Information for Foster Carers
CWDC Workbook Resources
Get help here
If you need help to get started, here’s a short movie featuring two of our CWDC Mentors, Mandy and Graham. They’ll talk you through this part of the website, and show how you can use it to save a great deal of time and effort in completing your workbook. Just click on the picture.
Introduction
The outcomes for each Standard in your CWDC workbook need evidence, and you'll find most of the references you need here.
If you've done the 'Skills to Foster' course, you'll already have met up to 60% of the Standards. Other things that count as evidence include:
- current training courses
- workshops in support groups
- e-learning courses
- past training certificates
- the NVQ in Health and Social Care
How to use this site
Select the Standard you're working on below, then click on the Main Area. You'll get detailed references for each Outcome of each main area, plus details of work you may already have done that qualifies as evidence.
Select your Standard
- Standard 1- understand the principles and values essential for fostering children and young people
- Standard 2 - understand your role as a foster carer.
- Standard 3 - understand health and safety, and healthy care.
- Standard 4 - how to communicate effectively
- Standard 5 - understand the development of children and young people
- Standard 6 - keeping children and young people safe from harm
- Standard 7 - develop yourself
Get more information
- Introduction to the Standards - from CWDC
- Frequently Asked Questions - from CWDC
- Your online workbook
- 19 different ways of evidencing
(69KB - pdf help) - Pre-2005 NVQ units
(48KB - pdf help) - Useful links
Download and print
- Professional Discussion Record
(68KB - pdf help) - Witness Record
(67KB - pdf help) - Reflective Learning Log
(81KB - pdf help)
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