The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

Kids & Family Parenting

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Adoption Disruption - Vicki McKeown, social worker, counsellor and panel member
Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast. In this episode we’re focusing our gaze on the issue of adoption disruption. It’s a hugely sensitive subject matter with the impact on children, adults and professionals often being catastrophic. Here I speak to Vicki McKeown psychotherapeutic Counsellor at VLM Therapy Ltd & Director at Better Me Better Us Ltd, social worker and panel member. She has broad experience of working with adopted children and their parents and shares insight to the causes and impacts across the system. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, BlueSky or email us at [email protected] Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here
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Converations. Andy Wallis adult adoptee.
Hello and welcome to conversations from the A&F podcast. In this episode I speak to adoptee Andy Wallis. We talk about his experience of being an adoptee and the impact on his mental health in adulthood. This is a thought provoking conversation and Andy is honest about the the complexity of being an adoptee. Andy blogs on the subject as well as having told parts of his story in his book Who's Wally? Adoption, Brian, and Me. Website: www.whoswally.co.uk 📸 Instagram and TikTok: @whoswally73 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andy.wallis.3572 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-wallis-865ab6195/ As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, BlueSky or email us at [email protected] Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here
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Wednesday Webcast - Adoption State of the Nation Conversation
I speak to Fiona Wells, social worker, #adopter, #adoptee and #adoption reform campaigner about where we are this #NationalAdoptionWeek. We talk all things adoption, trends, contact, the good and the bad. It's an engaging chat and you can see the comments on Al's FB page here. Patch's even can be found through their website here. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, BlueSky or email us at [email protected] Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here
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Adoption Disruption - Charlotte Jenkins, Adoption Disruption Meeting Chair.
Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast. As part of our look at the issue of adoption disruption in this episode I chat to Charlotte Jenkins. She is the founder of Beacon Family Services but acting as an independent social worker chairs adoption disruption meetings. It’s a hugely sensitive subject matter and Charlotte explains how bringing together professionals and parents they can potentially make sense of what has happened, she also draws out themes that she has observed doing what is challenging work. As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any perspective personal or professional and would like share that on the podcast please get in touch through the Facebook page, BlueSky or email us at [email protected] Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here
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Better Me Better Us: Ep 29 Different Lenses
This month we’re exploring how our different lenses - our lived experiences, values, and professional knowledge, shape the way we see and interpret behaviour. They influence how we respond, the language we use, and even whether we view something as needing a safeguarding referral or as an opportunity for support and connection. By becoming aware of our own lenses and being open to those of others, we can create a shared understanding that keeps curiosity, empathy, and the child at the centre of our practice. As always you can connect with us through the following - Instagram- BMBUltd Facebook – Better Me Better Us Email – [email protected]
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