38 episodes

Five Rivers Child Care is a leading social enterprise working with looked-after children in need of specialist care services in the UK and Ireland.

We provide fostering, residential care, education, crisis intervention and assessment and therapy services to help vulnerable children and young people. We are leading experts, committed to turning children's lives around.

We provide fostering, residential care, education, crisis intervention and assessment and therapy. You can find more information on our website https://www.five-rivers.org/

Care to Listen‪?‬ Podcast about children's care experiences by Five Rivers

    • Society & Culture

Five Rivers Child Care is a leading social enterprise working with looked-after children in need of specialist care services in the UK and Ireland.

We provide fostering, residential care, education, crisis intervention and assessment and therapy services to help vulnerable children and young people. We are leading experts, committed to turning children's lives around.

We provide fostering, residential care, education, crisis intervention and assessment and therapy. You can find more information on our website https://www.five-rivers.org/

    Solution 28 fostering with Sharon And Ken interview with BBC Radio Gloucestershire -

    Solution 28 fostering with Sharon And Ken interview with BBC Radio Gloucestershire -

    The Solution 28 scheme provides children and young people with a supportive, stable home for a period of 28 days, whilst long-term provisions are arranged.

    Five Rivers foster carers, Sharon and Ken, talk about their fostering journey in an interview with BBC Radio Gloucestershire. If you would like to find out more about Solution 28 Fostering in Gloucester, visit our website here: https://five-rivers.org/fostering/locations/south-west/gloucester/solution-28/

    • 17 min
    Care to Listen? Reflections on the Diversity Role Model Podcast Series

    Care to Listen? Reflections on the Diversity Role Model Podcast Series

    Listen as our CEO and Founder, Pam McConnell, and our head of Assessment and Therapy, Richard Cross, reflect on the Diversity Role Model podcast series.

    • 13 min
    Care to Listen? Conversations about religious and spiritual beliefs

    Care to Listen? Conversations about religious and spiritual beliefs

    Listen as our diversity role models discuss their religious beliefs and what that means to them.

    • 28 min
    Care to Listen? Conversations about sexuality in fostering

    Care to Listen? Conversations about sexuality in fostering

    In this episode of our podcast series with our diversity role models, two foster carers discuss sexuality.

    • 11 min
    Care to Listen? Conversations about digital identity

    Care to Listen? Conversations about digital identity

    A group of our young people have worked with Voicebox to explore their digital identity. Listen to their reflections in this podcast.

    • 21 min
    Care to Listen? Conversations about race and ethnicity

    Care to Listen? Conversations about race and ethnicity

    In this episode, our diversity role models Wayne and Aaliyah discuss race and ethnicity.

    • 20 min

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