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.
Adoption Conversations - Adopter Carolyn
Episode 148 - New minsters and appointees, approval transfers, foster protests and more
Episode 147 - Fostering and the cost of living crisis with Sarah Anderson
Episode 146 - A trip to Ireland, Permanence and what is our future?
Podcast Special - RIP Queen Elizabeth II
SGOConversations - Special Guardian Michelle
Episode 145 - Scott & Al and a Summer Round Up
Episode 144- An interview with Mark Owers
Episode 143 - Becky Brooks and the Adoption Barometer
Episode 142 - An interview with Adoptee Rights Campaigner Liz Harvie
Adoption Conversation - Ryan, Late Discovery Adoptee
Episode 141 - An interview with Rob Leitch, EHC plans for all care experienced children.
Episode 140 - Satwinder Sandhu, VAAs, RAAs and what a week!
Adoption Conversations - Adoptive Parent Chris
Podcast Special - An Interview with the Children’s Minister Will Quince
Podcast Special - An Interview with Josh MacAlister
Adoption Conversations - Birth Parent Leah
#WednesdayWebcast with Jane Griffiths from CAPA First Response
Episode 139 - Bits, bobs, Annual Appraisals and Bantz
Episode 138 - An interview with Sally Donovan.
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