Stepchildren and adoption (England and Wales)
| CoramBAAF
This Advice Note explores adoption in stepfamilies, providing basic, clear facts for those who may be thinking about adopting stepchildren.
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The Role of Fostering for Adoption in Achieving Early Permanence for Children
| Elaine Dibben, Viv Howorth
This Good Practice Guide considers the effect of Fostering for Adoption (FfA) the landscape of permanence planning, and on the children, carers and practitioners involved.
Practice Note 64. Best practice in meetings between prospective adopters and children prior to matching
| Sally Beaumont with Elaine Dibben
This Practice Note provides guidance for social workers and policy makers on managing meetings between prospective adopters and children prior to matching. A range of "pre-meets" are starting to be used by agencies, and this Practice Note sets out the benefits and challenges of this approach.
Control freak trilogy
| Henrietta Bond
The Control freak trilogy of young adult novels follows Holly Richards, a young care leaver. These fast-paced, entertaining and moving books are aimed at readers aged 13 and over.
Contact after adoption + Contact after adoption summary
| Elsbeth Neil, Mary Beek and Emma Ward
Buy this longitudinal study of post-adoption contact arrangements together with the summary report for only £15.00.
The adopter's handbook on therapy
| Eileen Fursland
Adoption offers a new start and a loving home for many children. However, for many children, putting the past behind them isn't easy - here, therapy can help. This guide offers clear and factual summaries of the different therapies and therapeutic parenting programmes that are available, as well as support groups and other resources.
Our adoption journey
| Jayne Lilley
Published as part of the Our Story series, this is the true story of Jayne, Dan, their son Charlie, and their adoption of Jessie, a baby girl. Told by Jayne, this memoir follows the joyful highs and heartbreaking lows of the journey that led them to their new adopted daughter.
Attachment, trauma and resilience
| Kate Cairns and Brian Cairns
Over a 25-year period Kate and Brian Cairns, who are social workers and trainers by profession, fostered 12 children, along with their three birth children. In this practical and moving book, they draw on their rich personal and professional experience to offer an insight into the realities of family life with children who have experienced attachment difficulties, loss, abuse and trauma.
Group work with adopted children and young people
| Henrietta Bond
This Good Practice Guide considers the practicalities of setting up a group, how best to structure the group and its activities, how to deal with any difficulties, and how to sustain a group long term. Case examples are provided from a range of local authority and voluntary adoption agency groups which are undertaking a variety of important work.
The adoption process in England
| Jenifer Lord and Mary Lucking
The adoption process is a complex and demanding one. It is necessarily regulated and can be fraught with pitfalls. This guide will help readers avoid these and will confidently steer them through the process from start to finish, from planning adoption for a child to contributing to the court report for the adoption order.