Books, booklets & multimedia

Fostering: What it is and what it means
by Shaila Shah (BAAF 2003)
Price: £3.95
This colourful and informative guide clearly explains in jargon free language what fostering means. Over 10,000 copies sold.

Tyler's Wishes
Words by Helen Kahn, Illustrations by Sarah Rawlings (BAAF, November 2003)
Price: £10.95 (+ £1.92 VAT)
Tyler’s Wishes is intended to help boys aged 4 to 10 who are waiting to be placed for adoption to understand and cope with their feelings.

We Are Fostering
by Jean Camis (BAAF, November 2003)
Price: £12.77 (+£2.23 VAT)

A workbook to help birth children to know themselves and their role in a fostering family.

Nutmeg Gets A Letter
by Judith Foxon (BAAF, September 2003)
Price: £12.00
Another story from the "Nutmeg" series, suitable for post-adoption work with children, this book is about contact in adoption.

Right from the Start - Best practice in adoption planning for babies and other children
Jennifer Cousins and Marjorie Morrison with Sushila de Sousa (BAAF, September 2003)
Price: £7.95
In this guide, the authors examine how adoption practice has evolved and chart the changes.

Parenting a child who has been sexually abused
Jayne Hellett and John Simmonds (BAAF , April 2003)
Prices:
Training Programme: £14.95 plus (+ £2.61 VAT)
DVD - 90 minutes: £50.00 (+ £8.75 VAT)
This skills development training programme has been developed for caregivers who have children in placement who have been sexually abused.

Models of Adoption Support - What works and what doesn’t
By Hedi Argent (BAAF, April 2003)
Price: £9.95
This timely anthology will contribute to, and inform the debate about adoption support and its role in modern adoption practice.

The Role of Concurrent Planning - Making permanent placements for young children
by Elizabeth Monck , Jill Reynolds and Valerie Wigfall (BAAF, February 2003)
Price: £9.95

This study provides an independent evaluation of the first innovative child-centred, concurrent planning programmes introduced into England.

Finding a way through - Therapeutic caring for children
Kate Cairns in conversation with John Simmonds (Produced by DVE Productions for BAAF , April 2003)
Price: £30.00 (+ £5.25 VAT)

This compelling film reflects on and analyses some of the tasks and challenges involved in the day-to-day parenting of children who have experienced abuse and trauma. Available in both DVD and video format

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.

Life Story Work 3rd edition
by Tony Ryan and Rodger Walker (BAAF, 2007 )
Price: £15.95
An authoritative guide that will help anyone who wants to use life story work as a way of helping children. This new edition has been comprehensively revised to take into account all recent legislation and incorporates substantial new material. It presents a rich and creative assortment of useful techniques and exercises for adults working with children in different settings.

Adoption: what it is and what it means
By Shaila Shah with a foreword by Roger Morgan (BAAF, 2003)
Price: £3.50
Presented in accessible and jargon-free language, this colourful guide will provide children with a good introduction to adoption.

Adoption, Search and Reunion:
the long-term experience of adopted adults
By David Howe and Julia Feast with Denise Coster, The Children's Society Price: £14.50
This fascinating study was originally published by The Children's Society (2000) and has now been reprinted by BAAF with a new introduction.

My Life Story CD Rom
by Bridget Betts and Afshan Ahmad (Information Plus, 2003)
Price: £69.95(£59.53 + £10.42 VAT)
Reduced from £229
My Life Story is designed to meet the same needs as traditional life story materials but the big difference is in using an approach children understand and don't find threatening.

Searching Questions: Identity, origins and adoption
by Julia Feast and Terry Philpot (BAAF, November 2003)
Book Price: £12.95
This book is based on a detailed investigation into why some adopted people search for their birth parents while others do not.

Making sense of the new adoption law - A guide for social and welfare services
by Nick Allen (Russell House Publishing, 2003)
Price: £16.95
This succinct and highly readable book is aimed primarily at childcare practitioners who need to understand how the Adoption and Children Act 2002 affects adoption agency policy and practice.