The Adoption and Fostering Podcast
Kids & Family:Parenting
Mark Owers has been close to the decision making and has influenced adoption over the last 10 years within No. 10 Downing Street and the Department for Education. He recently co authored the Fostering Stock Take and now works with agencies on the regionalisation agend. Mark is also an adoptive parent.
There's a lot to dicuss with Mark as he has insight and understanding of a wide range of issues that affect adopters and foster carers but we start with his own adoption story which is quite remarkable and unique.
We talk to Mark about the Fostering Stocktake, that was controversial, and the responses from various groups as well as considering some of the points that were raised in relation to professionalisation, risk management, foster carer/parent roles as well as being sensible in relation to how we care for children.
Adoption is discussed and Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) are spoken about with some of the concerns that many familes have discussed as well the challenges that adoption services may be facing are discusion as well as the future of adoption. Contact, support, Facebook, lifestory and birth families are all touched on as we have a really interesting conversation with Mark in relation to modernising adoption.
We had a few intermittent technical issues on the line with Mark, they come and go, so apologies but it's not unbearabe.
As usual Scott and Al enjoy a bit of pre interview banter.
Episode 14 - An Interview with Honor Rhodes from Tavistock Relationships
Episode 13 - Part two of an interview with Hugh Thornbery
Episode 12 - Part 1 of an interview with Hugh Thornbery of AUK
Podcast Special - LGBT Adoption Week 2017
Episode 11 - Jane Pickthall from the National Association of Virtual School Heads
Episode 10 - Trauma & Attachment. An Interview with Dr Marie Kershaw
Episode 9 - An Interview with Maria Catterick from the FASD Network UK
Podcast Special - Improving Adoption Services & Support Conference Talk
Episode 8 - Preparation and Assessment (interview with John Simmonds and Jon Hyde)
Episode 7 - Fostering & Adoption Podcast - An interview with Blair Mortimer Adoptee, Foster carer and Social Worker
Episode 6 - Hannah Meadows, Suddenly Mummy & an alternative Christmas Message from a special guest.
Episode 5 - An interview with Andrew Christie Head of the Adoption Leadership Board
Episode 4 - An interview with Brid Featherstone about the BASW Adoption Enquiry
Episode 3 - An interview with Helen Bonnick about CPV
Episode 2 - Part 2 of the interview with Scott Casson Rennie and chat
Episode 1 - Conversation with Scott Casson Rennie - Part 1
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