Books, booklets & multimedia

Effective Fostering Panels

	Price: £7.95 (single copy in folder) £105.00 (pack of 15 copies in folders)	BAAF, December 2006 ISBN 978-1-905664-09-2

To execute the vital role that panels – and panel members – must play in relation to the lives of children, birth families, and existing or prospective foster carers, information and best practice guidance are essential.

Effective fostering panels is the only comprehensive guide of its kind. This new edition has been thoroughly revised in the light of recent legislative changes. It is an invaluable guide for all new and existing panel members and also for all those who come into contact with the work of panels, especially social workers, social work managers, foster carers, and other professionals. It will continue to help panels to review their policies and procedures and to make sound and effective recommendations.

The guide aims to:

• Inform panel members about their roles and responsibilities;
• Update them on current regulations and issues of good practice
• Help them integrate this work within their own agency context and policies;
• Equip them with the knowledge, understanding and confidence needed to make appropriate recommendations in the best interests of children;
• Encourage them to play a full role as individual panel members and learn more about this task.

The guide is offered in a presentation folder which contains useful supplements including a reading list and suggested job descriptions, person specifications and review formats for panel members. This will also allow users to keep agency policies and other specific information in it as this becomes available.