Families for Children Adoption Pod: Recent Episodes
Katey Mcdonald
The Voice FM's Laura James talks to our CEO Ruth Marriott about the need for adopters in North Devon to come forward. She explains the need for adopters for sibling groups, children with complex health needs, older children and BAME children and why they wait the longest.
‘It’s all about rapport, relationship’ (Peer Link Mentor)
Families for Children Peer Link programme provides a supportive peer mentoring service to adopters with the aim of developing confidence and skills and awareness of the needs of their children. The wider benefits include linking into local networks of support, thereby sustaining placements and improving outcomes for children and alleviating the need for crisis intervention at a later date. It also provides the Peer Link Mentor with an opportunity for engagement and development including training and references. Recipients of the service can be pre-placement adopters, adopters in early placement, or adopters with a placement requiring some additional support.
Listen here to one of our Peer Link mentors talk about the benefits of the service.
Hello everyone and welcome to our fourth Families for Children Podcast.
Last time we talked about how adopters find their children, and left it at the point that the introductions had been completed…before we move onto the actual placement we are stepping slightly to one side to look at the children who are names as Priority children.
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Robert was adopted at an earlier age. Here he talks to us about the struggles in coming to terms with being adopted and tracing his birth Mother
Hello everyone and welcome to the third Families for Children Podcast.
We really hope you find these podcast episodes interesting – and useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us direct and let us know what you think – details on how to communicate with us will be at the end of each episode.
Last time we looked at adoption from the perspective of the adopters up to the point of them being approved at Panel. In Episode Three we ask…so…where do you find your child from?
If you would like to comment, or ask questions, please contact us on 01364 645480 or visit www.familiesforchildren.org.uk
Families for Children is a charity and has to raise over £400k per year to do what we do – if you would like to donate, or raise some money for us, please see our website – we value every penny!
Hello everyone and welcome to the second Families for Children Podcast.
In Episode One we looked at adoption from the perspective of the children and for Episode Two we will focus on adoption from the prospective adopter side.
We really hope you find these podcast episodes interesting – and useful. If you would like to find out more information about adoption please do not hesitate to contact us direct on 01364 645480 or email devon@familiesforchildren.org.uk
For more information about Families for Children visit www.familiesforchildren.org.uk
Hello and welcome to the very first Families for Children Podcast.
In this series of podcasts we are hoping to look at various aspects of adoption to give you a good insight into what adoption is all about.
In the first 6 episodes we will aim to introduce listeners to the various stages of adoption, and these will be a good introduction to those newly considering whether adoption is right for you.
All the episodes feature interviews with a range of adopters, adoptees and experienced adoption workers - so you will be hearing from people who have had direct experience of adoption and what it has meant to them.
If you are already an adopter, you might find Episode 6 of particular interest as it is about Adoption Support – and gives a broad overview of the types of therapeutic adoption support adopters can access if required.
We really hope you find these podcast episodes interesting – and useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us direct and let us know what you think – details on how to communicate to us will be at the end of each episode.
So in Episode 1 we start with the most important people of all in adoption – the children.
For more information about Families for Children visit www.familiesforchildren.org.uk