The Adoption and Fostering Podcast Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

Hello and welcome to conversations from the A and F podcast.
In this episode we speak to adoptive parent and author Sarah McGeough, She shares her experiences as an adoptive parent and is open and honest in relation to her challenges in relation to getting through the process to having her child move in. Sarah also shares how and why she decided to write two books (Eddy finds a Family and Eddy feels at Home) and you can see them here. 
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook or twitter or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Hello and welcome to the A and F podcast, in this Episode we speak to Mike Hancock the National Strategic Lead for PAC UK (Starting at 17:25). We discuss the recently released "Big Consult" drawing on adoptees and birth families experiences and you can read that here.  
Of course there's a little banter beforehand and we unpack what we've been up to. 
Also, if you've not had chance to complete the short anonymous questionnaire relating to birth family contact we'd appreciate you completing it here.
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In this midweek podcast we're delighted to speak to Dr Nikki Rutter. Nikki has written a raft of research into #CPV and we invited her onto the pod to chat about her latest research into how mothers are perceived when seeking support in relation to challenging and violent behaviour in children. You can read it here. It's a great chat and Nikki shares how she got drawn into this area of research and we unpick what is a complex issue  
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page or twitter or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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Hello and welcome to conversations from the A and F podcast. 
In this episode we cross the Atlantic to speak to Brady, he shares his personal experience of adoption as a 13 year old and how that informed his understanding adoption. With his wife Andrea, Brady then went on to adopt internationally as well as through the US foster care system and has subsequently set up a charity Rods Heroes that seeks to find families for children with Down syndrome who aren’t with their parents. Brady is open and honest in relation to his beliefs and motivation and very comfortable to engage in discussion there are many strands to this story and hope you enjoy it. 
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Hello and welcome to conversations from the A and F podcast. 
Allegations can be catastrophic for any family and in this episode I speak to adoptive parent Emily, she shares her families experience of an allegation investigation and the impact on them.
It’s a difficult story to listen to but it’s not uncommon for adoptive families to find themselves caught up in complex processes with police and local authorities safeguarding teams. As such it’s an important topic that Emily shines a light onto.  
Here are the links that can offer advice and support
National association of therapeutic parents false allegation pack
Allegation Support | NATP
 

Child advice law
Home - childlawadvice.org.uk
 
Family Rights group; https://frg.org.uk/

 
Emily is also happy to speak to anyone in terms of their experience or for advice and support you can email her here oneinfourfa@yahoo.com 
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In this Episode of the A&F podcast we speak to Dr Vicky Baker about her research listening to children and young people who display violence and aggression towards their caregivers. It's a fascinating chat and she raises issues that many families will recognise and we consider intentionality, reactionary and complex histories in children who display this behaviour.  It's a great conversation and Dr Vicky is happy to be contacted by email here and you can read the research here. 
We also highlight some info requested in the Adopter Reference Group in relation to contact between adopters and birth family and we've popped some questions onto a short Google form here.
As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page or twitter or email us at AandFpodcast@gmail.com
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