Lifelong adoption support for you and your family
Adoption Focus is committed to providing excellent adoption support to all of our families. If you choose to adopt a child or adopt children with us, you’ll have access to comprehensive, lifelong support. Our support provision starts during the adoption process and continues into placement, right the way through childhood and into adulthood. Adoption Focus adopters can always contact us for help, advice, training or direct work if ever and whenever they need it.
Our adoption support includes:
- Extensive training and workshops
- Social work support and advice from a dedicated support team
- Life story work
- Social events and support groups across the whole area we cover
- Access to our buddy scheme
- Our enhanced parenting SafeBase programme
- Access to Adopterverse, our secure online space for adopters to connect with and support one another
- Work with schools
Outstanding rated Adoption Support
Our adoption support is rated as Outstanding by Ofsted. They say, “ongoing support and partnership working is key to the success that the organisation achieves for children and their families”.
"Adoption support is extensive and has a positive impact. This includes access to a range of therapeutic services. The support is readily available to adopters throughout their parenting experience. It is highly individualised and can extend into children’s wider networks." - Adoption Focus Ofsted inspection report, October 2021
Adoption support whenever you need it
Adoption Focus is committed to providing excellent adoption support to all of our families. Our dedicated adoption support team is available to respond to any queries or problems and to give advice, expertise, training and support.
If you'd like more information about the support we offer or information about starting the adoption process, please get in touch.
"From the very beginning we have been highly impressed with the level of professionalism, courtesy and deft touch with which everything has been handled. Every aspect has been so well thought through, looking at the process through the eyes of prospective adopters. Thank you for all your support." - SB, Adoption Focus adopter
Do any of these FAQ's help answer your question?
6 result(s)You will need to be able to take time off work for the training and assessment process and when it comes to finding and placing your child.
Your HR department will be able to advise you about adoption leave provision in your job, and this should help you to decide when the time is right to start the adoption process.
Adoption Focus has its own Panel made up of independent experts - adoptive parents, adoption professionals, a medical advisor and adults who were adopted as children. The Panel meeting takes place either at our office – or online via video call.
The applicants’ assessment report, completed by their social worker in partnership with the applicant/s, is read by panel members before the meeting. For the first part of the meeting, panel members speak to the applicants’ social worker before the applicants are met – virtually if online - and invited to join.
Do I have to go to Panel?
It is not a requirement for applicants to go to Panel, and not going does not prejudice their application, most do choose to attend. It’s an opportunity for applicants to reflect on their experience to date – how they came to apply with Adoption Focus, what they have learnt during the process and what their expectations are now. It’s also an opportunity for the panel members to meet the prospective adopters and clarify points in the paperwork.
What happens at Panel?
The applicants’ assessment report, completed by their social worker in partnership with the applicant/s, is read by panel members before the meeting. For the first part of the meeting, panel members speak to the applicants’ social worker before the applicants are met – virtually if online - and invited to join.
What is adoption Panel?
Adoption Focus has its own Panel made up of independent experts - adoptive parents, adoption professionals, a medical advisor and adults who were adopted as children. The Panel meeting takes place either at our office – or online via video call.
How do we access support?
To access our adoption support, adopters should initially contact us on 0121 779 0891 or by email at dutysw@adoption-focus.org.uk. This will then be followed up by an experienced adoption support worker.