Ten Top Tips for Making Introductions - Softcover

Dunbar, Lindsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905664664 ISBN 13: 9781905664665

Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), 2009

Synopsis

An adoptive placement, for both the adults and child involved, can trigger excitement and anticipation, but also, especially for children who have already experienced multiple moves, loss, fear and anxiety. How can social workers plan and manage introductions the culmination of all the work that must take place between linking a child with a family and confirming a match in order to lay solid foundations for a child becoming a permanent member of a family This book considers the roles of all involved, including the birth family and other children, as well as the purpose of introductions and will help workers to plan and manage good introductions. This user-friendly guide contains expert advice for all workers involved with moving children on to other adoptive placements, or other forms of permanency. Both social workers new to this area of work, as well as established practitioners, will benefit from the practical advice on settling children into stable, enduring and permanent families. The Ten Top Tips series considers some of the fundamental themes in child care practice in concise, practical guides ideal for busy practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905664664
• ISBN 13: 9781905664665
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74