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.
Please contact us for more information about the support we offer or information about starting the adoption process.
Nurture the Journey
The cornerstone of our adoption support is 'Nurture the Journey' - a support package tailored to the individual needs of each family.
Nurture the Journey is available to everyone who goes through the adoption process with Adoption Focus and continues throughout training and into placement.
Information Events
Our information events include a live presentation with a member of our team followed by the opportunity to ask any questions you may still have. After the event, we encourage participants to arrange a time for a follow-up chat with one of our experienced adoption social workers. Our events take place regularly and are a great way to learn more about adoption and how we can support you throughout the process.
Our information events are ideal for you whether you're in the early stages of researching adoption and looking for an overview or if you've been looking into adoption for a while and feel ready to start the process with Adoption Focus, an Ofsted 'Outstanding' rated agency.
Please note our adoption information events are currently being run as weekly online events.
Lifelong support
Adoption Focus is committed to providing excellent post-adoption support to our adoptive families. We have a dedicated adoption support team available to respond to any queries or problems and to give advice, expertise, training and support.
We provide:
- High-quality training programmes for prospective adopters and adopters
- Social events for adopters to attend with their children
- Support groups groups for parents and children
- Stay and play groups
- Direct work with children and families to help during more challenging times
- A buddy scheme providing invaluable, peer-to-peer support
Our support for your family starts the moment you begin the process with us and lasts a lifetime.
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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.