Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
Episodes
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
In this episode we speak to Professor Julie Selwyn academic, social worker and author of several key academic studies and reports including the seminal Beyond the Adoption Order.
Julie shares her experience as a professional and how that influenced her later academic research as well as the impact of what is now seen as a seminal report for the adoption community 'Beyond the Adoption Order'. We chat about the lead up to the report, it's impact and legacy as well as considering adoption 6 years on from that report and where we're at now.
Please note, after we recorded and Julie checked the stats she recalled from memory during the interview and asked that this correction was popped in:
"I was correct with 50% of 4-7yrs don't know why they're in care and it is 46% of 8-10yrs, but I think I said a third for the 11-17yrs group when it is 22%"
We really enjoyed chatting to Julie and her depth of knowledge and insight and hope you did too. If you like the podcast we'd really appreciate a review on iTunes as it helps get more people listening to us. If you're up for that then pop here and it will only take a minute.
Also, while you're here you could pop along here to The No Borders podcast and listen to some helpful stuff re supporting resilience training.
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Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
In this episode of Adoption Conversations we speak to adopter Peggy and birth parent Laura in relation to their experience of creating an open an ongoing relationship to best support the needs of the two children they are parents to. Their full story can be heard on another podcast, Two Good Mums, so here we open up some of the less talked about challenges in what is a really honest and open conversation.
You can find their social media links here.
We hope you find it enlightening and as always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page
If you’ve a story of care or adoption and would like to share your perspective or experience then please do direct message us at our twitter feed here, our facebook page here or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this, slightly unusual episode, Al speaks to adoptive parent and teacher Carol about the themes and narratives that are portrayed in literature and media representations of adoption. It an interesting conversation and everyone who's life has been impacted by adoption will have seen how adoption can be represented in, often, less than helpful ways.
We hope you find it thought provoking and as always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page
If you’ve a story of care or adoption and would like to share your perspective or experience then please do direct message us at our twitter feed here, our facebook page here or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
This week we speak to Dr Amber Elliot about her book 'SuperParenting'. It's a refreshing look at therapeutic parenting and we were given free copies to review so we thought we would.
To help us along we also invited Elaine Amy from that Twitter to join in as she'd actually read it in depth and had some insight to share. As the conversation progressed we spoke in more general terms in relation to caring for children with complex needs and behaviours as well as the usual level of banter.
There's also a competition to give the book away and if you know the answer to the question that's posed then pop us a DM for a chance to win. Or you could buy it here.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
In this episode we speak to Annalisa and Shania the founders of Adoptee Futures. They share the story of they how they came together as well as their hopes for the organisation and how it can be a positive environment to develop wider understanding of the adoptee experience in social workers, adoptive parnents and beyond.
As always, we go where the conversation takes us and we touch on a raft of issues that are relevant including the 'fog' that is often referred to within the adoptee community as well as how we can centre the adoptee voice in policy making, adoptee preparation and all aspects of this community.
Shania and Annalise also share with us there plans for specific workshops that they are doing to start that process of centring the adoptee voice and you can find details on their website here.
Here's some specific links as well.
There are a few internet blips on this podcast but they are minor and infrequent so hang in there it was a four way call!
Also, while you're here you could pop along here to The No Borders podcast and listen to some helpful stuff re supporting resilience/NVR and Transitions training.
As always we're very happy to hear from you all and if you want to get in touch please email us at aandfpodcast@gmail.com or through our Twitter or Facebook page.
As always, thanks for listening and you can also listen to the podcast:
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Hi, In this episode we take the opportunity to catch up with AUK's Becky Brooks and talk about the Adoption Barometer. We also asked her to share a few thoughts on the recently released Adoption Strategy.
We chat through specific elements such as education and ongoing support but the main thrust of the discussion was the contribution of adult adoptees to the Barometer. These focus largely on the transition to adulthood for adoptees and we discuss the specific challenges that families face in relation to access to appropriate support and services. As always with Becky it's an interesting and fun discussion with her passion shining through the minor bickering of Scott and Al.
If you like the podcast we'd really appreciate a review on iTunes as it helps get more people listening to us. If you're up for that then pop here and it will only take a minute.
Also, while you're here you could pop along here to The No Borders podcast and listen to some helpful stuff re supporting resilience training.
As always we're very happy to hear from you all and if you want to get in touch please email us at aandfpodcast@gmail.com or through our Twitter or Facebook page.
As always, thanks for listening and you can also listen to the podcast:
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Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
In this week's episode of conversation we speak to Foster Carer Antony, he is one half of a same sex couple who foster. In this conversation, Antony tells us about his experience of close family being taken into care, how he reacted, and how it helped him to travel along his own road to becoming a foster carer.
We talk more about that, and how they all coped with a placement before the first lockdown and what that meant to how they were able to support the child in their care.
We also discuss growing up as part of the LGBT community, becoming a parent, and LGBT issues around parenting.
We hope you find it thought provoking and as always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page
If you’ve a story of care or adoption and would like to share your perspective or experience then please do direct message us at our twitter feed here, our facebook page here or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
In this episode we unpack the newly released DfE National Adoption Strategy for England. It can be read here
We consider how it was put together and the specific parts of the document. Clearly, there's a lot to unpick in it but we look at the high points that were apparent on first reading.
If you like the podcast we'd really appreciate a review on iTunes as it helps get more people listening to us. If you're up for that then pop here and it will only take a minute.
Also, while you're here you could pop along here to The No Borders podcast and listen to some helpful stuff re supporting resilience training.
As always we're very happy to hear from you all and if you want to get in touch please email us at aandfpodcast@gmail.com or through our Twitter or Facebook page.
As always, thanks for listening and you can also listen to the podcast:
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast. In this episode we speak to Pete and he shares his experience of adopting with his wife. They adopted one child after unsuccessful fertility treatment and have gone on to adopt again recently.
Their story reflects a positive experience and with them navigating the assessment and matching process with relative ease, its their story and reflects their views.
We hope you find it enlightening and as always if you’ve experience of adoption, Fostering or special guardianship from any perspective and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter page
If you’ve a story of care or adoption and would like to share your perspective or experience then please do direct message us at our twitter feed here, our facebook page here or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
Listen/subscribe on iTunes here
Spotify here
Google here
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Together, We Can Make It by Neutrin05 | https://soundcloud.com/neutrin05
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Saturday Jul 17, 2021
Saturday Jul 17, 2021
In this week's episode we reflect back on the response to the interview with Josh MacAlister, to say it's been 'mixed' is fair. We also look at recent research on adoption disruption and consider the findings they highlight. If you can get access it can be found here
Its a ranging chat and we catch up with some of the recent news and unpick what's going on with what seems like a growing 'adoption influencer' culture and the dreaded oversharing. We all chat through some aspects of Transracial adoption.
As always we're very happy to hear from you all and if you want to get in touch please email us at aandfpodcast@gmail.com or through our Twitter or Facebook page.
As always, thanks for listening and you can also listen to the podcast:
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