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The child placement handbook eBook only

| Edited by Gillian Schofield and John Simmonds

The last 30 years have seen a significant investment by successive governments in providing a research evidence base for child placement and in making connections between research, policy and practice. This authoritative collection of reviews of key aspects of child placement, written by renowned and leading academics and practitioners, aims to capture something of this wealth of knowledge and wisdom across diverse child placement issues.

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Dennis duckling

| Paul Sambrooks

Dennis and his sister need someone to look after them, someone to help wash their feathers and feed them. A grown-up duck called Annie comes to talk with them. ‘I’m scared!’ says Dennis. ‘Who will look after us?’ This colourful picture book explains what may be happening to young children and helps them to express some of the emotions they may be feeling about upsetting and confusing events.

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Promoting resilience

| Robbie Gilligan

This bestselling guide contains inspirational ideas and suggestions for promoting resilience in day-to-day work with children and young people in care, adopted or in need.

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Where is Poppy's panda?

| David Pitcher

Change can cause confusion and uncertainty for children, but particularly for fostered and adopted children. This charming children's story uses Poppy and her lost panda to explore change, continuity, and anxieties about moves, changes and attachment in a way that feels safe and nonthreatening.

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Transitions and endings

| Kate Cairns and Eileen Fursland

For both children and carers, it is essential to manage transitions well and prevent them from turning into destructive endings. This course aims to help carers help traumatised children and themselves to face change and loss in a managed and constructive way.

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Elfa and the box of memories

| Michelle Bell

Memories can be good and bad, happy and sad; those we want to keep alive and others we would rather forget. Looked after children may have more difficult memories that most, because of separation and loss and traumatic events that may have taken place. In this charming picture book, Elfa the elephant discovers that sharing her memories and remembering the good things that happened is more helpful than keeping them locked away.