| Sarah Alix with Eileen Fursland and Nicola Hill
This clear, straightforward handbook aims to support foster carers so that they can help the children in their care to have the best possible experience of education.
| Fergus Smith, Chris Brann and Alexandra Conroy Harris
This handy guide presents the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to fostering in England today, in easily digested bite-sized chunks.
| Paul Adams
NEW EDITION This guide is designed to help social workers to complete a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of connected people / family and friends who wish to foster or be special guardians to a known child or children.
| 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.
| 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.
| Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord
2019 EDITION 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.
| Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord
Job descriptions, review forms, decision-making tools and checklists to help you administer the panel process.
| 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.
| Paul Adams and Leonie Jordan
The Good Practice Guide Complying with the GDPR and DPA 2018 contains appendices including a range of privacy notices, information for children and a job description for a Data Protection Officer. These can be purchased as electronic Word documents for unlimited future use. Please note that you only need to buy ONE set for use across the agency.
