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Undertaking a fostering assessment in England: a guide to collecting and analysing information for Form F (Fostering) England
- Author:
- CHAPMAN Roger
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides comprehensive and practical guidance on planning, conducting and completing an evidence-based assessment of prospective foster carers using the Form F (Fostering) in England. The guide is primarily based on Section B of Form F which pulls together information about the applicant – individual profile and family and environmental factors; present circumstances; becoming foster carers. Broadly divided into three sections, which mirror those used in the different parts of Section B, each section of the guide presents a list of trigger questions that can facilitate further discussion and encourage exploration of different areas and suggestions as to how this can be analysed to assess an applicant’s suitability, or not, to foster. The guide includes worksheets to help assessors to plan and keep track of ongoing assessments, and useful checklists about safer caring, completing ecomaps and health and safety issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Undertaking a fostering assessment in England: a guide to collecting and analysing information for Form F (Fostering) England
- Author:
- CHAPMAN Roger
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides comprehensive and practical guidance on planning, conducting and completing an evidence-based assessment of prospective foster carers using the revised and updated Form F (Fostering) in England. The guide is primarily based on Section B of Form F which pulls together information about the applicant – individual profile and family and environmental factors; present circumstances; becoming foster carers. Broadly divided into three sections, which mirror those used in the different parts of Section B, each section of the guide presents a list of trigger questions that can facilitate further discussion and encourage exploration of different areas and suggestions as to how this can be analysed to assess an applicant’s suitability, or not, to foster. The guide is designed to: assist the assessing social worker in collecting some of the basic information necessary to complete a comprehensive Form F assessment; prompt the worker to analyse the information they have collected with regard to its effect on the application; and assist in linking the information collected and its analysis to the CWDC Standards. It includes worksheets to help assessors to plan and keep track of ongoing assessments, and useful checklists about safer caring, completing ecomaps and health and safety issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Alternatives to custody: developing specialist fostering for children in conflict with the law
- Author:
- ALTERNATIVES TO CUSTODY PROJECT
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This book explores role of foster care in delivering child-friendly justice, offering a direct alternative to custody by providing safe care, nurturing relationships, boundaries and structured care giving. It is one of the main outcomes of a two-year pan-European project, funded by the European Commission’s Daphne III programme, on developing intensive and remand fostering programmes for young people in conflict with the law, who might otherwise be in custody. The first part sets out a context and examines the limited role that foster care currently plays in youth justice, and the potential for its greatly expanded use. An overview sets out the key international and European juvenile justice and children’s rights standards, the EU policy context, and the components found in effective youth justice systems, including prevention, diversion and community-level services. The second part contains policy overviews from Italy, Bulgaria, England and Hungary, containing each country’s achievements, needs and shortcomings in youth justice, and an assessment of the prospects for implementing an extended role for foster care in youth justice in the future. Chapters on setting up and operating a fostering service for children in conflict with the law and setting out a quality standards framework offer practical tools. A training programme to prepare and train prospective foster carers for the task of fostering children in conflict with the law comprises the third section, offering a preparation course that is designed to be informative and equip prospective foster carers with knowledge and skills. (Edited publisher abstract)
Promoting the health of children in public care: the essential guide for health and social work professionals and commissioners
- Editors:
- MERREDEW Florence, SAMPEYS Carolyn
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 336
- Place of publication:
- London
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. With contributions from medical and social work practitioners, the chapters follow a child’s journey through care and include information on: the health of looked after children, including mental health and well-being; pathways through care and issues of consent; the particular needs of groups of vulnerable children, including black and minority ethnic children, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, those who are privately fostered or adopted from overseas, and care leavers; the assessment of adult carers, and common health concerns; confidentiality, information sharing and management of health records; and quality assurance, audit, clinical governance and commissioning. Whilst the legal information contained in the book specifically covers England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the wealth of practical advice may be of equal benefit to workers in Scotland and outside the UK. (Edited publisher abstract)
Child care law: a summary: England and Wales
- Authors:
- CULLEN Deborah, CONROY HARRIS Alexandra
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 90
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 6th ed
A quick reference guide to the law in England and Wales relating to the care of children, including reference to all recent legislation, new regulations, guidance and standards. Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of main statutes, regulations and court rules, and contains sections on: parents, parental responsibility and private family life; private arrangements for the care of children; local authority responsibilities to children and families; child protection; children looked after by local authorities; reviews; representations, complaints and advocacy services for children; adoption; and the courts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Completing a child's permanence report: a guide to collecting and analysing information for a child’s permanence report (CPR) England
- Authors:
- DIBBEN Elaine, et al
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is designed to help social workers to manage and complete a comprehensive and evidence-based permanence report for a looked after child, using the British Association for Adoption and Fostering form CPR (for England), revised in 2014. The guide looks at parts 1, 2 and 3 of the form, along with section C, which pull together information about the child; possible contact arrangements (Edited publisher abstract)
Ten top tips for going to court
- Author:
- HARRIS Alexandra Conroy
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- London
This book looks at some steps that social workers can take to get the most out of going to court – before, during and after the actual hearing. Preparing and presenting cases to court is often a key part of the social worker’s role, but can be a daunting prospect, especially for new practitioners. Knowing how best to prepare, how to work with lawyers, how to behave in court and how to help the court make the right decision for the child will have far-reaching consequences. The book explores the terminology including court structure and who’s who; the paperwork required; how to prepare for court; understanding the role of the lawyer; working with Children’s Guardians; what to do and not to do during the hearing; and actions to take afterwards. The guide focuses on the court processes of England and Wales, although basic court skills will also be common to Northern Ireland. (Edited publisher abstract)
Contact after adoption: a longitudinal study of adopted young people and their adoptive parents and birth relatives
- Authors:
- NEIL Elsbeth, BEEK Mary, WARD Emma
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings of a longitudinal study that followed up a group of adopted children, their adoptive parents and birth relatives, where some form of post-adoption contact was planned. The findings are of particular importance due to the study’s duration – the children, all placed under the age of four, have been followed through preschool, middle childhood and into late adolescence. The key aims of the study were to explore people’s experiences of contact and its impact on children and adults. By following these children and families over an extended time period, and when experimentation with more open adoption arrangements was taking place, a strong body of evidence has been collected about the impact of open adoption on all those involved, and on how children’s experiences of and need for contact change as they grow and develop. This study offers practice recommendations for those involved in making or managing contact with children and families. (Edited publisher abstract)
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)
Somebody else's child: a guide to private fostering
- Authors:
- HILL Clare, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
A short film providing a guide to private fostering for professionals working with children. In the film a young person who chose to be privately fostered talks about the reasons for this decision and a private foster carer talks about her experiences. The film stresses the importance of notifying a local authority about the private fostering arrangement and the help that local authorities can provide.