Family and Social Relationships: Include actions (under services) like you contact with birth family, ‘wish well’ meeting with birth parents (where appropriate), letter-box contact. Also include any specific actions to develop positive relationships with adoptive family and develop new friendships. Social Presentation: Include reference to adopters taking lead responsibility. Depending on age and needs of child, consider reference to support from services like child’s social worker, post-adoption social worker, etc. Self-Care Skills: Include reference to adopters taking lead responsibility. Depending on age and needs of child, consider reference to services like GP/health services (e.g. if delayed development). Contact: Include all key birth relatives in the list of names, even if there is to be no contact (as this shows that you have not forgotten them), and under the type of contact specify whether letter-box, face-to-face/direct, and whether photos are to be included or not, and if so, whether sight-only. Also include previous foster carer where applicable. Specify frequency with annual start date, and ensure it is consistent with CPR or any changes are explained earlier in the APR. Core Adoption Services: Ensure you include Post Adoption Support Services to be provided by the local authority and reference to other specific services identified earlier in the support plan with details about costs (where applicable) and how funding will be provided. Also include reference to an Adoption Allowance where appropriate and after what period it will be reviewed. The Birth Family: Include reference to letter-box service and Devon Birth Family Support Service, and clarify whether referral for birth parents has been made or is due, and if so when. Parental Responsibility Checklist Ensure you have gone through this with the prospective adopters, and check whether any relevant actions arising have been included in the Adoption Support Plan. Views Prospective Adopter’s Ensure this has been completed by the adopters, and if adopters raise any particular issues about the contact arrangements or support plan, then ideally discuss them with the adopters and their social worker before panel, as panel will want to satisfy themselves that these are being addressed.
Family and Social Relationships: Include actions (under services) like ‘wish you well’ contact with birth family, meeting with birth parents (where appropriate), letter-box contact. Also include any specific actions to develop positive relationships with adoptive family and develop new friendships. Social Presentation: Include reference to adopters taking lead responsibility. Depending on age and needs of child, consider reference to support from services like child’s social worker, post-adoption social worker, etc. Self-Care Skills: Include reference to adopters taking lead responsibility. Depending on age and needs of child, consider reference to services like GP/health services (e.g. if delayed development). Contact: Include all key birth relatives in the list of names, even if there is to be no contact (as this shows that you have not forgotten them), and under the type of contact specify whether letter-box, face-to-face/direct, and whether photos are to be included or not, and if so, whether sight-only. Also include previous foster carer where applicable. Specify frequency with annual start date, and ensure it is consistent with CPR or any changes are explained earlier in the APR. Core Adoption Services: Ensure you include Post Adoption Support Services to be provided by the local authority and reference to other specific services identified earlier in the support plan with details about costs (where applicable) and how funding will be provided. Also include reference to an Adoption Allowance where appropriate and after what period it will be reviewed. The Birth Family: Include reference to letter-box service and Devon Birth Family Support Service, and clarify whether referral for birth parents has been made or is due, and if so when. Parental Responsibility Checklist Ensure you have gone through this with the prospective adopters, and check whether any relevant actions arising have been included in the Adoption Support Plan. Prospective Adopter’s Views Ensure this has been completed by the adopters, and if adopters raise any particular issues about the contact arrangements or support plan, then ideally discuss them with the adopters and their social worker before panel, as panel will want to satisfy themselves that these are being addressed.