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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie

Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering

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33:38

Churchill Fellowship pt 4 Follow up - An interview...

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2025/07/30

Hello and welcome to what is a follow up to the conversation I had with Lee Tempest in the summer of 2024. I spoke to her then in relation to the understanding and support being offered to families living with children with challenging and violent behaviour in New Zealand. Lee works for VisAble a national charity and has authored the first survey across New Zealand looking at families experiences of child to parent violence and abuse and in this interview she shares the findings and the work that

38:41

Webcast with Helen Wills and Sarah Fry from the Belay...

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2025/07/26

Hello and welcome to conversations from the A&F podcast. In this episode Scott and Al speak to Sarah and Helen from the Belay Foundation. They help families access disability benefits as well as in home support. Here's a their info The Belay Foundation In case you are inspired to find out more ... website https://thebelayfoundation.org.uk/ - To help them in the future the survey they've launched to get input on our future services is here: https://forms.office.com/e/EDfKWKgntV (and the intro

31:14

Conversations - Nakole Wooley, adopter & Swer

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2025/07/19

Hello and welcome to conversations from the A&F podcast. In this episode I speak to Nakole Wooley, parent education & cultivate connection facilitator, licensed social worker, formed foster carer and adoptive parent through kinship. Nakole got in touch to talk about the challenges that adoptive families face specifically in relation to adoption disruption and that’s where the conversation starts. You can find out more and view Nakole's website here As always if you’ve experience of

43:12

Episode 213 - Adoption Grandparenting, Disruption and...

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2025/07/12

Hello and welcome to the 213th Episode (not the 113th as introduced!). We catch up and unpick some of the latest news including the quality of the Gov's communication, upcoming disruption interviews and the experience of being a grandparent through adoption and the, perhaps, unique aspects of that role. 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

27:05

Better Me Better You Episode 26 – Natural Networks

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2025/07/08

In this months episode, Vicki and Haley talk about preparations for the summer holidays, the heat, the lack of routine and the changes that are coming after. It’s a lot for any parent and carer to manage and so we explore the need for preparing for that with our people, our network, our tribe to prevent breakdowns or at least minimise those difficult times and give us the energy to be the best carers we can. As always you can connect with us through the following - Instagram- BMBUltd Facebook –

38:46

Conversations - Adoptive parent Izzy and PDA

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2025/07/05

Hello and welcome to Conversations from the A&F podcast In this episode I speak to adoptive parent and former foster carer Izzy, she shares her experience of adopting a child that she fostered as well as her experience of realising that her child was living with Pathological Demand Avoidance. Izzy explains PDA and how it impacts children and families as well as sharing her own journey to running support groups and working to support other adoptive parents working to meet the needs of their

34:46

Episode 212 - Dr Chris Burke Safe and Meaningful Contact

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2025/06/28

Hello and welcome to episode 212 of the adoption and fostering podcast, as we creep into the summer madness is upon us so due to scheduling challenges we’re releasing an interview that we had with Dr Chris Burke in May with no #InfoBanter.The issue of maintaining family links for children remains a complex one with everybody around children often having strong feelings, worries and concerns about what is in the best interests of children and how we should address the challenges. Chris has created

01:04:31

Conversations - Adoptive Parent Amiee

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2025/06/21

Hello and welcome to Conversations from the A&F podcast In this episode I speak to adoptive parent Amiee, with her husband she proactively chose adoption and she shares their journey so far. We talk about the challenge of being linked with a child and the difficulties they experienced prior to finding their child. 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

50:02

Episode 211 - Adoption Morals and Ethics

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2025/06/14

In this episode of the A&F podcast we have a quick catch up then throw ourselves into the murky world of adoption and ethics. We may have fallen at the first hurdle but we are speaking as adoptive parents and we look specifically a the balance of morals and ethics within this world. We're not high minded lads so it's pretty rudimentary but we consider some of the challenged and consider the role of pragmatism. The court case we mention can be found here. As always if you’ve experience of

28:45

Better Me Better Us Episode 25: What Does "Home"...

