Unfortunately, children who are placed in foster care have experienced significant trauma and this can have a destructive impact on their development, health, emotional wellbeing and behaviour. Carers need to respond to these challenges with patience and resilience and be open to the support and training offered by us. Children could have lots of health and education appointments, which means you’ll be juggling appointments and meetings. Sometimes you might disagree with decisions made by Marymead CatholicCare so you’ll need to be able to discuss this in a positive way with us.