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 47 | RCPCH’s new Initial Health Assessment Standards
Ellie Johnson is joined by Dr. Lynn Snow and Dr. Vicki Walker to explore the newly launched Initial Health Assessment (IHA) Standards from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). These Standards are designed to enhance the experience of children and young people undergoing IHAs, improve health outcomes, and support overall wellbeing. By setting a higher benchmark for care, they aim to reduce long-term health disparities faced by children and young people in care compared to their peers.
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Adoption & Fostering journal #19 | Better identification of neurodevelopmental conditions in care-experienced children
Vicky Walker and Dr Dennis Golm are joined by Dr Matt Woolgar and Dr Tom Cawthorne to explore their latest research featured in Adoption & Fostering (Vol. 49, Issue 2). They discuss the mental health and neurodevelopmental challenges faced by care-experienced young people, the barriers to accessing effective support, and concerns around the overdiagnosis of attachment and trauma-related conditions.
Watch here'Adoption & Fostering' journal #18
Vol.49 Issue 3 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker
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Allegations of abuse in care: The experiences of foster carers
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Vol.49 Issue 2 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker
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Looking past the stereotypes – Disabled people as foster carers
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Vol.49 Issue 1 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker
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Outcomes from attachment-based group interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents
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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
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Child to parent violence and aggression with Dr Morvwen Duncan and Hetty Verhagen
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Vol.48 Issue 2 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Jo Francis
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Gender, race, and religion: exploring the identity of care experienced children and care leavers
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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
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Grandparent Special Guardians’ lived experiences of the role and family dynamics
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The educational experiences of children in care with Dr Karen Kenny
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The impact of the online world on the mental health of care-experienced children
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