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2025/06/10

In this episode we talk about the idea of home. What does home mean to us, as individuals, as parents, as professionals? Is it a place, a person, a feeling?We reflect on how our own experiences shape the way we support children and young people especially, those where home hasn’t always felt safe or secure. For care-experienced young people, home can be a complex and loaded idea, something longed for, feared, or never truly known. As always you can connect with us through the following

26:23

Conversations - Adoptive parent Julie

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2025/06/07

Hello and welcome to Conversations from the A&F podcast In this episode I speak to adoptive parent Julie, she became a foster carer then adopted as a solo carer and has experience working as a professional in mental health and social care. Julie shares her experience and the challenges as professional dropped away as the local authority team moved to a regional adoption agency as well as the benefits of the adoption support fund. Julie now support other families like hers through the not

50:38

Conversations: Dan, foster carer and Special Guardian

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2025/05/31

Hello and welcome to Conversations from the A&F podcast In this episode I speak to Dan Boxall_Simpson a Foster Carer, special guardian and fostering panel member Dan shares his experience of becoming a foster carer with his husband and how that opened up many of the things that came afterwards including the decision to become a special guardian for two of the children they fostered. Dan is now in the process of starting an independent foster care agency through a community interest company

23:01

Episode 210 - FASD Ireland Conference

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2025/05/24

Hello and welcome to the A&F podcast, we're in the same country so after a very busy day at the FASD Ireland Conf we took to bed (think Morecambe and Wise) and unpacked the day's events as well as catching up with the latest news from the world of adoption and fostering and house moves!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,

36:54

Conversations - Tristian, Care Experienced Adult

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2025/05/17

Hello and welcome to Conversations from the A&F podcast In this episode I speak to Tristian Smith a US care experienced adult. He shares his vivid experience of coming into the care system after a difficult kinship care arrangement. Tristian with his brother moved several times, experienced a failed adoption and then separation from his young er brother. It’s a difficult listen as he shares his story. Tristian now looks to support and encourage other young people in the care system and has

33:44

Churchill Fellowship Report Part 3: Walking with...

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2025/05/10

Hello and welcome to this third episode of Al's Churchill Fellowship. You can read the full report here.In this podcast I reflect on conversations with carers and practitioners that support parents and children in the context of respite arrangements. It is a model of practice rarely seen in the UK and not available from statutory support services. The model of intervention explored from two settings in North America raised questions about perceptions of family and how intervening to rebuild and

28:23

Better Me Better Us Ep 24 - Risk

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2025/05/06

This month we’re diving into the topic of risk. Are we too risk averse? And what does that really mean in the world of parenting, adoption and fostering, education, and social work. Join us as we explore how fear of risk and the consequences shapes decision-making, and what impact it has on the young people we’re trying to support. This conversation invites you to consider where caution helps and where it might be holding us back.As always you can connect with us through the following

32:18

Podcast Conference Report - Adoption England (Moving...

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2025/05/03

Al was invited to attend the 2025 Adoption England Conference (Moving Forwards) in London. So, he off he went with his C30 tapes and trusty recorder and was able to grab a few interviews with attendees and contributors. The conversations cover a range of subjects; Early Permanence, the ASGSF, opportunities, adoptee voices, pre order disruption with kind contributions from the following:Vicky Davidson Boyd - Adoption Tees Valley Emily Frith Adoption UK Nathanial-Elliot Coad Youth Network Sarah Johal

39:50

Churchill Fellowship Report Part 2: Walking with...

The Adoption and Fostering Podcast ·

2025/04/30

Hello and welcome to this second episode of Al's Churchill Fellowship. You can read the full report here.Developing the themes in Part 1 this podcast considers how parents and carers are supported by focused organisations. Rather than look at specific models of intervention, of which there are many, it considered how families interacted and accessed the interventions and specifically how they were delivered to the families. Again, drawing heavily from Interwoven Connections based in Ontario,

35:07

Episode 209 - APPG Adoptee Voice Inquiry

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2025/04/26

In this episode we have the now almost obligatory ASSGSF intro and the get to the business on hand. We invited the All Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption and Permanence steering committee chair Siobhan Rhodes to come on and talk about the work they're doing to gather the voices of people who are adopted. We chat about what that is with the APPG is and you can complete the survey for Adoptee Voices here.As always if you’ve experience of adoption, fostering or special guardianship from any

38:36

Podcast Special - The Adoption & Special Guardianship...

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2025/04/25

We pulled this episode together at short notice to promote the work of adoptive parent Clare Solomon joined by Euan Preston of the Potato group to talk about the upcoming march to protest against the changes to the ASGSF. We chat through the changes and what they are looking to achieve through the petition and the march. You can sign the petition here, or find out more about the march on the 3rd May to Downing Street here and find out more about them on their Facebook page here. As always if you’ve

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