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Editor's Exclusive
Every month we release a free chapter from one of our bestselling publications. For December, we are sharing the third chapter from our 'Dogs and pets in fostering and adoption' Good Practice Guide. Read our chapter on 'Advantages and disadvantages of keeping dogs and pets'.
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Episode 6: October introduction with Jennifer Simpson & Cath Larkins
Dennis Golm is joined by two of the guest editor's for the introduction of the October special collection of the 'Adoption & Fostering journal, Volume 47 (Issue 3, October 2023). They discuss their editorial, 'The changing digital landscape for looked after children', and the articles from this special edition.
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Improving our core forms: an overview of recent updates
Our Policy, Practice and Development team share their progress in updating our core forms, including Form F, CPR Form, Form C and Child health forms.
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Exploring Expertise: Child to parent violence and aggression
12 December | 11.30am - 1pm | Zoom
Hedwig Verhagen, will be discussing some of findings from her latest book - Parenting Matters: Parenting a child affected by child to parent violence and aggression. We will be discussing CPVA in an adoption context, the strategies for helping children and their families affected by CPVA and an overview of best practice guidance for social workers.
Chairing fostering and adoption panels
17 January | 10am - 4pm | Zoom
This open course will explore general planning for and facilitation of panels and complex meetings in the children’s sector. It will explore time management and group facilitation whilst holding the child at the centre of thinking, recommendations and decision making.
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Experiences of contact with birth parents for special guardian families
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Dealing with disruption
This Good Practice Guide considers various aspects of disruption in both fostering and adoption placements and is an important tool for those involved in making permanent placements for children.
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The secure base model
Secure Base is a model of caregiving in fostering and adoption that is based on theories of attachment and resilience while also drawing on child placement research.
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Promoting attachment and resilience
This practical guide is designed to support foster carers and adopters in offering the best possible sensitive care for troubled children who have often experienced trauma and loss, using the Secure Base Model. It provides a valuable framework and strength-based approach for making sense of fostered and adopted children’s needs and behaviours and sets out the dimensions of caregiving that can support children to thrive and to fulfil their potential.
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Working with children who have experienced neglect
This good practice guide is designed to be a practical text for busy social workers and other practitioners in a range of services responsible for safeguarding children. With its easy to digest format and authoritative advice, this guide is a vital companion for all those working for and concerned with children’s welfare.
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