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#54: A Big Heart And Spare Room Is Not A Care Plan, with Gareth K Thomas
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“All you need is a big heart and a spare room” might be the most damaging sentence in foster care. I'm joined by Gareth K. Thomas, former foster parent and childhood trauma consultant (Clarified), to unpack why that kind of messaging sets carers up to fail and pulls children into yet another painful move. If we want placement stability and better outcomes for children in out-of-home care, we have to stop treating foster parents like the hired help and start treating them as the primary healing environment.
We talk about what trauma-informed fostering looks like on the ground…
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