| Gillian Schofield, Mary Beek and Kay Sargent with June Thoburn
Long-term foster care is rarely mentioned as a positive option; yet, for a significant group of vulnerable children, growing up in a long-term foster family is their best chance of a secure family life. This research study provides a fascinating insight into the experiences of 58 children, their foster carers, a sample of their birth parents and their social workers.
| Hedi Argent and Mary Lane
This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF’s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.
| Jane Espley
Children who are adopted or fostered and children who are seeking asylum are all trying to survive things that have happened to them in the past. This may make them behave differently to other children, perhaps in a way that could cause problems in a community. This short guide will help people to understand more about these children, their background and behaviour, and to think about ways in which they can welcome and support them.
| Selam Kidane and Penny Amerena
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children have survived the consequences of conflict and persecution – trauma, injury, pain, loss and separation. Once in the UK, local authorities have a duty to look after these vulnerable children to the same standards as any other looked after child, with an increasing number in foster care. Foster carers need formal training to give them additional understanding and skills to add to their existing experience and commitment. This training course provides a comprehensive introduction to the issues.
| Jean Camis
This is a life story workbook which will help birth children to know themselves, their history and their role in the family, prior to fostered children coming to live in their family. There is information about what fostering, adoption, and getting "approved" before having children to stay, mean. Working through this book will help prepare birth children to welcome new arrivals into their homes and lives.
| Moira Walker, Malcolm Hill and John Triseliotis
This study looks at a pioneering scheme - the Community Alternative Placement Scheme (CAPS) - set up by NCH Action for Children in Scotland to offer fostering placements for young people whose behaviour would place them beyond the limits of ‘normal’ foster care and who might otherwise be placed in secure care. The revealing findings are invaluable for foster care practitioners and managers.
| Vera I Fahlberg, MD
Separation, loss, grief and change are expected parts of the experience of children in placement. How do those charged with the responsibility of planning for these children address their needs? This essential reference book - a 'must-read' text for more than 20 years - contains the theoretical knowledge base and skills necessary for understanding, working with and planning for children and their families.
| Multiple
Three essential direct work books for children: A safe place for Rufus, Elfa and the box of memories, Morris and the bundle of worries for just £20!
