Easy to read booklets to help older children, professionals and carers/parents understand some of the behaviours/emotions displayed by children who have suffered developmental trauma. The booklets explain that these behaviours do not indicate that the child is misbehaving/being difficult but that they are going through…
This large workbook has been put together to give young people information and advice to help prepare them for adult life. It covers 10 areas of life skills including Money, Education, Family/Relationships, Accommodation, Looking After Yourself, Having Your Say, Legal Rights, Being in Care, and…
The Pathways booklet is designed to help young people start thinking about what they are doing just now and what they would like to be doing in the future. It will help them think about their hopes for the future and how to make these…
Guides Making History: A Social Worker’s Guide to Life Books An excellent guide for social workers on how to create a life strory book. Click here to view LifeStoryWorks.org LifeStoryWorks.org website provides a very helpful guide on how to create a life story book from scratch. Click…
A cook book designed by The Children’s Society and Cheshire East Council to help young care leavers cook for themselves on a tight budget – on 62 pages, it describes easy to cook recipes ranging from fried eggs to delicious curry. Click here to view/download
The purpose of this resource is to engage children in care between the ages of 3 and 8 to learn about their rights through a creative, supportive, and fun approach. It covers the following topics: be safe be healthy be heard be yourself Click here…
ReMoved follows the emotional journey of a nine-year old girl who is taken from her abusive birth home and placed in the tumultuous foster care system. This short film will help foster carers understand the experiences of many children coming from home of neglect and…
The purpose of this booklet is to give adoptive parents and teachers an insight into how early relational trauma affects brain development, why school can be challenging for adopted children, and how we can help to improve their experience and learning.
These six booklets are to help young people understand what foster care is. They give information about the term ‘fostering’, foster carers, social workers, contact with birth family and support available. The booklets have been developed by particular Local Authorities, while the content is useful for…
This guide is about what things the law says councils in England must do for children and young people who are looked after by them. This includes children who live away from home and those who are placed at home with support. It also explains…
This booklet has been designed for foster parents to contribute/share their views at a Looked after Child review meeting. The booklet invites foster carers to comment on their foster child’s current placement, contact arrangements, care plan, health and education. It also encourages them to think…
This booklet has been designed for parents to contribute/share their views at a Looked after Child review meeting. The booklet invites parents to comment on their child’s current placement, contact arrangements, care plan, health and education. It also encourages them to think of ways how to promote…
These three nicely illustrated guides to foster care explain in a child friendly way who foster carers are, the role of a social worker and answers common questions a child may have.
Below are two different booklets which help children understand what adoption is and answer some of the questions children may have. The booklets have similar content but different design and are therefore listed together. They cover the following topics: What is adoption? What is a social…
This booklet tells a story of Harry who is being adopted. Harry explains what a birth family, foster family and adoptive family is, why sometimes birth parents cannot look after their children and the good things about living with an adoptive family. He then talks about an…
This in-depth practical guide for adoptive parents provides guidance on how to talk to children about adoption. Considering all age groups, the author explores various questions adopted children are likely to have and suggests helpful strategies how to answer them. The Adoption Guide considers the following: Tips…