CoramBAAF Conversations
by CoramBAAF
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Adoption & Fostering Journal #25 Centenary Edition: Post adoption…
Adoption & Fostering Journal #25 Centenary Edition: Post adoption…
About this podcast
Our podcast series is dedicated to exploring topics related to adoption, fostering and kinship care. We invite children’s social care professionals and experts by experience to join us to share best practices, their experiences and knowledge.
Episodes
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- Adoption & Fostering Journal #25 Centenary Edition: Post adoption support needs and implications for future practice · 45 min · Episode 80Read the article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03085759261462194 Explore the Adoption & Fostering Journal…
- Fostering Journal #24 | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and adult adoptees on parenthood · 41 min · Episode 79Read the Adoption & Fostering Journal on our website: https://corambaaf.org.uk/resources/adoption-fostering-journal Visit out bookshop: https://corambaaf.org.uk/books Sign up to…
- Ep 49 | The Annex A case · 34 min · Episode 78In this podcast, we are joined by Legal Consultant, Alexandra Conroy Harris and Adoption Consultant, Jane Poore as they discuss CoramBAAF’s recent role as intervenor in a High…
- CoramBAAF Conversations EP 48 | Effective Fostering Panels author interview with Elaine Dibben · 21 min · Episode 77Effective Fostering Panels is available to buy in our bookshop: https://corambaaf.org.uk/books/effective-fostering-panels In this short interview, Publications Manager Jo Francis…
- Adoption & Fostering Journal #23 | Reflective fostering and international perspectives on adoption · 25 min · Episode 76This episode of the Adoption and Fostering Journal Podcast introduces the April 2026 issue, offering key insights for academics and social work professionals. Editor-in-Chief…
- Members' Week | Why social work matters: values, and the difference we make · 47 min · Episode 75In this episode of the CoramBAAF Conversations podcast, James Bury speaks with Professor Samantha Baron, Interim Chief Executive of the British Association of Social Workers…
- Adoption & Fostering journal #22 | The Reflective Fostering Programme · 46 min · Episode 74In this episode, Adoption & Fostering Production Editor, Vicky Walker, and Editor-in-Chief, Dr Dennis Golm, are joined by Professor Nick Midgley (University College London) and…
- Adoption & Fostering journal #21 | Mental health status of orphans and vulnerable children · 52 min · Episode 72In this episode, Vicky Walker and Dr Dennis Golm speak with three of the authors of the article Mental health status of orphans and vulnerable children in residential…
- 'Adoption & Fostering' journal #20 | Vol.49 Issue 4 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker · 32 min · Episode 73Welcome to the latest episode of the Adoption & Fostering journal podcast. In this episode, hosts Vicky Walker and Dr. Dennis Golm discuss the contents of Volume 49, Issue 4…
- Episode 46 | Evidence based mental health support · 42 min · Episode 71James Bury is joined by leading researchers Rachel Hiller, Shaunna Devine, and Pasco Fearon to explore their work on improving access to evidence-informed mental health services…
- Episode 45 | RCPCH’s new Initial Health Assessment Standards · 28 min · Episode 70Ellie Johnson is joined by Dr. Lynn Snow and Dr. Vicki Walker to explore the newly launched Initial Health Assessment (IHA) Standards from the Royal College of Paediatrics and…
- Adoption & Fostering journal #19 | Better identification of neurodevelopmental conditions in care-experienced children · 1 h 1 min · Episode 69Vicky Walker and Dr Dennis Golm are joined by Dr Matt Woolgar and Dr Tom Cawthorne to explore their latest research featured in Adoption & Fostering (Vol. 49, Issue 2). They…
- Episode 44 | Chairing with care: Insights from adoption panels · 41 min · Episode 68Jane Poore, Adoption Consultant, is joined by Alistair to discuss Chairing adoption panels, and his experience as a single adoptive parent. They touch on the support plan that…
- 'Adoption & Fostering' journal #18 | Vol.49 Issue 3 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker · 24 min · Episode 67In this episode, we explore the increasingly international scope of ‘Adoption & Fostering’ journal, where over half of recent submissions come from outside the UK. Dr Dennis Golm…
- Episode 43 | Co-creating assessment tools with our members and the wider sector · 30 min · Episode 65In this episode of CoramBAAF Conversations, consultants Jane Poore, Clare Seth, and Emma Fincham explore the extensive work behind the recent updates to three key social work…
- Adoption & Fostering journal #17 | Allegations of abuse in care: The experiences of foster carers · 1 h 1 min · Episode 66Welcome back to CoramBAAF Conversations! In this episode, we’re diving into a powerful discussion drawn from the 'Adoption & Fostering' journal. Host Dr Dennis Golm…
- Episode 42 | The secure base model with Professor Gillian Schofield · 33 min · Episode 64In this episode, Anne Horne talks with Professor Gillian Schofield to unpack the Secure Base model - a framework grounded in attachment research that supports children and young…
- Episode 41 | Undertaking a Kinship Care Assessment · 18 min · Episode 62In this episode, Clare Seth, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Consultant, author, and practicing social worker, joins Jo Francis, Publications Manager at CoramBAAF, to discuss Undertaking a…
- Adoption & Fostering journal #16 | Vol.49 Issue 2 introduction with Dr Dennis Golm and Vicky Walker · 25 min · Episode 63Welcome to the latest episode of the Adoption and Fostering Journal podcast. In this episode, hosts Vicky Walker and Dr. Dennis Golm discuss the contents of Volume 49, Issue 2…
- 'Adoption & Fostering' journal #15 | Looking past the stereotypes – Disabled people as foster carers · 48 min · Episode 61There is a great need for more foster carers in the UK. The lack of foster carers means that children who need foster homes have less choice about where they might live, often…







