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Dr John Simmonds wins First4Adoption’s Lifetime Achievement Award
We are delighted to share news that CoramBAAF’s Dr John Simmonds has won First4Adoption’s Lifetime Achievement Award!
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November deal of the month
This month we've reduced the price of THREE popular workbooks for children: My life and me, We are fostering, and Me and my family! Just £10 each (+VAT) until 30 November.
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Read the final report of the first stage of the Fostering Across Borders (FAB) project.
This report maps existing training for foster carers and social workers in the UK. It makes recommendations about addressing future training needs which will be followed through in the project’s next phase.
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Non Violent Resistance in fostering - free conference for CoramBAAF full agency members
17 January 2019 London
Free conference for CoramBAAF full agency members
VIDEO: Beyond Together or Apart - brothers and sisters are for life
Hear from the speakers at our recent conference on planning for, assessing and placing sibling groups - Beyond Together or Apart - brothers and sisters are for life.
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Beyond together or apart - Planning for, assessing and placing sibling groups
This thought-provoking Good Practice Guide for social workers challenges the reader to place at the forefront of thinking and planning the importance of sibling relationships and their life-long impact and to plan accordingly...to think beyond together or apart.
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Supporting the mental health of looked after and adopted children
This Good Practice Guide for social workers translates the theoretical concepts and research about children’s mental health into straightforward language and practical advice. Taking a holistic and attachment-focused approach, it demonstrates how to understand children’s background and current events, rather than focusing on diagnostic criteria and labels.
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The adopter's handbook on education
This is a must-read book for any parent seeking to support their adopted child through school. It contains information advice and ideas on: choosing and starting a new school; working with a child's school and teachers; financial and other support available for previously looked after children; and rights, special needs support, exclusion and alternative provision.
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Attachment handbook for foster care and adoption
This comprehensive and authoritative book provides an accessible account of attachment concepts.
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