Project
Essex County Council Adoption Support Services
Purpose
To boost attachment in adoptive families
Funding
From the adoption support services' budget with each 10-week course costing £2,500
Background
Forging a strong bond between adopted children and their new parents is key to ensuring they feel safe, secure and can go on to succeed in life. Managers at Essex County Council's adoption support services were keen to test the Sing and Grow music therapy programme, which was developed in Australia and brought to the UK in 2010. "Our main aim was to improve attachment between adoptive parents and children," explains Marie Higgins, adoption support services manager. "But a by-product of any group work is adoptive parents get together and support each other. Some families can become very isolated."
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