Our podcast series is dedicated to exploring topics related to adoption, fostering and kinship care. We invite children's social care professionals and experts by experience to join us to share best practices, their knowledge and experiences.
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Adoption & Fostering journal #17 | Allegations of abuse in care: The experiences of foster carers
In this episode, we’re diving into a powerful discussion drawn from the 'Adoption & Fostering' journal. Host Dr Dennis Golm, Editor-in-Chief, and Production Editor Vicky Walker are joined by two leading voices in fostering research and practice to talk about one of the sector’s most challenging issues—allegations of abuse in care. They are joined by Professor Damien Riggs is a researcher based at Flinders University in South Australia, and Sarah Thomas is the CEO of The Fostering Network and a qualified social worker.
Watch hereEpisode 42 | The secure base model with Professor Gillian Schofield
In this episode, Anne Horne talks with Professor Gillian Schofield to unpack the Secure Base model - a framework grounded in attachment research that supports children and young people in care.
Watch hereEpisode 41 | Undertaking a Kinship Care Assessment
In this episode, Clare Seth, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Consultant, author, and practicing social worker, joins Jo Francis, Publications Manager at CoramBAAF, to discuss Undertaking a Kinship Care Assessment.
Watch here'Adoption & Fostering' journal #15 | Looking past the stereotypes – Disabled people as foster carers
In this episode, Peter Unwin and Becki Meakin discuss their research into the underrepresentation of disabled people as foster carers, highlighting the systemic barriers and stereotypes that prevent their inclusion.
Watch hereAdoption & Fostering journal #13
Vol.49 Issue 1 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker
Watch hereAdoption & Fostering journal #14
Outcomes from attachment-based group interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents
Watch hereEpisode 40
Child sexual abuse in foster and kinship care, special guardianship and adoption
Watch hereAdoption & Fostering journal #11
Vol.48 Issue 3-4 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Jo Francis
Watch hereAdoption & Fostering journal #12
Child to parent violence and aggression with Dr Morvwen Duncan and Hetty Verhagen
Listen hereAdoption & Fostering journal #10
Vol.48 Issue 2 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Jo Francis
Listen hereEpisode 28
Gender, race, and religion: exploring the identity of care experienced children and care leavers
Watch hereEpisode 29
Complex identity: an intersectional framework for organisations, with Anthony Lynch
Watch hereAdoption & Fostering journal #9
Adoptive parents’ worries and concerns about their adolescent adopted children
Listen hereAdoption & Fostering journal #8
Grandparent Special Guardians’ lived experiences of the role and family dynamics
Adoption & Fostering journal #3
The educational experiences of children in care with Dr Karen Kenny
Listen hereEpisode 21
The impact of the online world on the mental health of care-experienced children
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