Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
Episodes
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Hello and welcome to adoption conversations, in this episode we pick up adopted adult, David Benjamin's, presentation at the Adoption and Fostering Podcast Conference at the end of 2021. The focus of the day was in relation to adoptees an their identity and David shares his perspective and experiences from that perspective. It is worth noting that it was a really emotive and powerful presentation and all who attended were impacted and moved by David, so look after yourself.
You can find out more about David on his website here as well as follow him on Twitter here and even listen to him on the Adoption: The Making of Me Podcast here.
On another note the audio quality isn't perfect and you can tell it was done in an echoey room but that eases as the conversation progresses.
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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Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
In this #WednesdayWebcast we chat to Charlotte Jenkins from Beacon Family Services.
Following on from last week's webcast we're looking at social work's response to children and families where children's behaviour is challenging and aggressive. Often the underlying issues and causes are complex and layered and the resources available to social workers can be limited. We unpick all of that and think about what social workers can do to be better.
Beacon House's website is here and there's a range of free resources that you can access there.
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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Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
In this #WednesdayWebcast we talk to Helen Bonnick about the condition of services that are now available to support families in relation to challenging and violent behaviour by children. We hope to talk about how things have developed, definitions and any developing areas of support.
You can see Helen's website Holes in the Wall 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 Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this episode speaks to adoptive parent James and he shares his experience of adoption. James and his partner were assessed, matched and had a child moved in entirely during the lockdown and Scott discusses this as well as the the challenges of the adoption process.
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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Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
In this #Wednesday Webcast we're speaking to Ade Larigo about the need to diversify adoption, and fostering, panels to reflect the children and families that they oversee. Her organisation Agency Connect seeks to work with LAs/RAAs/VAAs/IFAs to see this a reality and recruit a broad range of members from different ethnicities, cultures, faiths and heritages.
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 Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
In this special episode we catch up with Krish Kandiah a year on from him being appointed as the Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board.
We ask about the year that we've had and what Krish's reflections are on the year, subjects covered, Adoption Strategy, RAAs, Self employment and adoption leave, therapy for adult adoptees and more questions that were given to us through Twitter. Krish also shares some of the work being done by the board in relation to supporting SGOs as well as racial disparity, specifically panel membership, he also reflects on some areas that they're looking to develop over the next year in relation to maintaining family links.
We hope you find it interesting and we appreciate Krish putting himself up to be questioned as the Twitterverse can be a little spikey.
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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Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
In this week's
#WednesdayWebcast with Tris Casson-Rennie from FASD Ireland
In this episode we speak about why FASD IRL was started, the work that they do and the plans for the future.
If you want to find out more of what they do and get involved you can visit their website here.
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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 Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
In this Adoption Conversation Podcast we speak to adopted adult Fiona, she shares her experience of growing up as an adopted child in the 60s and 70s. Fiona is honest in relation to the impact on her and how her life was influenced by her experience of dislocation and lack of belonging. Ultimately Fiona hit rock bottom and she shares her experience of recovery from there. Fiona went on to be an adoptive parents herself and wrote about that and her experience in her book Adoption. You see 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 Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Hello and welcome to conversations from the adoption and fostering podcast.
In this podcast I speak to adoptive parent Holly, she shares her families experience of adoption and we focus on the impact on her biological child in the process. Holly was inspired to write a book to support children understanding why adopted children are unable to stay with there biological families. You can see the book, "Delly Duck: Why a little chick couldn't stay with his birth mother" here.
You can also follow her on FB here or take a look at her Website 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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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Our number one download this year!
This week we chat to Catherine Lockett, an associate of the National Association of Fostering Providers, in relation to the difficult issue of allegations against Foster Carers.
It is a difficult issue but a harsh reality for many carers and we discuss the prevalence and consider the impact of drift in resolution of investigations against carers. This is highlighted in the research that Catherine and the NAFP have undertaken. We discuss the issue at lengths and consider the underlying issues in relation to safer caring, needs of children as well as the impact on carer's families and on children in care themselves. We also look at how inconsistencies of approach as well as the impact on recruitment.
As always its a cracking and thought provoking chat that we hope you find helpful, as promised here's some links to the report as well as the training that Catherine's training on the issue.
Here's a link the NAPF best practice guide.
Here's a link to the latest UK Stats
Here's a link to Catherine's course
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