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Families in Care
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Registered Charity Number 1007596 Independent Advocacy, Counselling and Support for Birth Families involved with child protection services in the North East.Independent Advocacy and Counselling are currently available only to families involved with Newcastle Children Social Services.
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Families in Care is a proud recipient of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2020
Mothers and fathers who have had their children removed are at a traumatic point in their lives. At such a desperate time, they need help and support from experienced people with professional expertise. This should be our collective responsibility. Organisations like Families in Care need our support.
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Ken Loach, Film Director of I, Daniel Blake 2016 (Palme D'Or Winner) and Ladybird Ladybird 1994.
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Contact Us:
Email: yoursupport@familiesincare.com
Phone: 07897903950
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
By appointments and referrals only.
We accept self-referrals.Please contact us for more information.
Our Patrons:
Dame Esther Rantzen DBE, founder of ChildLine Silver Line
Joan Mills, first professionally qualified social worker for FIC
Legal Consultant : David Banks, Solicitor



Making the most of your placement
We understand that starting your placement can be both exciting and scary. We don't want you to just 'survive it' - we want you to success and to thrive while being with FIC!
So - here are some tips for you how to make the most of your placement. Please let us know what else could be added here!
INTERESTING READ
When your service users don't tell you the truth - social work student reflecting on her experience.
From Community Care.
We want our social work students to enjoy their learning experience and to success. Feeling that you are struggling or that you are simply not happy with your placement can be really disastrous. Please have a look at the article 'Dealing with problems on social work placement' for some tips and advices how to cope in difficult situations during your training - from Community Care and Open University.
Dealing with Problems

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