This thesis examines the training of foster parents in Slovenia, focusing on training in the area of complex developmental trauma in children. Children placed in foster care often face traumatic events in their biological families and may also be traumatised during the process of placement and living in foster care. To prevent this, foster parents need to be educated about the characteristics of complex developmental trauma in children and how to work with these children. The thesis also addresses the implementation of trauma-informed foster care in foster families and all those who work with children with complex developmental trauma. It also focuses on foster parents' responses and working practises in relation to traumatised children and the role of social workers in training and supporting foster families. A qualitative study was conducted on this topic, interviewing six foster parents who were caring for at least one child at the time of the interview. We analysed the process of both mandatory and voluntary training of Slovenian foster parents, training on trauma, working with children with complex developmental trauma, and collaboration with social workers. Our research findings suggest that foster parents gained some knowledge on trauma during their mandatory and voluntary training, but would like to have more knowledge on this topic. Almost all participants have taken a child into care with a traumatic experience. In working with these children, they seek additional help from professionals such as child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other foster parents. They want additional help, especially on an individual level, focusing on the specifics of the child they are currently caring for.
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