Preparing to adopt - Northern Ireland and Wales

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 in Wales and Northern Ireland 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 gain an understanding of children's needs and how to meet them; and helps them decide whether adoption id tight for them.

This book is for any prospective adopter attending a preparation course, as well as social workers and trainers planning and delivering adoption preparation courses in Wales or Northern Ireland.

Please note that a different version of this Applicant's workbook exists for England.