Books, booklets & multimedia

Achieving permanence in foster care
By Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek (BAAF, October 2008)
Price: £9.95
A Good Practice Guide exploring each aspect of achieving permanence in foster care, from the initial care plan through to leaving care.

Attachment for foster care and adoption: A training programme
by Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek (BAAF, June 2006)
Price: £35.00
This modular training programme is intended for use with foster carers and adopters, and for professionals working alongside them. It will help caregivers to understand attachment and apply this to understanding children’s behaviours and their own parenting styles, as well as to think about ways of further developing their skills and capacities. An accompanying CD-ROM contains handouts and background information that may be presented as a PowerPoint presentation or through overhead projection slides.

Attachment for foster care and adoption DVD/video
by Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek (BAAF, June 2006)
Price: £57.50 (incl. VAT)
This DVD/video explains core attachment concepts and looks at different dimensions of parenting and their developmental benefits for children. The emphasis is on the positive impact that foster and adoptive parenting can have on even the most troubled children, and the expert commentary throughout helps to make connections between attachment theory and the detail of the daily care of children that can promote security and resilience. Comprehensive guidelines accompany the DVD/video to help explain the material and its significance.

Attachment handbook for foster care and adoption
by Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek (BAAF, May 2006)
Price: £24.95
This comprehensive and authoritative book provides an accessible account of core attachment concepts. Vivid case examples are used throughout to make connections with the reality, both the challenges and the rewards, of daily life in foster and adoptive families. This book will be an indispensable resource for practitioners, foster carers, adoptive parents and all those seeking to ensure that children in need of family care get the very best experience possible and that foster carers and adoptive parents get the support they deserve and need.

Adoption & Fostering Volume 29:1 Spring 2005 - Special bumper issue - Listening to Children
Guest edited by Caroline Thomas and Nigel Thomas (BAAF, 2005)
Price: £7.95 (normally £11)
A special issue of the BAAF journal Adoption & Fostering, focusing on the theme of Listening to Children.

Growing up in foster care
by Gillian Schofield , Mary Beek , Kay Sargent and June Thoburn (BAAF, November 2000 - reprinted 2004)
Price: £14.95
This book is essential reading for all social workers, managers, guardians and other professionals concerned for the welfare of children in long-term care.

Part of the Family: Pathways through foster care
By Gillian Schofield (BAAF, January 2003)
Price: £12.95
This book is based on the intriguing stories of 40 young adults who were fostered long-term.

Providing a Secure Base in Long-Term foster Care
by Mary Beek and Gillian Schofield (BAAF, February 2004)
Price: £13.95
A study which will inspire social workers, foster carers and other professionals concerned with the stability and security of children in long-term foster families.