Adoption and fostering

This book discusses child wishes, rights and participation in the foster care system.

Using a socio-legal framework, this book explores the experiences that birth mothers face in state sanctioned adoption proceedings in the UK.

Is transracial adoption a positive choice for kids?

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children.

The Open Adoption Experience has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped.

Children in public care complain that they have too many placements.

There are thousands of grandparents raising their grandchildren in the United Kingdom, the majority as a consequence of parental drug use or mental health issues.

This practice-focused guide introduces The SmartStart Toolbox as a remedial program to help mental health professionals and adoptive parents promote the educational and social development of internationally adopted children aged 4-8.

It is a story that moves us to tears.

In recent decades, there have been many changes to adoption law and practice, such as a sharp decline in the voluntary relinquishment of children, an increase in the number consigned to public care, and an abrupt decrease in those made available on an intercountry basis.

This book highlights the complexities and multi-dimensionalities of child adoption in India by challenging the prevalent adoption theories.

Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; academics and policy makers.

A burgeoning evidence base supports that arts, play and other creative therapies have potential to help children in foster care, kinship care or adoptive families to recover from complex trauma.

There is an increasing emphasis on post-qualifying training for social workers, especially in the complex and demanding area of working with children and families.

'Binchy weaves her magic once again in an addictive story about families and people who aren't always quite what they seem' Woman & HomeBaby Frankie is born into an unusual family.

Transnational surrogacy the creation of babies across borders has become big business.

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences.

Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view.

Full account of the practice, including the procedures and adoption''s use as a mode of succession, especially in political circles.

Breaking new ground in the areas of attachment and child development, Sue Jennings introduces the concept of 'Neuro-Dramatic-Play' exploring the sensory experiences that take place between mother and child during pregnancy and the first few months after birth.

Prior to 1990, fewer than five percent of domestic infant adoptions were open.

Narrative and Dramatic Approaches to Children's Life Story with Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families outlines narrative and dramatic approaches to improve vulnerable family relationships.

Caleb invites you on a journey to learn about attachment and trauma in this interactive story and workbook intended for children and the adults who support them.

Around three quarters of people who turn to adoption do so because of infertility and those working in this field need information, guidance and support to assist them in the process of adoption to support the adopters and to deal with any issues that may result from infertility.

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children.

This book expands our understanding of the growing, yet largely unstudied practice of intercountry adoption.

Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; academics and policy makers.

* What is trauma?

Andy Pithouse and Alyson Rees use original research to identify key ingredients needed to help create successful foster placements and help prevent placement breakdown.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families.

Callum Kindly is a kind and caring boy, who lives alone with his mum.

Assessing prospective adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers and special guardians is an extremely complex task, and one that happens within a pressurized time frame.

In 1990, disturbing television footage emerged showing the inhumane conditions in which children in Romanian institutions were living.

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines major policy practice and research issues as they jointly shape child welfare practice and its future.

Children who have encountered trauma early in life can experience real differences in their social and cognitive development.

There was a growing concern in the 1970s about the number of unwanted pregnancies and the problems these posed for parents, children and society.

This is the go-to guide for practitioners, parents and carers who want to expand their understanding and skills for therapeutic parenting - a deeply nurturing parenting style particularly effective for children who have experienced trauma or adversity.

Few children nowadays are placed for adoption with no form of contact planned with birth relatives and it has become common professional practice to advocate direct rather than indirect contact.

Sunday Times bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson's inspiring memoirs Mummy's Little Helper and Little Prisoners combined in a single volume with her deeply moving latest title Breaking the Silence, about two troubled little boys who both desperately need a loving home, and find comfort and friendship in the most unlikely of places.

Life story work is one of the key therapeutic approaches to working with adopted or fostered children.

Children who are cared for in an out of home placement are in need of support and stability.

"e;Who makes adoption a success?

A secret that changed everything.

The challenging teen years can be even more difficult for adopted teenagers, many of whom have unanswered questions that may result in fear, anger, and low self-esteem.

Changes in family structures, demographics, social attitudes and economic policies over the last 60 years have had a large impact on family lives and correspondingly on family law.