The Aims of the Conference are:

To celebrate the value of foster carers to our community;
To provide a forum where a broad community of people interested in foster care can meet, learn, exchange views and have fun;
To provide a forum for foster children and the birth children of foster carers to meet and explore issues;
To enhance knowledge of cutting edge theoretical and practice perspectives about foster care;

To impart national and international, up-to date and innovative research findings about foster care;
To impart national and international, up-to date and innovative workplace ideas and practices supporting foster care;
Increase professional expertise in foster care;
Increase understanding of the nexus between theory and evidence-based practice;
Afford opportunity for critical reflection of personal practice and ideology;
Increase worker motivation, professional networking and recommitment and energising of delegates; and
To recruit new foster carers.

Conference Themes

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