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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering

kids & family parenting

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01:02:07

Conversations - Adult Adoptee Susan Vickers

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2024/02/24

Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to Susan Vickers, she shares her story of growing up as a transracial adoptee in the 70s and 80s. Susan experienced ongoing racism and a challenging relationship with her adoptive parents. She then went on to reconnect with her biological parents with complex outcomes. Susan has written two book charting her experience ‘Love Susan: An Adoption Reality’ and ‘I am not a Paki’. that offers a unique

25:32

Better Me Better Us Ep 9- My Voice and Experience...

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2024/02/14

Hello to Better Me Better you Ep9 - As Children’s Mental Health Week falls within February, we thought we would discuss this year’s theme which is “My Voice Matters”. What do we already do to ensure we listen to the voice of the child and what could we do better? Connect with us - Instagram- BMBUltd Facebook – Better Me Better Us Twitter – BMBUltd Email – info@bettermebetterus.co.uk Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Spotify here Google here

38:39

Conversations - Adult Adoptee Stephen Rowley

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2024/02/10

Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to adult adoptee Stephen Rowley, he was adopted in the 1940s in the US and he shares some of his journey to rediscovering his birth family. Stephen in a Psychotherapist and he unpicked aspects of his internal journey and considers some philosophical questions in terms of identity. Stephen has a website here and you can find out more about him in his memoir - The Lost Coin: A Memoir of Adoption and

37:50

Wednesday Webcast - Researcher Matt Clark talks about...

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2024/02/08

Hello and welcome to this Wednesday Webcast from the A&F network. We chat to Researcher Matt Clark about his research into adoptive dads, we unpick why he's doing the research and some of the specific challenges that dads face and are perhaps hidden in the support world. You can read more about the research here or get in touch with Matt 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

57:43

Episode 180 -Therapeutic Parenting. What is it?

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2024/02/03

Hello and welcome to the Adoption and Fostering podcasting, this week we explore Therapeutic Parenting and Good Enough Parenting. Terms that we often throw around and presume that we understand but we ask what it actually is, is there a definition and are we all on the same page. We draw on the feedback we had from the excellent comments on our FB pages (you can read them here and here and consider if we are indeed therapeutic parents. We also unpick a little news and catch up with all that's

47:15

Conversations -Foster Carer and Adoptive Parent Irina

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2024/01/27

Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to Irina, she is a foster carer and an adoptive parent and lives in Australia. Irina shares her experience of becoming a foster carer then moving to Singapore where she also fostered then adopted her daughter with her husband. They now live back in Australia where they have continued to foster and have adopted a son. In this conversation Irina also reflects on the challenges faced by the fostering

59:21

Podcast Special - Tris and Paula take over!

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2024/01/20

It's that time of the year and as per our new tradition we've invited our spouses on to dish the dirt, catch up and reflect on the latest comings and goings in our journey. We cover all kinds of stuff, children growing up, boundaries, new ways of being and moving house. 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, the app formerly

55:38

Conversations - Adult Adoptee and Adopter Caroline

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2024/01/13

Hello and welcome to this edition of conversations from the A&F network. In this episode I speak to Caroline and adult adoptee and adoptive parent. She shares her experience of entering a children’s home as a four year old with her siblings. Caroline articulates the complexity of her experience and her as a child growing up adopted away from her siblings. Now as an adoptive parent she also shares her views on contemporary services and adoption As always if you’ve experience of adoption,

21:33

Better Me Better Us Ep 8- New Year and more of Better...

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2024/01/09

In this months episode Vicki and Haley firstly Wish You All A Happy New Year!! After which we consider the pressure people often put on themselves at this time of year with new starts, resolutions, giving up things which is great but what do people also want to keep, build on and strengthen. Under this we consider modelling habits and changes to those around us particularly children. We also know how hard it is to give up habits particularly when a lot of those habits are meeting some kind of

46:21

Ep 179 - Scott and Al just talk

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2024/01/06

Hello and happy new year! We thought it would be good to catch up after a busy few months and the usual Christmas shenanigans. We reflect on Christmas challenges, experiences of loss for children and then range onto politics, cruises, and more. 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, twitter or email us at

54:33

Re Release - A and F Conference - Birth Parent Angela...

