Ten top tips for placing children

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

Child placement is a complex area of social work in which practitioners must hold a multitude of considerations, tasks and perspectives. This handy, practical guide explores the fundamentals in child placement with an emphasis on evidence from practice and experience. It provides clear and concise accounts of what works and what does not, and includes the views of children and families.

Who is this book for?

This guide will provide valuable information for all practitioners who have to go to court or have contact with legal departments.

What you will find in this book

Each of the ten chapters presents a basic “tip” in an accessible and straightforward style, including:

• Knowing the child
• Working with the child
• Finding a family for each individual child
• Preparing a family for each individual child and the child for each family
• Using introductions to listen, hear and observe
• Maintaining and monitoring continuity for the child
• Agreeing a support plan for each placement
• Working with the birth family
• Promoting openness
• Acknowledging failure

Checklists are included throughout, providing clear guidance on issues to be considered and what “works”, supported by case examples. There are references to relevant research studies and further reading at the end of each chapter.

Author

Hedi Argent is an independent adoption consultant, trainer and freelance writer. She has written and edited many books for CoramBAAF including Adopting a brother or sister, Dealing with disruption and a guide for children about kinship care, Kinship care: what it is and what it means.

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