Enhancing the skills, knowledge, and capacity of home based carers and other team members involved in caring for and supporting children and young people.

The Fostering Hope Staff Resource Manual is designed to help practitioners build meaningful, trauma-informed relationships with foster and kinship carers. It supports workers to guide carers through healing-centred practices and strengthen their connection with the children in their care.

This manual includes:

• Background on relational and developmental trauma
• Practical strategies for reflective conversations with carers
• Tips for responding to children’s behaviour through a trauma lens
• Activities and discussion tools to build safety and connection

Suitable for use across home visits, team planning and supervision, this resource helps services bring consistency, compassion and hope into their work with carers and children.