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2023/12/31

We re release the most downloaded episode of 2023. Many thanks for all the listens. One of our contributors at the annual Adoption & Fostering Podcast Conference was Angela Frazer-Wicks, birth parent and chair of trustees at the Family Rights Group as well as a key note speaker and campaigner. She shares her experience of maintaining links with her children after their adoption, the challenges of an inconsistent system and professional support as well as navigating the feelings of all parties

50:08

Re release - Episode 157 - Post Adoption Social...

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2023/12/30

We're re releasing the most listened to podcasts of the year. In second place we have adoption social worker, Nick Burke In this episode we're really happy to speak to Nick Burke a post adoption social worker. Nick speaks from a personal perspective across a range of issues that impact on adoption and social workers and it's fantastic to get a real live social worker on the podcast. We discuss a whole range of issues that are unique to adoption and post adoption support. The discussed BASW report

47:15

Re release - No. 3 Webcast - Adoption Crisis with...

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2023/12/29

We're re releasing the most listened to podcast of the year. In third place we have Fiona Wells. In this webcast we speak to adopter, social worker and adult adoptee Feona Wells about the recent report Adoption Crisis The Jarring Reality of Adoption that she complied. It has been shared widely and lay’s out over 30 families’ experiences of adoption and the challenges that led up to and were part of disruption. It’s an emotive issue and the report raises serious concerns in terms of the system’s

01:02:01

Episode 6 of FASD – What’s da Craic? With Maggie,...

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2023/12/27

In our final episode or our first Series of “FASD – What’s Da Craic?” Maggie, Rob and Scott are joined by FASD Ireland Founder and Chief Executive Officer – Tristan. As a team of 4 we have all had quite the year, not just with the inaugural series of the podcast, but with us all being involved in a range or events, workshops, political events to name a few. We each review our favourite episodes of the series, and how it has lifted the lid on accessibility to information on FASD in Ireland. We also

01:15:10

Christmas Special - Vicki, Haley, Scott and Al round...

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2023/12/23

In this our Christmas podcast we get on Vicki and Haley from the podcast family and we unpick some of the latest new, consider what we'd like to ask the Children's minister and look to the future. Thank you so much for listening this year it's been a delight to podcast and we've had so many highs that they can't be listed. 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

27:55

Podcast Special - Sophie Parkinson, Behaviour...

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2023/12/20

In this midweek podcast I speak to former teacher, a behaviour outreach worker and adoptive parent Sophie Parkinson. She shares her experience of working in school as well as how this has led her to now be undertaking a PHD entitled "Education professional's understanding of trauma informed approaches in education". We chat about a broad range of issues that impact on children in school as well as trying to make sense of the current culture around supporting children's behaviour in school,

39:06

Conversations - Ettienne and Scott, Adoptive Parents

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2023/12/16

Hello and welcome to conversations from the A and F network In this episode I speak to adoptive parents Ettienne and Scott. They share their story of how they came to adoption following issues around their health and fertility. The conversation covers a range of issues including how they chose their adoption agency, the approval process, competitive matching and introductions in lockdown. Unusually, they also have court imposed visitation which they also discuss. As always if you’ve experience of

17:12

Better Me Better Us Ep 7 -Christmas and Safeguarding

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2023/12/12

In this month's podcast we talk about safeguarding during the festive period as we acknowledge that this time of year can be very stressful, overwhelming and triggering. With this in mind we have a conversation about the importance of pre-empting some of the difficulties and creating a safety plan in place to manage some of the risk factors. Connect with us - Instagram- @BMBUltd Facebook – Better Me Better Us Twitter – @BMBUltd Email – info@bettermebetterus.co.uk Listen/subscribe on iTunes

46:37

Episode 178 - Sally Donovan & Carly Kingswood

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2023/12/11

Hello and welcome to this episode of the Adoption and Fostering Podcast. this time we speak to authors Sally Donovan & Carly Kingswood about their new book 'The Unofficial Guide to Therapeutic Parenting for Childhood Aggression and Violence'. To quote from the blurb 'With the aid of this guide, develop a language to enable children to understand their emotional states in a safe environment. Expertly written by award-winning author, columnist and adoptive parent Sally Donovan and Dyadic

28:50

Emergency Podcast with Helen Bonnick Defining Child...

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2023/12/07

In a short episode we speak to Helen Bonnick about the Home Office's consultation into 'defining child to parent abuse.' It's been a long time coming and she shares its genesis as well as the rationale behind looking to define it now and the potential benefits of doing so. ***Please Note: Helen mentioned money left over from research from Brighton but she would like to correct and confirm that it was money left over from Oxford*** Helen is friend of the show and we do indulge in some light

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