A COUPLE have praised a training scheme which helps foster children deal with trauma. Julie and Matthew Cooch, from Southminster, have fostered 15 children for more than nine years and have had a nine-year-old boy in their care since he was just three. They say the support and training from Essex County Council has helped them to understand the reasons behind their foster son’s challenging behaviour and how to deal with it. The programme was launched in 2018 and was developed due to overwhelming evidence that children who have suffered trauma are much better if they live with families in a safe environment.
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Poppy Heslop has fostered a 14-year-old boy. Foster parents can apply for free trauma therapy training sessions to help children in their care adjust to their new lives. The training will be made available to anyone who may come into contact with a child in care – giving them a ‘trauma lens’ to better understand their experiences and how to support them. The programme has been developed due to the overwhelming evidence that the outcomes for children who have suffered trauma are much better if they live with families and are parented in a trauma informed way.
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