Books, booklets & multimedia

A better deal
Ann Sutton and Barbara Hudson (BAAF, June 2005)
Price: £7.95
A useful starting point for social work practitioners, this training resource provides a grounding in the process of intercountry adoption.

A Child's Journey Through Placement
by Vera Fahlberg (BAAF 2004)
Price: £22.50
Clear, informative and full of practical ideas and case examples this is an essential reference and resource book for professionals. Over 17,000 copies sold.

Adoption Now - Law, regulations, guidance and standards
By Fergus Smith and Roy Stewart with Deborah Cullen (BAAF, March 2006)
Price: £7.50
Quick to use, comprehensive and portable, this handy pocket book draws together all current legislation, rules, guidance and procedures relating to adoption in England today. It covers all stages of the process and related information – in easily digested bite-sized chunks - and also includes the National Minimum Standards. With all essential information brought together in such a compact format, the busy practitioner and professional will find this little compendium an invaluable quick reference guide and immense timesaver.

Just a member of the family
by Bridget Betts (BAAF, September 2005)
Price: £40.00 + £7.50 VAT
This is the first film about adoption from a birth child´s point of view. It features a number of children talking candidly about how they prepared and were prepared for a child joining their family. Guidelines and suggested questions accompany the film. Available in video and DVD.

Linking and Introductions: Helping Children Join Adoptive Families
by Sheila Byrne (BAAF, December 2000)
Price: £6.50
This guide addresses the vital phase of linking children with new families prior to placement, and provides a child-centred framework for thinking through the major stages of linking and introducing children to potential families.

A marginalised resource?
Recruiting, assessing and supporting single carers
By Bridget Betts (BAAF, 2007)
Price: £9.95
A new Good Practice Guide that examines the legal position on adoption and fostering by single men and women, how agencies can successfully recruit and support single adopters and carers, and the issues that need to be considered when assessing single men and women for adoption and fostering. Contains a wealth of practical guidance as well as signposts to further resources and references.

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.

Shaping Childcare Practice in Scotland: Key papers on adoption and fostering
By Professor Malcolm Hill (BAAF, September 2002)
Price: £5.00
In this guide, the authors examine how adoption practice has evolved and chart the changes.