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Supporting children's learning

Bookshop product- 978 1 905664 15 3 - Clare Pallett, John Simmonds and Andrea Warman

The Supporting Children’s Learning training resource has been designed to help carers support the education of children in their care and enable them to become more confident and effective learners.

Supporting direct contact after adoption

Bookshop product- 978 1 907585 05 0 - Elsbeth Neil, Jeanette Cossar, Christine Jones, Paula Lorgelly and Julie Young

This book outlines the findings of the Supporting Contact study, which draws on the experiences of 51 adoptive parents, four long-term foster carers and 39 birth relatives, all involved in agency-supported direct post-adoption contact It is the first ever empirical study specifically looking at services to support direct post-adoption contact.

Take two

Bookshop product- 978 1 905664 48 1 - Laurel Ashton

When Laurel and David decide the time is right to expand their family, things don’t go according to plan. Published as part of the Our Story series, this honest and heartfelt memoir narrates their struggle to become parents – coping with the discovery of their infertility, the emotional and physical demands of IVF, their experiments with alternative therapies, and their decision to adopt.

Talking about adoption to your adopted child

Bookshop product- 978 1 907585 36 4 - Marjorie Morrison

How can I start talking to my adopted child about their past? What information do children need at different ages? What if my child has difficult or painful experience in their past? Talking about adoption will help you find answers to these tricky questions. It outlines the whys, whens and hows of telling the truth about an adopted child’s origins.

Ten top tips for devising a care plan

Bookshop product- 978 1 910039 28 1 - Erica Amende and Linda Patterson

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This quick reference guide considers some fundamental steps involved in devising a care plan.

Ten top tips for going to court

Bookshop product- 978 1 910039 16 8 - Alexandra Conroy Harris

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This book looks at some steps that workers can take to get the most out of going to court – before, during and after the actual hearing.

Ten top tips for identifying neglect

Bookshop product- 978 1 907585 18 0 - Pat Beesley

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This quick reference guide will help workers to consider their role in identifying and responding to child neglect.

Ten top tips for making matches eBook only

Bookshop product- 978 1 907585 34 0 - Jennifer Cousins

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This book considers the needs of both children and adults and explores how a balance in meeting both can be maintained during the matching process.

Ten top tips for placing children

Bookshop product- 978 1 905664 05 4 - Hedi Argent

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This handy, practical guide explores the fundamentals in child placement with an emphasis on evidence from practice and experience. It provides clear and concise accounts of what works and what does not, and includes the views of children and families.

Ten top tips for placing disabled children

Bookshop product- 978 1 910039 21 2 - Hedi Argent

The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners. This book provides an essential checklist for anyone seeking the right new family for a disabled child.