a young person has with their birth family works and what role they, as a carer, have in those contact sessions.
10 mins
BECOMING A CARER
Happy Pride!
We need LGBT foster carers across London
If you’re a member of the LGBTQI community and you’re interested in becoming a foster carer, we’d love to hear from you! As an independent foster care agency…
8 mins
SYSTEMIC FOSTERING
Gangs and young people: What a foster carer needs to know
If you watch the news regularly, you could be forgiven for thinking every young person in London is either in a gang or at risk of joining one at any moment.
10 minsFeatured Posts
ADVICE FOR CARERS
What kind of support does a foster carer get?
The first thing you need to know about becoming a foster carer is you’re not alone. There’s a wealth of foster carer support available. Even if you are a single carer there is a big professional team behind you all the way.
8 mins
THERAPEUTIC FOSTERING
What is Systemic Family Therapy?
In social work and psychology there are around 50 kinds of therapy used in practice. So, what exactly is a systemic approach to foster care, which is therapeutic in its approach? Each kind of therapy uses different techniques…
8 mins
BECOMING A CARER
What’s it like being a foster carer in the UK?
Becoming a foster carer in the UK is a life-changing decision – not just for the young person you’re welcoming into your home, but for you as the carer and for your family and support network, too.
4 minsBecoming a Carer
Understanding the tasks involved in the fostering and the assessment the process doesn’t need to be complicated. Check out our short and easy to read blogs.
BECOMING A CARER
Daily Logs – Everything a foster carer needs to know
Writing daily logs is part of the job for every foster carer in the UK. These logs are a written account of what has been happening for a young person while they’ve been looked after by their foster carer on any given day.
8 mins
BECOMING A CARER
Can single people become foster carers?
Can single people really become foster carers? If you are a single person who’s interested in becoming a foster carer, you probably have lots of questions about what it’s like and whether you’re even eligible.
10 mins
BECOMING A CARER
What is an interventive approach in foster care?
Through our training at Lika, we prepare our foster carers to do a little extra thinking when it comes to interventions. This is central to how we support our foster carers and help the young people in our care.
10 minsBECOMING A CARER
Daily Logs – Everything a foster carer needs to know
Writing daily logs is part of the job for every foster carer in the UK. These logs are a written account of what has been happening for a young person while they’ve been looked after by their foster carer on any given day.
8 minsBECOMING A CARER
Can single people become foster carers?
Can single people really become foster carers? If you are a single person who’s interested in becoming a foster carer, you probably have lots of questions about what it’s like and whether you’re even eligible.
10 minsBECOMING A CARER
What is an interventive approach in foster care?
Through our training at Lika, we prepare our foster carers to do a little extra thinking when it comes to interventions. This is central to how we support our foster carers and help the young people in our care.
10 minsSystemic Fostering
Therapeutic approaches in fostering is our expertise. Read our top tips in how to implement therapeutic strategies with young people
SYSTEMIC FOSTERING
How writing therapeutic letters can transform a foster child’s life
Words are powerful. They create, shape and influence our relationships and the way we see the world. Genuine and thought-provoking words can inspire and conjure new meaning for the…
6 mins
SYSTEMIC FOSTERING
A therapist’s 8 top tips for successful systemic foster care
Becoming a foster carer often brings with it new parenting challenges many people have never come across before – even those who’ve raised their own children.
6 mins
SYSTEMIC FOSTERING
How to put therapeutic ideas into practice
Therapeutic parenting (or therapeutic foster care) is all about understanding that those behaviours are an expression of that trauma, rather than naughtiness, and being able to respond in a way that both builds…
6 minsSYSTEMIC FOSTERING
How writing therapeutic letters can transform a foster child’s life
Words are powerful. They create, shape and influence our relationships and the way we see the world. Genuine and thought-provoking words can inspire and conjure new meaning for the…
6 minsSYSTEMIC FOSTERING
A therapist’s 8 top tips for successful systemic foster care
Becoming a foster carer often brings with it new parenting challenges many people have never come across before – even those who’ve raised their own children.
6 minsSYSTEMIC FOSTERING
How to put therapeutic ideas into practice
Therapeutic parenting (or therapeutic foster care) is all about understanding that those behaviours are an expression of that trauma, rather than naughtiness, and being able to respond in a way that both builds a good…
6 minsAdvice for Carers
Fostering is always changing, so should the advice and guidance offered to foster carers. Our latest blog ensures you’re always in the know.
ADVICE FOR CARERS
How to end a foster care placement therapeutically
When you end a foster care placement, it can be emotionally very difficult for the young person in care. These sorts of moments — endings and transitions…
6 mins
ADVICE FOR CARERS
How taking risks can improve foster care relationships
Testing the limits of a trusted relationship is called “relational risk-taking” and it’s something we at Lika…
6 mins
ADVICE FOR CARERS
How to help a foster child with their anxiety
Anxiety in a foster child can be crippling. Not just for the young person experiencing it, but for you, as their carer, not knowing how to help.
10 minsADVICE FOR CARERS
How to end a foster care placement therapeutically
When you end a foster care placement, it can be emotionally very difficult for the young person in care. These sorts of moments — endings and transitions…
6 minsADVICE FOR CARERS
How taking risks can improve foster care relationships
Testing the limits of a trusted relationship is called “relational risk-taking” and it’s something we at Lika…
6 minsADVICE FOR CARERS
How to help a foster child with their anxiety
Anxiety in a foster child can be crippling. Not just for the young person experiencing it, but for you, as their carer, not knowing how to help.
10 mins
