Books, booklets & multimedia

Recipes for fostering
Andrea Warman (BAAF , May 2009)
Price: £9.95
A colourful and practical resource for foster carers which explores the relationship between food and fostering through the stories of ten foster carers and their families.

Access to information for post-care adults
By Julia Feast (BAAF 2009)
Price: £9.95
This guide for social workers and Access to Records Officers aims to set out a protocol for dealing with requests for information by post-care adults, in order to improve services and achieve greater uniformity and quality practices across organisations.

The Pink Guide to Adoption for lesbians and gay men
By Nicola Hill (BAAF, May 2009)
Price: £12.95
An essential step-by-step guide for lesbians and gay men who are considering adoption.

Ten Top Tips on Making Introductions
By Lindsey Dunbar(BAAF, March 2009)
Price: £7.95
A user-friendly guide examining the purpose of introductions and the importance of laying solid foundations to enable children to become fully integrated members of new families.

Enhancing Adoptive Parenting
By Alan Rushton and Elizabeth Monck (BAAF, March 2009)
Price: £12.95
This research study – part of the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Adoption Research Initiative – focuses on post-adoption support. It describes the setting up of the first rigorous test in the UK to discover whether the addition of one-on-one parenting advice sessions made a difference compared with routine support services.

Communicating through Play
By Berni Stringer(BAAF, March 2009)
Price: £11.95
A practical guide to a variety of verbal and non-verbal techniques which can be used for assessing and preparing children for adoption.