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Organising an Adoption Activity Day
- Authors:
- FURSLAND Eileen, BETTS Bridget
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 104
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines how to set up and run an Adoption Activity Day, based on the learning from BAAF's pilot project and the number of events that have been run since then. These are informal events with an emphasis on providing a fun day for children who need adoption. The book includes practical guidance on: the principles and values that underpin Adoption Activity Days; a brief history of how they came about and their place in family finding today; planning and managing the day; preparing all the participants for the day; and managing the risks and addressing common concerns. The guide also contains useful checklists, timelines, a sample risk assessment form and the results of one such event held by BAAF. With numerous case studies and quotes from prospective adopters, children, foster carers and social workers, it brings to life what it is like to be involved in an Adoption Activity Day. (Edited publisher abstract)
Looked after children and offending: reducing risk and promoting resilience
- Authors:
- SCHOFIELD Gillian, et al
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 264
- Place of publication:
- London
There have been long-standing concerns about the risk of offending for children in care. This research study, undertaken in partnership between the Centre for Research on Children and Families at the University of East Anglia and The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT), investigates the characteristics and pathways of looked after children, and the risk and protective factors that may reduce the likelihood of offending and promote resilience. It also looks at key transition or turning points that present opportunities for interventions to divert children in care from offending. It demonstrates that the care system can be effective in promoting security, resilience and pro-social values, but significant concerns remain about the risk of offending and of criminalisation. Recommendations are made for for policy and practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Enhancing adoptive parenting: a test of effectiveness
- Authors:
- RUSHTON Alan, MONCK Elizabeth
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 260p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This adoption support study aimed to discover whether the addition of one-to-one parenting advice made a difference with a comparison group receiving routine support services. Thirty-seven families with children suffering from serious behaviour problems were recruited to the study. The participants were randomly allocated to one of two interventions consisting of 10, weekly sessions of home-based parenting advice or a control group. None of the control group received a services that were similar. Appendices include a summary of two intervention manuals and assessment tools. The findings suggested that home-based parenting programme for adopters resulted in positive changes in parenting satisfaction, but did not prove more effective than 'usual services' in reducing child behaviour problems within the timescale of the evaluation. The study was part of the Department for Children, Schools and Families Adoption Research Initiative.