Direct work to prepare child prior to placement √ Preparation of the Permanence Report √ Agency Decision for be placed for “Should √ Adoption” decisions Case management prior to the point agreed by the LA √ ADM Case management from point agreed by the LA ADM √ MATCHING AND PLACEMENT Family finding √ Looked Child reviews √ √ Shortlist and visit potential families √ Organising child appreciation day √ Ongoing direct work to prepare child prior to placement √ √ Adoption Panel administration and management , and √ Matching Panel Agency advisor role √ Agency Decisions Maker for Matching prospective √ adopters and child Placement Planning meeting administration and √ management of introductions Support to family post placement and planning and √ delivery of adoption support Ongoing life work and preparation of Life story book √ Independent Review Officer monitoring of quality of √ child’s care and care plan Support prospective adopters in preparation and √ submission of application for Adoption Order including – attending at court Preparation of life letter √ √ ADOPTION SUPPORT Assessment for adoption support √ √ Developing and delivering adoption support plans √ Agree and administer financial support to adoptive √ families pre and post Adoption Order Adoption support delivery including: √ Support groups Social events Post adoption/special guardianship training Independent Birth Relative services Support with ongoing birth relative contact Specialist Life Story practitioners Adoption counselling and training Access to records Financial support to adopters including adoption √ allowances NON-AGENCY ADOPTIONS Step parent/parent adoption assessments √ Intercountry adoption assessments and post approval √ and post order support
Direct work to prepare child prior to placement √ Preparation of the Permanence Report √ Agency Decision for “Should be placed for Adoption” decisions √ Case management prior to the point agreed by the LA ADM √ Case management from point agreed by the LA ADM √ MATCHING AND PLACEMENT Family finding √ Looked Child reviews √ √ Shortlist and visit potential families √ Organising child appreciation day √ Ongoing direct work to prepare child prior to placement √ √ Adoption Panel administration and management , and Matching Panel √ Agency advisor role √ Agency Decisions Maker for Matching prospective adopters and child √ Placement Planning meeting administration and management of introductions √ Support to family post placement and planning and delivery of adoption support √ Ongoing life work and preparation of Life story book √ Independent Review Officer monitoring of quality of child’s care and care plan √ Support prospective adopters in preparation and submission of application for Adoption Order – including attending at court √ Preparation of life letter √ √ ADOPTION SUPPORT Assessment for adoption support √ √ Developing and delivering adoption support plans √ Agree and administer financial support to adoptive families pre and post Adoption Order √ Adoption support delivery including: Support groups Social events Post adoption/special guardianship training Independent Birth Relative services Support with ongoing birth relative contact Specialist Life Story practitioners Adoption counselling and training Access to records √ Financial support to adopters including adoption allowances √ NON-AGENCY ADOPTIONS Step parent/parent adoption assessments √ Intercountry adoption assessments and post approval and post order support √
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