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Parent and child fostering
- Authors:
- ADAMS Paul, DIBBEN Elaine
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 154p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The number of parent and child arrangements with foster carers is growing rapidly. Some local authorities have established dedicated teams to deal with this and independent fostering agencies in England suggest that these cases constitute up to 10 per cent of their total referrals. There is a history of ad hoc arrangements to allow teenage parents to remain with their baby. However, the new demand includes the placements of adults with their children, usually in the context of care proceedings. This is a specialist area of work, given the complexity around the legal status of the parent and child, as well as the uniqueness of having adult parents in the foster home. BAAF's practice guidance, based on the recent statutory guidance for England, brings together advice and good practice to support these emerging services. It focuses on the practical challenges and issues and includes information on: the legal context of parent and child arrangements; messages from research and serious case reviews; types of parent and child fostering; assessment and approval; training and supporting foster carers; care planning and placement planning; assessing parents and good enough parenting; and developing policies and procedures. The guidance is illustrated with case examples from both local authority and independent agencies. Appendices contain examples of assessment forms, placement agreements, and support schemes.
Josh and Jaz have three mums
- Author:
- ARGENT Hedi
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Josh and Jaz are five-year-old twins who have been adopted by two women. They are upset and anxious when their school teacher asks them to produce a family tree. They are worried that everyone in their class will laugh because they live with two mums – and what will they say about their birth parents? They want to be like everyone else and have just one mum and dad. Mummy Sue and Mummy Fran help the children to understand that every family tree will tell a different story and that life would be boring if they were all the same. Working together, they produce a family tree that Josh and Jaz are truly proud of and one that wins the admiration of all their classmates. This brightly illustrated book for young children aged five to eight helps to explain the diversity and “difference” of family groups, and encourages an understanding and appreciation of same sex parents. Josh and Jaz Have Three Mums will be particularly useful for social workers, child care professionals, carers and adoptive parents when exploring the complexities of modern family life with young children. The book would be a valuable addition to every primary school library as it provides triggers for discussion about tolerance and different kinds of families.
Flying solo
- Author:
- WISE Julia
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 127p.
- Place of publication:
- London
According to the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), there are as many as 4,000 children in the UK waiting to be adopted. Some of them wait many years to find a permanent and loving home, and around 40% never do. Now BAAF wants to encourage single people to come forward to adopt. Julia Wise, the author talks about her experiences as a single woman adopting a young boy.
The adoption triangle revisited: a study of adoption, search and reunion experiences
- Authors:
- TRISELIOTIS John, FEAST Julia, KYLE Fiona
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 402p
- Place of publication:
- London
This study is the first in the UK to investigate the experiences of both birth mothers who initiated a search for the child that they placed for adoption and birth mothers who have not searched, but were contacted by the adopted person. The book gives a comprehensive picture of the adoption experience and the impact and outcome of the search and reunion process for all the key players: birth mothers, adopted people and adoptive parents. The study was based on the experiences of 93 adoptive parents, 93 birth mothers, 126 adopted people and 15 birth fathers. It also examines and contrasts the thoughts, feelings and experiences of: matched pairs of adopted people and their birth mothers and adopted people and their adoptive parents, matched triads of birth mothers, and adopted people and adoptive parents. In all cases the study highlights shared and different reactions, feelings and evaluations of personal experience. A small group of birth fathers also add their views.