What is an adoption Panel?
The adoption assessment in the UK is in two parts. Stage One is where initial checks take place and things like medicals, DBS checks, referees and training are done. Stage Two is the home assessment where you have a number of sessions with your social worker to discuss various topics in detail. These are things […]
Therapeutic parenting and education
How can adopters get the balance right between therapeutic parenting and education? That’s the dilemma Chris @gay_dad_of_1 looks at in this article exploring his family’s journey to finding the right school for their son. Trying to get that tough balance of therapeutic parenting and education…. Hi, I’m Chris, have been a dad to an amazing […]
Adoption over the decades: Coram
Adoption first became a legal order in England in 1926. Since then, the legislation and process have changed immeasurable to meet the needs of our ever-changing society. In the early days of adoption, up until the 1960s and 70s, the reasons children were adopted often stemmed from a child being born out of wedlock. This […]
Book review: Room in the Nest written by Holly Marlow
The time adopted children spend in foster care is an important part of their history. It’s often a traumatic and difficult time as they may have moved there from an unsafe home with their birth family. Foster carers open their homes and hearts to children who have experienced early life trauma. They provide them with […]
Adoption stories: Our daughter’s foster carers
Foster carers are amazing. They open their hearts and their homes to children who are vulnerable, traumatised and in need of a lot of care and attention. We feel very lucky that our two daughters were placed with the same foster family. It made introductions with our youngest easier for us. But, more importantly, it […]
Adoption stories: Interview with foster carer Kelly
This interview is with Kelly who’s been a foster carer for over 14 years. I’m really pleased Kelly has taken the time to do the answer my questions as it gives us a fantastic insight into introductions from a foster care perspective. How many children have you fostered and how many have you moved on […]
Adoption stories: Hannah’s concurrency journey
There are two types of adoption in England. The first is the traditional route where a child is only placed with adopters once a court has decided they cannot live with their birth family. That means a child will potentially have had several placements in their short lives by the time they move in with […]