Helping Birth Families
by Elsbeth Catherine Neil, British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering Staff, Jeanette Cossar, Paula Lorgelly
Supporting the birth relatives of adopted children is a new area of social work practice. This study allows the voice of birth relatives in compulsory adoption proceedings to be heard and offers implacations for practice. It also outlines the costs of providing support services.
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