Books, booklets & multimedia

Adopting a Child
by Jenifer Lord (BAAF, 2008)
Price: £8.95
With over 60,000 copies already sold, this beginner’s guide is the book for anyone who is thinking of adopting a child or children. Now in its 8th edition it provides essential information and helps explain the adoption process.

The Adoption Process in England
By Jenifer Lord (BAAF, April 2008)
Price: £12.95
An informative and accessible guide that takes the reader through the various stages of the adoption process, from planning adoption for a child through to contributing to the court report for the adoption order.

Effective Fostering Panels
Written by Sarah Borthwick and Jenifer Lord (BAAF, 2006)
Price: £7.95
Guidance on regulations, process and good practice in fostering panels in England

Effective Panels - Guidance on good practice on regulations, process and good practice in adoption and permanence panels
by Jenifer Lord and Deborah Cullen (BAAF, 2005)
Price: £9.95
This guide applies to adoption and permanence panels in England and Wales. However, there are separate regulations and guidance for Wales and there are some differences between these and the regulations and guidance for England.

Together or Apart?
Assessing Brothers and Sisters for Permanent Placement
by Jenifer Lord and Sarah Borthwick (BAAF, March 2008)
Price: £7.95
Fully revised and updated, this new edition of BAAF’s popular Good Practice Guide highlights the factors which affect decisions on whether siblings are placed together or separately.