Devon County Council sent this bulletin at 16-06-2017 03:58 PM BST
16/06/2017
Compassion Fatigue and Foster Carers
We can feel stuck at times caring for our most
vulnerable children and young people. This is up to date research on Compassion
Fatigue that every carer should know about – we are hoping to cover this in our
support groups in the future, well worth reading.
There are two written ‘guides’ available
that can be given to children when they come into foster care (one for ages 7
to 11 and one for ages 11 to 16). These explain some important concepts
and terminology related to being a child in care, and also have space for the
child to record information that is important to them. These are
available in electronic form on our fostering website. If you would like
printed copies please just ask your supervising social worker.
