by diviadmin | Nov 23, 2017 | Adoption, Practice
What do foster carers want? After responding in-depth to a previous post, I asked Melody Barrow to write her wish list – the things that she and her fellow foster carers want to say to other professionals, particularly to social workers. Get the audio versions...
by diviadmin | May 29, 2015 | Adoption
Fostering and kinship care is a huge commitment. I take my hat off to those who do it! Like any such role, these guys need all the support they can get. So… So how can we help most?… I’m not a foster carer. My experience of fostering extends only to...
by diviadmin | Apr 26, 2015 | Child Devmt, Parenting
Children in the care and youth justice systems need help. But some are so damaged it can feel like an impossible task. So how can we help them to overcome their past?… If you’ve worked with children and young people for a while, you’ll know a bit...
by diviadmin | May 13, 2014 | Misc.
Taylor & Francis have released a number of articles to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. The articles are journal papers and are free to view until 31 July 2014. To view the papers, click here or on the image above. More info… Click to get twice weekly...
by diviadmin | May 9, 2014 | Adoption, Parenting, Policy
One day, Rose received a phone call from social services. They asked her a question. Could she look after her grandchildren as their mother was unsafe? “Yes,” she said, “of course!” Which grandparent wouldn’t? She became a “kinship...