Adoption starter pack
| Roy Stewart and Alexandra Conroy-Harris / Pat Beesley / Shefali Shah
Essential reading for newly qualified social workers
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Adoption now
| Roy Stewart with Alexandra Conroy-Harris
*NEW EDITION* This handy guide presents the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to adoption today, covering all stages of the process and related information – in easily digested bite-sized chunks.
Exploring and assessing motivations to adopt
| Laura Payne
This guide will help social workers assess motivation to adopt, a key part of future adoption success. Information about fertility treatments, unconscious bias when assessing LGBTQ+ and single applicants, how to explore a wish to adopt for religious or environmental reasons, and discussion around the importance of expectations of family life, provide vital practice advice.
Family network meetings in adoption
| Alison Davis and Sue Westwood
This guide will be invaluable for all social workers and social work managers wishing to explore the benefits of family network meetings and update their practice.
Working with schools
| Various authors
Get your copies of the most popular titles in our Parenting Matters series. These books address key areas around trust, behavioural issues and trauma, and how these can affect children’s behaviour and learning in education.
Book bundle for school children
| Various authors
Get our newest children's book, 'Where did my dinosaur go?', alongside our most popular children's book series for a discounted price!
Placing children with relatives overseas
| Cathie Jenkins and Sandra Latter
This Practice Note emphasises the initial aspects to consider before seeking to assess a potential kinship carer who lives overseas. It is not intended to cover all aspects of the topic, but to help establish basic eligibility.
Where did my dinosaur go?
| Paul Calder, Amelia Goswell, Bradley Kemp, Meryl Westlake and Eva A Sprecher, Lauren Fernandes
The meerkats Mia and Kit do not like their new home, not one bit of it! They don’t like their new routine, their new bedroom, or new foods for dinner – and most of all, they definitely do not like their new carer, Becky the capybara. But when the meerkats stay with Becky, they discover that a new home can be OK, and sometimes it’s alright to trust new people.
The adopter's handbook
| Amy Neil Salter
Thinking about, or in the process of, adopting a child? Read this book to prepare for the experience of adoption, find the right resources to help you and feel more in control through the ups and downs along the way.