Special guardianship: some questions answered
| CoramBAAF
This Advice Note explores special guardianship, providing basic, clear facts for those who may be thinking about looking after a child in this way.
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Preparing to Adopt in Scotland - Applicant's workbook
| Shaila Shah
A well-established and popular training programme that has been used extensively throughout the UK for many years. The Applicant's Workbook contains articles on a number of topics covered in the training programme as well as narratives from adopters and writing by adopted children and young people that offer an insight into their feelings about adoption.
Undertaking checks and references in fostering and adoption assessments
| Paul Adams
The assessment of foster carers and adopters is amongst the most important aspects of family placement work. Undertaking checks and references is key to these assessments, and a core task for social workers. This Good Practice Guide details the range of checks routinely undertaken across the UK.
The foster carer’s handbook on parenting teenagers
| Henrietta Bond
How can teenagers in foster care best be supported to deal with the challenges that life has thrown at them? How can their foster carers help them to find effective ways to manage their behaviour, engage with their peers, make the most out of education, and find their way towards a fulfilling adult life? This handbook aims to support foster carers as they identify the unique needs of the young person in their care.
Preparing to Adopt in Scotland - Trainer's Guide
| Elaine Dibben, Eileen Fursland and Nicky Probert
A well-established and popular training programme that has been used extensively throughout the UK for many years. The Trainer's Guide is designed to lead the trainer step by step in their delivery of the course including the presentation, exercises, discussions and group work.
Effective fostering panels
| Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord
What are the roles and responsibilities of fostering panel members? What regulations and standards determine the functioning of a fostering panel? How can panels implement best practice to improve their work and make better placements? Effective fostering panels answers these and many other questions.
Effective fostering panels - appendices
| Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord
Job descriptions, review forms, decision-making tools and checklists to help you administer the panel process.
Practice Note 70. The Fostering Decision-Maker (England)
| Paul Adams
This Practice Note offers guidance for fostering decision-makers in a range of matters to help them achieve high standards in undertaking this role.
Parenting Matters: Parenting a child with toileting issues
| Kathryn Fenton with Ellie Johnson
This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children. This title provides authoritative, clinical guidance for carers and adopters on why toileting issues can occur and what can be done about it.