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Matching children from Wales with adopters approved in Scotland

| Jane Poore, Alexandra Conroy-Harris, AFKA Scotland, Sarah Coldrick.

Differences in regulations and guidance between Wales and Scotland mean that there are some additional things to think about when planning to move children. This Practice Note offers guidance on key aspects of children moving from Wales to Scotland to be placed with adopters approved in Scotland, specifically addressing common queries received by AFKA Cymru, AFKA Scotland and CoramBAAF’s Advice Line.

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Protecting looked after and adopted children from sexual abuse in care: A guide for professionals

| Hedy Cleaver and Wendy Rose

This companion guide draws on information in the associated Good Practice Guide, 'Child sexual abuse in foster and kinship care, special guardianship and adoption: Learning from safeguarding reviews 2007–2022'. This guide details the results of a study of safeguarding reviews involving 87 children, who were sexually abused by members of the household or family friends while living with foster or kinship carers, special guardians or adopters.

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Matching children from England with adopters approved in Scotland

| Jane Poore, Alexandra Conroy-Harris, AFKA Scotland.

This Practice Note offers guidance on key aspects of children moving cross-border from England to Scotland to be placed with adopters approved in Scotland, specifically addressing common queries received by AFKA Scotland and CoramBAAF’s Advice Line.

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Adoption starter pack

| Roy Stewart and Alexandra Conroy-Harris / Pat Beesley / Shefali Shah

Essential reading for newly qualified social workers

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Adoption now

| Roy Stewart with Alexandra Conroy-Harris

*NEW EDITION* This handy guide presents the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to adoption today, covering all stages of the process and related information – in easily digested bite-sized chunks.

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Exploring and assessing motivations to adopt

| Laura Payne

This guide will help social workers assess motivation to adopt, a key part of future adoption success. Information about fertility treatments, unconscious bias when assessing LGBTQ+ and single applicants, how to explore a wish to adopt for religious or environmental reasons, and discussion around the importance of expectations of family life, provide vital practice advice.

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Family network meetings in adoption

| Alison Davis and Sue Westwood

This guide will be invaluable for all social workers and social work managers wishing to explore the benefits of family network meetings and update their practice.

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Working with schools

| Various authors

Get your copies of the most popular titles in our Parenting Matters series. These books address key areas around trust, behavioural issues and trauma, and how these can affect children’s behaviour and learning in education.