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Experiences at school for fostered children when they get home
We’ve been fostering for six years and one of the striking things from that time is the ways in which school can be a ‘hostile environment’ for fostered children and young people. It doesn’t just stop at the school gate though…
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Annual Adoption Lecture 2019: Birth family contact after adoption, Learning from the Northern Irish experience
The lecture focused on Dr MacDonalds own research in Northern Ireland…
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Assessing parental capacity to change when children are on the edge of care: an overview
Assessing Parental Capacity to Change when Children are on the Edge of Care is an overview of current research evidence, bringing together some of the key research messages concerning factors which promote or inhibit parental capacity to change…