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Facilitating adoptions from care: a compendium of effective and promising practices
- Authors:
- SMITH Susan Livingston, DONALDSON ADOPTION INSTITUTE
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 288
- Place of publication:
- London
This book focuses on child welfare research across England, the US and Canada to consider whether young people in care would have better outcomes if permanent adoptive or guardian families could be found for them. It explores options available to governments and professionals to offer the best prospects for finding a permanent family for young people who cannot return home. This compendium identifies 22 innovative practices that have shown promise in achieving permanence, primarily through adoption or guardianship. These include organisational practices, court practices, recruitment and retention of families, pre-adoptive casework processes, and supporting and preserving adoptive families. The book will be useful for all adoption professionals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Recruiting black and minority ethnic adopters/foster carers
- Author:
- RULE Gwen
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There are a disproportionate number of children from black, Asian and mixed ethnicity backgrounds in the care system, and these children typically wait longer for a permanent family than white children. The author examines why there is a shortage of families for this vulnerable group and considers what might be done to improve the situation? This Good Practice Guide is written to help social workers, social work managers and all those involved in the recruitment of adopters and carers from black and minority ethnic communities. It includes ideas and tips that can be used in recruitment strategies. Issues covered include: relevant research; identity, racism and the effect of transracial adoption; the factors that may be stopping prospective adopters and foster carers coming forward; ways of reaching, preparing and supporting carers from black and minority ethnic communities; recruitment policies and planning; and UK-wide legislation that promotes racial equality. Case examples of existing practice from a voluntary agency, local authorities and consortia focus on practical ideas for recruitment and what works and what doesn’t. A full resource list is included.
Parenting a child affected by parental substance misuse
- Authors:
- FORRESTER Donald, BAKER Sally, HARTLYE Jane
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is aimed at those caring for, or planning to care for, a child affected by parental alcohol or drug problems and the professionals supporting them. Finding reliable information in order to understand what lies behind the diagnoses and "labels" that many looked after children bring with them can be difficult. This book is part of the Parenting Matters series designed to address these concerns. It provides expert knowledge, coupled with facts, figures and guidance presented in a straightforward and accessible style. While pragmatic in its approach the book is based on research evidence and key points and the implications of the findings are highlighted in boxes illustrating the practical issues arising from research. The book begins by exploring general issues around substance misuse and children entering care as well as the impact on children of exposure to substances during pregnancy, including both specific effects (such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome) and wider issues (such as genetic susceptibilities). The second section of the book comprises two first hand accounts from adoptive parents of children whose mothers misused drugs or alcohol. They describe the challenges of these atypical adoptions but they also demonstrate the rewards for the child and the family.
Access to information for post-care adults: a guide for social workers and Access to Records Officers (AROs)
- Author:
- FEAST Julia
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 67p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide sets out a protocol for dealing with requests for access to information from child care records from adults who were once in care. Although the Data Protection Act 1998 provides the legislative framework for applications, research has show that there is considerable variety in agency practice in how these requests are handled. The contents of this guide includes: an overview of the legislative framework; messages from research; case examples which highlight issues and dilemmas in sharing information; use of information by tracing and intermediary services; appendices with sample letters and forms and a listing of organisations.
Models of adoption support: what works and what doesn't
- Editor:
- ARGENT Hedi
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 330p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contents include chapters on: the nature of support and of consultation; a new model of adoption support for a new Act; an adoptive parent's "wish list"; support groups for adopters, birth parents, adopted children and young people; the supporting role of adoption (and after adoption) panels; therapeutic approaches; the importance of health and education; support for adopted adults and their families, for transracially adopted and fostered adults, for minority ethnic groups and for disabled children and their families. There is a separate chapter on services in Scotland, and an account of an innovative online project.