True Fostering

05/03/2026

🌟 Are You a Foster Parent Looking for Exceptional Support? 🌟

At TRUE Fostering, we believe foster parents deserve the very best support so they can provide life-changing care for children who need it most. 💙

We are a specialist therapeutic fostering agency rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted, with a unique model designed to support both children and the foster parents who care for them.

Why foster with TRUE?

✨ A fully integrated therapeutic approach from day one
✨ Specialist training and ongoing professional development
✨ Dedicated therapeutic social workers and child support specialists
✨ 24/7 support whenever you need it
✨ Competitive financial support packages
✨ Membership to leading child trauma and fostering networks

Whether you're new to fostering or considering joining us, our team is here to support you every step of the way.

If you can offer a safe, nurturing home and want to be part of a passionate, supportive fostering community, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Get in touch today to learn more about fostering with TRUE.
🌐 www.truefostering.com

05/03/2026

Wow! Thank you to everyone so far who has booked on to 'The Truth About Tech' Conference!

If you are a Foster Parent or Supporting Professional, please get in touch with us via our email info@coect.co.uk about booking your FREE place.

Thursday 12 March 2026 at the Village Hotel Cardiff.

Further details can be found on our website https://www.coect.co.uk/event-details/coect-national-conference-the-truth-about-tech

18/02/2026

Screens. Trauma. Children.
Are screens affecting children more than we realise?

We need to talk about it.

📱 The Truth About Tech
🎟️ LIMITED FREE places available for our national conference
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/5x2vcsuu
📅 12 March 2026 | Cardiff
📩 Email us at info@coect.co.uk to book your place

✨Remember if you already foster you can get a FREE ticket, just email info@coect.co.uk ✨

14/02/2026

Our Foster Parents are highly valued co-professionals.

More Than “Just Carers”

Sarah Dillon (c)

Something quiet is happening.
Foster parents are leaving.

Not in anger.
Not in headlines.
Just… slipping away.

Because it’s hard to stay
when you feel unseen.

They say there’s no reward.
No job satisfaction.
But what they really mean is
there’s no recognition
for the weight they carry.

Blamed.
Shamed.
Judged.
Made to feel small
in a role that is anything but small.

Being a foster parent
is not babysitting.
It is not shift work.
It is not a rota you clock off from.

Carers do shifts.
Foster parents live it.

Twenty-four hours.
Seven days.
No handover.
No “I’m off now.”

They open their doors
and something much braver
their hearts.

To children who arrive
carrying more than a suitcase.
Carrying fear.
Grief.
Rage.
Loss stitched into their nervous systems.

They learn the language of trauma.
They bend their routines.
They fight for assessments,
for school support,
for therapy,
for someone to listen.

They document everything.
Every bruise.
Every incident.
Every phone call.

Robust recordings.
Safer caring plans.
Risk assessments stacked on risk assessments.

And still,
an invisible magnifying glass hovers above them.

A system so risk-averse
it forgets
that courage lives in these homes.

Waiting for them to slip.
To miss something.
To make the smallest mistake.

Some are asked
to drive children
to visit the very people
who harmed them.

To sit in waiting rooms
holding shaking hands
while swallowing their own anger.

Many feel voiceless.
Decisions made in rooms
they’re not invited into.
Meetings about the children
they tuck in at night.

When they say,
“I need support,”
they are given a gentle pat
and the words,
“You’re doing a great job.”

Even when they are on their knees.

Finance blocks the door
to the resources that could make a difference.
Therapy delayed.
Support reduced.
Budgets louder than children’s needs.

And then there is the hardest truth
they are often on the receiving end
of the child’s trauma.

The slammed doors.
The accusations.
The fear-fuelled words.

All while living with the knowledge
that an allegation,
mismanaged,
misunderstood,
can shatter everything.

And still they stay.

Because they know
these are the most vulnerable children
in our society.

They are not “just carers.”

They are trauma interpreters.
Advocates.
Regulators of nervous systems.
Midwives of trust.
Builders of safety from scratch.

They are professionals
whether the system names them so or not.

And if we keep losing them,
we are not just losing homes.
We are losing skill.
Experience.
Wisdom.
Love that has been tested and stayed.

At True and Safer Fostering,
there is a different story.

Foster parents are treated
as co-professionals.
Not an afterthought.
Not an accessory to the system.

Real support.
Not platitudes.
Not head pats.

Because if we want children to heal,
the adults holding them
must be held too.

