Welcome to our intensive fostering services which Kibble hope to run from Autumn 2004 and which will be based in Paisley.

What we mean by Intensive Fostering…
The young people we place…
The foster carers we work with….

What we mean by Intensive Fostering… We provide an integrated service that provides a high level of support for carers who foster young people with challenging behaviour. Young people who are fostered remain the legal responsibility of either the local authority or the young person's birth parents. Foster carers will not be able to make major decisions for that young person without permission, though they will have responsibility for the everyday care of a young person fostered with them. Intensive Fostering can provide the care and support missing from a young person’s life at a time when they need it most.

The young people we place… The young people are aged 12 – 18 and have often had difficult or damaging experiences in their lives. This may have included neglect and abuse. Therefore, they may be angry and lack trust in adults and their behaviour will be difficult and demanding at times. Caring for these young people is challenging, but also very rewarding. We want these young people to become members of safe and caring families, where they will have a chance to fulfil their potential. Short term and long-term placements i.e. under or over 2 years are planned; to match the young person’s needs with the skills and experience of their foster carers.

The foster carers we work with…. Our professional foster carers are over 21 years and no more than around 40 years older than the young people placed with them. Single carers and couples have a supportive network of friends and family who can emotionally and practically support their role as professional foster carers. Foster families with children have children who are at least two years older than the young people placed. Foster families with out children will not be engaged in undertaking any infertility treatment. Our foster families reflect the diversity of our communities and come from all walks of life. They have had previous experience with adolescents developing into adulthood through volunteering, parenting or working. As professional foster carers they acknowledge the difference between parenting their own and other peoples’ children. They work as part of a professional team along side relevant people and professionals involved in meeting the young peoples’ unique needs. They will mainly work with one foster placement at any time.