Books, booklets & multimedia

Acting on principle
by Ravinder Barn, Ruth Sinclair, and Dionne Ferdinand (BAAF, 1997)
Price: £8.95 (previously £12.95)
An examination of race and ethnicity in social services provision for children and families.

In Search of Belonging – Reflections by transracially adopted people
by Perlita Harris (BAAF, May 2006)
Price: £17.95
This is the first UK publication to give voice to transracially adopted children and adults. A highly original anthology of poetry, artwork, autobiography, memoir, and oral testimony, it brings together established writers, new and emerging writers and those who have never been published before. Contributions are drawn from over 50 transracially adopted people, ranging in age from six to 56, and born and adopted in the UK and countries as different as Kenya and Hong Kong, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and El Salavador.

Looking after our own: the stories of black and Asian adopters
Edited by Hope Massiah (BAAF, 2005)
Price: £9.95
Essential reading for anyone considering adopting a child, especially those from minority ethnic communities, and for social services professionals concerned to recruit and retain black adopters.

"Race" and Ethnicity - A consideration of issues for black, minority ethnic and white children in family placement
by Beverley Prevatt Goldstein and Marcia Spencer (BAAF, August 2000)
Price: £4.50
This Practice Guide examines practice experience, the legal framework in England & Wales and Scotland, and research findings about family placement.

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.