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Keep, which stands for Keeping Foster and Kinship Carers Supported, was brought to England in 2009 via the National Implementation Service (NIS) as part of the drive to improve outcomes for looked-after children.
Improving the professional development of foster carers was a key priority, explains NIS Keep lead Jo Warburton. "We were thinking about programmes that could be delivered to foster carers to support recruitment, retention and the stability of foster placements," she says.
The approach, developed by the Oregon Social Learning Centre in the US, is based on the same principles. There are three different strands according to the age of the child in placement. Keep Standard is for those aged five to 12, Keep Prevention is for three- to six-year-olds and Keep Safe is for adolescents.
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