Adoption And Fostering: Why And How (basw Practical Social Work Series) (british Association Of Social Workers (basw) Practical Social Work)

Social work is at an important stage in its development. All professions must be responsive to changing social and economic conditions if they are to meet the needs ofthose theyserve. This series focuses on sound practice and the specific contribution which social workers can make to the well-being of our society in the 1980s. The British Association of Social Workers has always been conscious of its role in setting guidelines for practice and in seeking to raise professional standards. The conception of the Practical Social Work series arose from a survey ofBASW members to discover where they, the practitioners in social work, felt there was the most need for new literature. The response was overwhelming and enthusiastic, and the result is acarefully planned, coherent series of books. The emphasis is firmly on practice, set in a theoretical framework. The books will inform, stimulate and promote discussion, thus adding to the further development ofskills and high professional standards. All the authors are practitioners and teachers of social work, representing a wide Any opinions expressed and/or interpretations offered in this book are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of any employing authority in the fields of adoption and fostering. 1 ## Adoption in Context and Social Work Intervention Geographies, said the geographer, are books which, of all books, are most concerned with matters of consequence. They never become old-fashioned. I t is very rarely that a rnountain changes its position. I tis very rarely that an ocean empties itself of its waters. We write of eternal things. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Is Blood Thicker than Water? To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be uniq ue in all the world. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Adoption in Context and Social Work Intervention....Pages 1-17 Is Blood Thicker than Water?....Pages 18-35 Making Plans and Choosing Resources....Pages 36-51 Parents and Children....Pages 52-77 Working with Family Resources....Pages 78-111 Getting Families and Children Together....Pages 112-137 Conclusion: Getting It All Together....Pages 138-148 Back Matter....Pages 149-165