Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland

We recognise children in Kinship Care often face additional challenges due to the circumstances and distressing experiences which led to them coming into Kinship Care, these experiences are often described as trauma. Kinship Carers will also have been impacted by these circumstances. In recognition of this, we strive to provide a wide range of supports which can be accessed to help children and adults recover from a difficult period in their lives.

We have a range of information which is relevant for Kinship families and help sheets can be accessed here.

• calming techniques
• consultation with a psychologist, psychotherapist or therapeutic practitioner 
• individual support from a peer support partner
• access to a reflective group for Kinship carers facilitated by a psychologist, psychotherapist or therapeutic practitioner and a peer support worker.
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder