Preparing to adopt - England Applicant's workbook

Preparing to adopt is a well-established and highly respected training resource which enables agencies to offer relevant, high quality and comprehensive preparation for people who wish to adopt.

Preparing to adopt provides agencies with an agreed common curriculum for preparation courses. The format allows applicants and agency staff to make practical use of the learning during the whole assessment process.

Full of useful information, imaginative exercises, insightful articles and first-hand personal accounts from adopters as well as adopted children and young people, the Applicant’s workbook is an accessible, appropriate and easy to use resource that provides an inclusive and comprehensive approach to the preparation process.

The programme gives prospective adopters sufficient information to consider what adoption entails for them and for a child; helps them understand children's needs and how to meet them; and helps them decide whether adoption is right for them.

The Applicant’s workbook includes useful information and articles on the subjects covered in the training course. Many of the articles are first-hand accounts from adopters themselves as well as from adopted children and young people.

This is for any prospective adopter attending a preparation course, as well as social workers and trainers planning and delivering adoption preparation courses in England.

Please note that a different version of this Applicant's workbook exists for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.