BAAF in Scotland

From our city centre office, our staff provide services across the whole of Scotland. Trainer/Consultants travel throughout the country to provide specialised training to a wide range of agencies, including local authorities, independent fostering providers and voluntary adoption agencies.

Areas we cover

At this office we cover the whole of Scotland from the borders to the islands.

What we do

BAAF Scotland has a unique place in supporting, advising and campaigning for better outcomes for children in care. We work with everyone involved with adoption and fostering across Scotland, providing services to meet the needs of some of the vulnerable and marginalised children.

BAAF Scotland campaigns at both national and local level to achieve policy and legislation which will improve the experience of, and outcomes for all looked after children.

What we offer

• Advice for members of the public on adoption and fostering in Scotland. If you are thinking about Adoption and Fostering in Scotland we can help you.
• Advice for professionals on all aspects of adoption, fostering and planning for children.
• Child and family linking services. Choose your location: North East of Scotland or West Scotland.
• Consultancy services offering in depth help on individual complex cases, service reviews and team development.
• In our Resources section are statistics, website and publications specific to Scotland.
• Training on a wide range of subjects for social workers, foster carers, adoptive parents, residential workers and other professionals.
• Legislation, policy and practice

Our team

• Barbara Hudson, Director
• Pat Hutchison, Trainer/Consultant
• Catriona Walker, Trainer/Consultant
• Alison Wilson, Child Placement Consultant
• Ravinder Kaur, Black & Minority Ethnic Issues Consultant
• Alexandra Plumtree, Legal Consultant
• Brenda Reilly, Office Manager
• Margaret Anne Lumsden, Administrative Assistant
• Sarah Sibbert, Administrative Assistant
• Shiona Campbell, WOSC Co-ordinator
• Monique Rutty, NEC Co-ordinator

News

Hazel Yang, a child protection practitioner from Singapore visited BAAF Scotland in April after attending a conference on Neglect in Belfast.  Hazel was interested to discuss with BAAF staff in Scotland practice in relation to managing chronic neglect and providing programmes of support to long term foster carers.  As it happened Hazel was able to join in with a workshop running on the day of her visit on the subject of supporting permanent placements.  She is pictured with consultant trainers Ravinder Kaur and Pat Hutchison.