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Developing an equitable intercountry adoption service

	£7.95 54 pages A4	BAAF, June 2005 ISBN 978-1-903699-63-8

Intercountry adoption is still a comparatively small area of practice in the UK, and there are many social work practitioners who may not have come across it before. A Better Deal provides a thorough grounding for these workers in the process of adopting children from outside the UK.

With exercises and training materials for team and group work, panel discussion, and individual learning, the book looks at the differences and similarities with domestic adoption, important practice issues, and the importance of providing effective support.

Sections include:

• Exploring intercountry adoption - how to get started
• Strengthening our understanding of the adoption task - is intercountry adoption so different?
• "Race", ethnicity and culture
• Looking more closely at difference
• Providing support

A helpful Resources section also directs readers to further sources of information.