Books, booklets & multimedia

Dealing with disruption
by Hedi Argent and Jeffrey Coleman (BAAF, May 2006)
Price: £7.95
This Good Practice Guide is concerned with children who move into permanent placements and then have to move again contrary to expectations. It considers various aspects of disruption, using case studies throughout to illustrate the points made, and useful appendices include a sample of a disruption report. This guide will be invaluable for professional involved in making permanent placements for children.

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.

Relative Benefits: Placing children in kinship care
by Bob Broad (BAAF, September 2005)
Price: £9.95
This book sets out the legal framework for kindship care in England and Wales. It also describes the different types of kinship care and gives detailed guidance on related issues.

Recruiting, assessing and supporting lesbian and gay carers and adopters
by Gerald P. Mallon and Bridget Betts (BAAF, September 2005)
Price: £9.95
This book aims to provide social work practitioners with good practice guidelines for working with lesbian and gay foster carers and adopters. The authors provide an overview of relevant research and explore identities, policy and legislation.

Together or Apart?
Assessing Brothers and Sisters for Permanent Placement
by Jenifer Lord and Sarah Borthwick (BAAF, March 2008)
Price: £7.95
Fully revised and updated, this new edition of BAAF’s popular Good Practice Guide highlights the factors which affect decisions on whether siblings are placed together or separately.

A Very Private Practice - A report into private fostering
By Terry Philpot (BAAF, 2001)
Price: £5.00
This campaigning report shows how good practice can make a difference to better protecting children in private foster care.

Working with black children and adolescents in need
Edited by Ravinder Barn (BAAF, 1999)
Price: £12.95
An invaluable collection of practice-based suggestions for improving strategies and techniques of working with black children and adolescents in need.