About Adoption & Fostering

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Adoption & Fostering includes contributions from social workers, social work managers, carers, medical practitioners, lawyers and researchers.

‘A key journal for promoting evidenced debate on child care . . . there has never been a more important time for ensuring that our staff and services are well informed. Highly recommended” 

John Coughlan, Director of Children’s Services, Hampshire CC, and Vice-President, ADSS

It offers:

• An all-round perspective on developments in adoption and fostering including support for foster carers and adopters
• Comment on how law and policy affect practice with children and families
• Articles on family support and child protection
• Recent developments in research and theory with implications for practice
• Health notes and legal notes for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Newspoints, book reviews and abstracts
• Online access for subscribers including back issues to 1999.

Whether you’re an academic or practitioner, whether your background is in social work, psychology, law, medicine, training or caring, in the UK or overseas, Adoption & Fostering keeps you up-to-date with the latest developments in research and practice.

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