Resources: Just out - A round-up of new resources

This book is a collection of first-hand accounts of adoption andfostering from both parents and children. The stories taken from theBritish Association for Adoption and Fostering's family findingnewspaper, Be My Parent, include birth children's involvement in thefamily's decision to foster or adopt, and dilemmas over arrangingcontact with birth families. A useful resource for anyone thinking aboutadopting or fostering, and professionals in the field.

Getting to Know Children and Their Families

Subtitled "A framework of questions to help social workers gatherappropriate information", this book aims to assist practitioners andstudents when they undertake any kind of children and families socialwork, including initial and comprehensive assessments. It providesquestions for different age groups and summarises the underlyingprinciples of the Department of Health's Framework for Assessment.