| Erica Amende and Linda Patterson
The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This quick reference guide considers some fundamental steps involved in devising a care plan.
| Hedi Argent
The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This book provides an essential checklist for anyone seeking the right new family for a disabled child.
| Clare Pallett, Kathy Blackeby, Caroline Bengo, William Yule, Roger Weissman, Stephen Scott with Eileen Fursland
This guide aims to provide foster carers with new skills to help them manage a child’s behaviour and improve their relationship with him or her.
| Edited by Florence Merredew and Carolyn Sampeys
'Promoting the health of children in public care' provides comprehensive advice on all aspects of the health of looked after and adopted children and their families, along with summaries of the relevant legislation, regulations and guidance.
| Elsbeth Neil, Mary Beek and Emma Ward
Contact after adoption presents the comprehensive findings of a longitudinal study that followed up a group of adopted children, their adoptive parents and birth relatives, where some form of post-adoption contact was planned. This study makes an important contribution to the existing research on contact and offers invaluable practice recommendations.
| Multiple
In this special edition of the journal, experts tackle the realities of FASD and answer key questions, including: how does prenatal exposure to alcohol affect the developing brain?; how much (or little) is the problem understood by professional groups?; what are the experiences of community paediatricians, teachers and adoptive parents working on the ground?; and why does UK policy on abstinence from alcohol in pregnancy lag so far behind that of other countries?
| Jo Francis
What is stepfamily adoption, and why is it important? How does it happen, and how long does it take? What will it change in a child’s life, and what will stay the same? These, and many other questions about stepfamily adoption and what it is, are covered in this booklet for children.
| Susan Livingston Smith and Donaldson Adoption Institute staff
This fascinating collection examines child welfare research, permanency and practice across England, the US and Canada, three countries which have established permanency as a priority for children in care who are unable to return home.
| Peter D Turnpenny
This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children. This book focuses on genetic disorders. If you are looking to adopt a child, this guide will give you practical and realistic information on what this condition may mean for your child, along with their symptoms, prognosis and treatment.
| Alexandra Conroy Harris
The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This book looks at some steps that workers can take to get the most out of going to court – before, during and after the actual hearing.
