Holding on and hanging in
£9.95
This compelling story tracks Wayne’s journey from first being fostered by Lorna at the age of nine, in a therapeutic fostering placement, through nearly four years of family life. Wayne is traumatised by his early experiences of neglect and domestic abuse. Even when surrounded by a team of experienced foster carers, counsellors and therapists, helping him grow and heal will be a long and difficult process. But Lorna and her family are determined not to give up hope…
This honest and heartfelt account, published as part of the Our Story series, takes us through the highs and lows of Lorna and her family’s dedicated perseverance to help Wayne move from despair and anger to health and recovery. Lorna describes her feelings and responses to the events that take place and portrays the humour of situations, alongside the difficulties and frustrations.
This book is for foster carers and adopters, social workers, therapists and other professionals working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
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Reviews
I am in the process of being approved for fostering and read this as part of exploring what I might be letting myself in for! It is certainly a very honest and open account which clearly outlined the challenges both from the child and from the system. It detailed some of the challenges and how they were dealt with – but ultimately an extremely uplifting book which has provided me with tools to use when I begin a new career, Recommended reading.
Squiblet, five stars, Amazon.co.uk