Membership administration - full member agencies
The benefits of membership:
Make sure you are making the most of your membership!
On this page:
> Publications
> Training, information and advice
> Linking services
> Opportunities to be involved
Publications
- Six mailings a year.
- Two or more copies (depending on agency size) of each edition of our acclaimed peer-reviewed quarterly journal Adoption & Fostering.
- Two or more copies of four new books, good practice guides or training materials, essential reading for professionals and carers.
- Discounts on other BAAF titles.
- Policy statements, practice & advice notes.
- BAAF News, with developments in fostering and adoption, six times a year.
- A fortnightly email bulletin with details of new publications, research, legislation and policy developments.
- Regular information about our publishing and training activities.
Training, information and advice
- Training tailored to the agency's needs, with substantial discounts.
- Expert information and advice from our offices around the country.
- Discounts on our frequent national and regional seminars, workshops, symposia and conferences to keep members up to date with the latest thinking and practice.
- Access to the resources in the members' area of BAAF's Web site.
- A professional consultancy service, with substantial discounts.
- Expert advice on child placement dilemmas.
Linking Services
- Twelve editions of Be My Parent, with profiles of children in need of new families.
- Substantial discounts on children's profiles in Be My Parent.
- Free space on our Web site to promote your adoption and fostering services.
- A referral management service, including consultation with a regional child placement expert. In Scotland the Scottish Resource Network is available.
- Independent members of adoption and fostering panels.
- National Adoption Week - the foremost awareness and adopter recruitment week which we organise annually in co-operation with our members.
Opportunities To Be Involved
- Membership of our Health, Legal and Research Groups for your professional advisers and relevant staff, providing them with invaluable networking opportunities and support from colleagues.
- A national and regional voice, allowing you to influence public policy development and help promote a positive understanding of adoption and fostering.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about BAAF membership or our services to members:
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