This National Adoption Week, You Can Adopt is showcasing adoption journeys of all kinds, and the important people who are there along the way, as part of their campaign, The Journey.
The campaign raises awareness of modern adoption and showcases the diversity of adoptive families today, showing that the journey to a family is not always a traditional one. This is reflected in new data commissioned for National Adoption Week, which shows 65 per cent of Brits say there is no such thing as a ‘normal’ family and 42 per cent come from a ‘non- traditional’ family structure.
At CoramBAAF, we have created and collated a range of resources that reflect on the adoption journey – from personal experiences, to professional practice, to encouraging individuals and families to come forward to become adopters. We will update this webpage with new information and resources throughout the week.
National Adoption Week: The adoption journey
This National Adoption Week, we are shining a spotlight on the diverse and unique journeys of adoptive families through You Can Adopt’s campaign, The Journey. Find out more about what we have planned for the week ahead.
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National Adoption Week: The Black Adoption Project
22 October | 11.30am - 1pm | Zoom
The Black Adoption Project aims to look beyond short-term solutions to understand and respond to the many complex factors that impact adoption in the Black community.
CoramBAAF Conversations
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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Episode 37 | My adoption journey with Al Coates
In celebration of National Adoption Week, Jane Poore is joined by Al Coates. They talk about a range of elements that were part of Al’s journey as a parent, adopter, foster carer, and social worker. In 1999, Al and his wife Paula adopted a sibling group of three, later expanding their family by adopting two children they had fostered, followed by their sibling in 2013. Al became a qualified social worker in 2013 and, two years later, advanced to the role of a social work practice educator.
Watch hereThe AFDiT Framework
Jane Poore interviews Dr Tam Cane about The AFDiT Framework. This framework was founded by Dr Tam Cane, and developed by the research team at the University of Sussex through a process of co-creation with social work practitioners, people with lived and living expertise of transracial adoption, and collaboration with Adoption South East and CoramBAAF.