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Moving pictures

| Hedi Argent

Moving pictures is designed to help children explore ideas of moving and permanence. It consists of a CD-ROM which contains 16 black and white line drawings, illustrating various aspects of the move to permanence. They can be printed out for children to colour in and are designed to spark discussion of the child’s thoughts, wishes and hopes around the idea of moving to a new family. They can be used to prepare a child for a specific move or as part of life story work.

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Parenting Matters: Parenting a child with mental health issues

| Catherine Jackson

This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children. This book focuses on mental health issues. If you are looking to adopt a child, this guide will give you practical and realistic information on what this condition may mean for your child, along with their symptoms, prognosis and treatment.

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Losing control

| Henrietta Bond

This is the second in the Control Freak trilogy of young adult novels about Holly Richards, a young care leaver.

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Chosen

| Edited by Perlita Harris

This anthology gathers writing by over 50 adopted adults. The themes of identity, loss and grief, family and “post-reunion” relationships permeate these accounts, as does the power of healing, encouragement and hope.

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Adoption: what it is and what it means

| Shaila Shah

This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF’s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.

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Enhancing adoptive parenting

| Alan Rushton and Elizabeth Monck

This research study describes the setting up of the first rigorous test in the UK to look at the efficacy of particular kinds of adoption support. It aimed to discover whether the addition of one-on-one parenting advice sessions made a difference compared with a comparison group receiving routine support services.

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Parenting Matters: Parenting a child with emotional and behavioural difficulties

| Dan Hughes

This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children. For adopters and foster carers, this guide provides practical and realistic information on caring for a child with emotional and behavioural difficulties. It covers symptoms, prognosis and treatment and offers personal insight and advice from adoptive and foster families.

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Planning for contact in permanent placements

| Paul Adams

This Good Practice Guide is designed to assist social workers and managers in planning for contact. It aims to help practitioners to formulate well thought out contact plans; make informed decisions resulting in improved outcomes for children; present well-argued and reasoned justifications for the contact plans set out in written reports, and feel more confident in recommending particular contact plans

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Parenting Matters: Parenting a child affected by parental substance misuse

| Donald Forrester

This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children. This guide explores general issues around substance misuse and children entering care, as well as the impact on children of exposure to substances during pregnancy, and possible effects on children at different ages and stages of development. It provides expert knowledge coupled with facts, figures and guidance presented in a straightforward and accessible style.

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Parenting Matters: Parenting a child with dyslexia

| Chris Stanway and Lorna Miles

This book is part of CoramBAAF’s Parenting Matters series which explores many of the health conditions commonly diagnosed in looked after children. This book focuses on dyslexia. If you are looking to adopt a child, this guide will give you practical and realistic information on what this condition may mean for your child, along with their symptoms, prognosis and treatment.