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.
Adoption & Fostering journal #14 | Outcomes from attachment-based group interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents
In this episode, Dr. Dennis Golm explores the findings of a recent systematic review examining outcomes for foster carers and adoptive parents who participated in attachment-based group interventions. He speaks with the review’s authors: Dr. Ranjitha David, Dr. Pallab Majumder and Natasha Dembrey. Together, they discuss the current evidence, practical implications, and future directions for supporting carers and children through attachment-informed approaches.
Watch hereAdoption & Fostering journal #13 | Vol.49 Issue 1 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker
In this episode, we explore the critical question posed by Editor-in-Chief Dennis Golm in the latest edition of Adoption & Fostering – just how inclusive and diverse are current UK foster care research and practice? The March issue (Volume 49, Issue 1) highlights the gap between growing awareness and meaningful change, calling for more representative research and inclusive practices.
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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