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| Eileen Fursland
This is a must-read book for any parent seeking to support their adopted child through school. It contains information advice and ideas on: choosing and starting a new school; working with a child's school and teachers; financial and other support available for previously looked after children; and rights, special needs support, exclusion and alternative provision.
| Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek
This comprehensive and authoritative book provides an accessible account of attachment concepts.
| Michael Long
This quick reference guide presents a useful overview and accessible summary of the main legal provisions and principles affecting the law relating to child care in Northern Ireland. New updated 2018 edition.
| Mary Mather
This authoritative Good Practice Guide is an essential read for all those working with or looking after fostered and adopted children who may be affected by Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to help ensure that they provide the support these children need to reach their full potential.
| Eileen Fursland
This comprehensive and accessible handbook is a must-read for anyone caring for a child affected by, or at risk of, child sexual exploitation.
| 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.
| Various
This rare and rich collection of poetry and writing, by children and young people aged from nine to 24 years old, throws the spotlight on living in care - a subject rarely explored in literature and yet experienced by more than 60,000 children in the UK every year.
| Florence Merredew and Carolyn Sampeys
Undertaking a health assessment is designed to help health professionals to utilise the various CoramBAAF health forms that contribute to comprehensive evidence-based health assessments of looked after children, including those with an adoption plan, and prospective foster carers, adopters and kinship carers.
| Henrietta Bond
Packed with essential information and advice, this book provides a realistic and honest insight into what it means to look after other people’s children and provide a safe and supportive home.
| Tony Ryan and Rodger Walker
Losing track of the past can make it difficult for children to develop emotionally and socially. Life story work is an attempt to give back some of this past. This guide provides a rich and creative treasure trove of techniques and exercises for adults working with children in different settings.
