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Planning for contact in permanent placements

Bookshop product- 978 1 907585 51 7 - Paul Adams

This Good Practice Guide is designed to assist social workers and managers in planning for contact. It aims to help practitioners to formulate well thought out contact plans; make informed decisions resulting in improved outcomes for children; present well-argued and reasoned justifications for the contact plans set out in written reports, and feel more confident in recommending particular contact plans

Preparing to adopt - Northern Ireland and Wales

Bookshop product- 978 1 905664 84 9 - Pat Beesley, Barbara Hutchinson, Ian Millar and Sushila de Sousa

Preparing to adopt is a well-established and highly respected training resource which enables agencies to offer relevant, high quality and comprehensive preparation for people who wish to adopt, providing agencies in Wales and Northern Ireland with an agreed common curriculum for preparation courses. This Applicant’s workbook is an accessible, appropriate and easy to use resource that provides an inclusive and comprehensive approach to the preparation process.

Preparing to adopt - England Applicant's workbook

Bookshop product- 978 1 910039 15 1 - Shaila Shah

Preparing to adopt is a well-established and highly respected training resource which enables agencies to offer relevant, high quality and comprehensive preparation for people who wish to adopt, and provides agencies in England with an agreed common curriculum for preparation courses. This Applicant’s workbook is an accessible, appropriate and easy to use resource that provides an inclusive and comprehensive approach to the preparation process.

Preparing to adopt - Northern Ireland and Wales

Bookshop product- 978 1 905664 85 6 - Pat Beesley, Barbara Hutchinson, Ian Millar and Sushila de Sousa

Preparing to adopt is a well-established and highly respected training resource which enables agencies to offer relevant, high quality and comprehensive preparation for people who wish to adopt, and provides agencies in Wales and Northern Ireland with an agreed common curriculum for preparation courses. This Trainer’s guide includes a DVD containing film clips and a CD-ROM containing a PowerPoint presentation and hand-outs.

Preparing to adopt - England

Bookshop product- 978 1 910039 12 0 - Elaine Dibben, Eileen Fursland and Nicky Probert

Preparing to adopt is a well-established and highly respected training resource which enables agencies to offer relevant, high quality and comprehensive preparation for people who wish to adopt, and provides agencies with an agreed common curriculum for preparation courses. This Trainer’s guide includes a DVD containing film clips and a CD-ROM containing a PowerPoint presentation and hand-outs.

Private fostering: what it is and what it means

Bookshop product- 978 1 913384 25 8 - Henrietta Bond

This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF’s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.

Promoting attachment and resilience

Bookshop product- 978 1 913384 23 4 - Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek

This practical guide is designed to support foster carers and adopters in offering the best possible sensitive care for troubled children who have often experienced trauma and loss, using the Secure Base Model.

Promoting resilience

Bookshop product- 978 1 905664 13 9 - Robbie Gilligan

This bestselling guide contains inspirational ideas and suggestions for promoting resilience in day-to-day work with children and young people in care, adopted or in need.

Promoting the health of children in public care

Bookshop product- 978 1 910039 26 7 - Edited by Florence Merredew and Carolyn Sampeys

'Promoting the health of children in public care' provides comprehensive advice on all aspects of the health of looked after and adopted children and their families, along with summaries of the relevant legislation, regulations and guidance.