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A Marginalised Resource?: Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting Single Carers

A Marginalised Resource?: Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting Single Carers


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For many single men and women who are considering parenting, adoption or fostering is their first choice, but they have too often been regarded as a "last resort" by family placement agencies. Although there are a growing number of single people who are applying to adopt or foster, or are already successfully caring children, they remain an under-used resource. With a national shortfall of adoptive and foster placements, agencies need to ensure that they do not deter single applicants from coming forward as potential carers - and that they work carefully and successfully to assess and support single applicants. What is the legal position on adoption and fostering by single men and women? How can agencies successfully recruit and support single adopters and carers? What issues need to be considered when assessing single men and women for adoption or fostering? This "Good Practice Guide" reviews the research, the relevant legislation across the UK, and the policy and practice issues surrounding these questions. It also discusses: ways of recruiting single men and women as adopters and foster carers; issues of best practice at all stages of the assessment process; ways for social workers to support single adopters and carers more effectively; and changing perceptions of single male carers and their future role in adoption and fostering. Throughout the book, carers describe, in their own words, how they fared at different points in the recruitment and assessment process. Many tell how they are still waiting to be matched. With a wealth of practical guidance for those conducting assessments and working with single adopters and carers, as well as signposts to further resources and references, this "Good Practice Guide" will be of real benefit to social workers, social work managers, and all those involved with the recruitment, assessment and support of foster carers and adopters.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; The legal and policy framework; A research overview; The role and experience of single male carers; Recruitment - what works and what doesn't; Assessment of single carers and adopters; Supporting single carers; Conclusion; Useful organisations; Bibliography

About the Author :
Bridget Betts has worked in the field of adoption and fostering for several years and is currently a trainer and consultant for several agencies. She is the co-author of Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting Lesbian and Gay Carers and Adopters (BAAF, 2005).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781905664146
  • Publisher: CoramBAAF
  • Publisher Imprint: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
  • Height: 294 mm
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1905664141
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Sub Title: Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting Single Carers


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