Ten top tips on making introductions

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners.

An adoption, for both the adults and child involved, can trigger excitement and anticipation. But for children who have already experienced multiple moves, it can also bring loss, fear and anxiety. How can social workers plan and manage introductions – the culmination of all the work that must take place between linking a child with a family and confirming a match – in order to lay solid foundations for a child becoming a permanent member of a family?

This concise, practical book considers the roles of all involved, including the birth family and other children, as well as the purpose of introductions. It provides expert advice to help workers plan and manage good introductions, and move children into adoptive homes.

This guide is ideal for all this involved with children who are going to be adopted.

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