and BIRTH FATHERS TOO!
Rarely
do we have the opportunity to hear about a birth father�s experience of
adoption � Gary Clapton who is now a post adoption social worker and
researcher, writes a very personal account of how he gave up his child
for adoption and of their subsequent reunion when she became an adult �
he ponders some of the unexpected effects of this on his life to date�
Click here to read his story.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES -Online Advice for people in your area.
Online
Advice & Support is available via email for everyone connected to
adoption. Experienced adoption social workers respond to queries from
birth family, adopted people and adopters within 24 hours. SW staff can
also send in queries. If you would like the Online Advice and Support
sessions to be available to people living in your area, please contact
the Online Co-ordinator by clicking
here
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ADVICE & SUPPORT
You
have the opportunity to gain advice from friendly, experienced adoption
social workers. Just email us your queries and you will receive a
prompt reply. Click here.
Implementation of the Adoption & Children Act 2002
The
implementation of the Children and Adoption Act 2002 is a little
delayed. A useful of overview of the what has been published and the
processes still to be completed can be found Click
here.
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