The Adoption and Fostering Podcast
Kids & Family:Parenting
Mark Owers has been close to the decision making and has influenced adoption over the last 10 years within No. 10 Downing Street and the Department for Education. He recently co authored the Fostering Stock Take and now works with agencies on the regionalisation agend. Mark is also an adoptive parent.
There's a lot to dicuss with Mark as he has insight and understanding of a wide range of issues that affect adopters and foster carers but we start with his own adoption story which is quite remarkable and unique.
We talk to Mark about the Fostering Stocktake, that was controversial, and the responses from various groups as well as considering some of the points that were raised in relation to professionalisation, risk management, foster carer/parent roles as well as being sensible in relation to how we care for children.
Adoption is discussed and Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) are spoken about with some of the concerns that many familes have discussed as well the challenges that adoption services may be facing are discusion as well as the future of adoption. Contact, support, Facebook, lifestory and birth families are all touched on as we have a really interesting conversation with Mark in relation to modernising adoption.
We had a few intermittent technical issues on the line with Mark, they come and go, so apologies but it's not unbearabe.
As usual Scott and Al enjoy a bit of pre interview banter.
Episode 187 - An interview with Laura Machin founder of Adopter Advocacy
Better Me Better You - Episode 12
Conversations - Michelle Hall Contact and Kinship Care
Episode 186 - CVAA Strategy Launch and DfE updates
Conversations - Adult Adoptee Julie McGue
Episode 185 -An interview with Transnational/racial Adoptee and Sexologist Anna Linde
Better Me Better Us - Episode 11 – Expectations
Conversations - Adult Adoptee Courtney-Grace
Episode 184 - Jenny Ginger - Adopting when you've got a biological child.
Wednesday Webcast - Sarah Anderson from FosterWiki
Conversation Special - Supporting fathers with CPV an interview with Adopt4Life
Podcast Special - CoramBAAF Post Adoption Support Conference Keynote
Episode 183 - Changing the System, Post Adoption Support & Good News
Better Me Better Us Ep 10 - Mistakes
Conversations - Foster Carers Halima and Adam
Episode 182- Phil Watson talks Fostering, Recruitment and More.
Episode 181 - Post Adoption Support and Scaffolding
Conversations - Adult Adoptee Susan Vickers
Better Me Better Us Ep 9- My Voice and Experience Matters
Conversations - Adult Adoptee Stephen Rowley
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