This work is specialist.
It takes a certain kind of person.

And they deserve
to be treated with the utmost respect.
To be recognised for the expertise they carry.
To be trusted for the insight they hold.

And when decisions are made
about the children they live with,
love,
protect,
and advocate for

their voice
should be the loudest in the room.

Safer Fostering
True Fostering

13/02/2026

True

What is true about True?

Is it only a name

or is it a standard consistently upheld

in the everyday work of care?

True is therapeutically reparenting underpinned by empathy

not as sentiment,

but as structure.

Not as softness,

but as strength.

Here, trauma-informed practice is not an optional extra.

All staff are trained and experienced.

Every social worker is qualified to Level Four in trauma-informed practice.

Understanding trauma is foundational it shapes assessment, supervision, decision-making, and support.

When challenges arise,
there is no delay, no crisis-driven culture.

Concerns are addressed at the first sign.

Support is proactive and consistent.

Families are equipped early so difficulties do not escalate.

You will NOT stand alone.

Children have access
to a dedicated Child Support Worker
who spends regular, protected time with them

building trust, strengthening attachment,
supporting regulation and growth.

Training at True is rigorous and current.

You receive the latest developments in trauma-informed and therapeutic practice

practical, relevant, and immediately usable.

It is professional development that sharpens confidence
and deepens skill.

Stability is not an aspiration;
it is evidenced.
With at least a 98% stability rate across families,

children remain supported because systems of care
are strong and responsive.

If you transfer,

the process is structured and steady

typically six to eight weeks with clarity at every stage.

Assessment is conducted through the Therapeutic Fostering Assessment (TFA),

A comprehensive process that explores your capacity to provide therapeutic care
with depth and integrity.

Each month, therapeutic parenting professional development groups
meet across the country

A space for reflection, learning and shared expertise.

Consultations with a robust therapeutic team
are available regularly.

This is not a firefighting service.

It is a responsive, thoughtful partnership
designed to ensure families feel supported
to do what they do best
care for children.

So what is true about True?

True is informed.

True is structured.

True is experienced.

True is stable.

And most of all—

True is committed

to helping children heal

within families

who are fully supported

to help them thrive.

05/02/2026

✨ Why we founded TRUE Fostering ✨

We’re proud to share this animation featuring Sarah Naish -Author & Therapeutic Parent and Sarah Dillon Author and Therapeutic Parenting Consultant — created to make sure foster parents are properly supported, understood, and valued. 💛

TRUE Fostering was founded on a simple belief: when foster carers are well supported, children are better able to feel safe, grow, and thrive. 🌱

🎬 Take a look at our video to hear why TRUE Fostering was founded and what drives us every day to support families in the best possible way.

📩 If you’d like to find out more, send us a message or visit our website to enquire: https://www.truefostering.com/

28/01/2026

Call now to connect with business.

27/01/2026

We are in Swindon on Thursday! Come and join us for a chat and to see what we do differently.

21/01/2026

What do fostering families really need?

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20/01/2026

📚✨ Exciting News! ✨📚

We’re thrilled to share that Inside the Big Me: Lives of the Little by Sarah Dillon is now published and available to buy! 🎉

📖 Grab your copy today and join us in congratulating Sarah on this brilliant achievement!

👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/INSIDE-BIG-ME-LIVES-LITTLE/dp/B0GCKMW8KB

A book for parents and therapists to use with children who have experienced early life trauma and fragmentation of self.

28/11/2025

“Therapeutic parenting is the easy option.”

Ever heard this? 🙋‍♂️ Let’s set the record straight.

Parenting therapeutically is effective and life-changing, but it’s certainly not always easy.

As a fostering agency built on lived experience and developed therapeutically from the ground up, we understand why therapeutic approaches work.

We also know how challenging they can be to implement and sustain.

That’s why we support our foster families every step of the way.

Have you been told this way of parenting is the easy option before?

29/10/2025

✨ What does this kind of support do for children?

When foster parents feel truly held, children feel it too.
Safety is contagious. Regulation is shared. Healing begins early.

At TRUE, we regularly see children who arrived scared, withdrawn or in survival mode… begin to:

🌱 Trust adults again
🌱 Sleep through the night for the first time in years
🌱 Feel safe enough to play, not just survive
🌱 Make friends, explore interests, and hope for their future

That’s what happens when foster parents aren’t firefighting alone — but are surrounded by constant therapeutic support.

Brave children. Supported parents. Life-changing outcomes.

This is what TRUE was built for.❤️