Support for Adopters and their Families
Adoption is a lifelong journey and at various times both children and adults who are affected by adoption may need support to manage different issues that arise.
The adoption team offers a range of support services to both adults and children affected by adoption; the support offered may be directly from the adoption team, or in partnership with other council services or partner agencies.
Anyone who is affected by adoption can request an assessment for adoption support. Support services in Warrington are for:
- Adopted children living in Warrington
- Parents or guardians of adopted children
- Birth siblings of adopted children.
- Children of adoptive parents (adopted or not)
- Any person with whom an adopted child has a beneficial relationship
- Adults wishing to adopt a child
- Adopted adults living in Warrington
- Birth relatives of children who have been adopted
- Birth relatives of adopted adults
- Any Warrington resident who has been affected by domestic or inter-country adoption.
There is a wide range of support availble to adopted children, adoptive families, adopted adults and birth relatives:
- Assessment of support needs, to find out the whole picture and to agree the best way forward.
- Provide relevant information about what services and support is available and how to access it.
- Advice, counseling and guidance on a wide range of matters.
- Support with all aspects of direct and indirect contact, between adopted children and their birth relatives.
- Direct work with children and families
- Life story work with children and their parents
- Access to training and workshops in a wide range of topics
- Fun days for adoptive families
- Adopters support groups
- Adopters coffee mornings
- Adoption newsletters
- Welfare rights advice
- Financial support may be available in some specified circumstances
- An independent counselling service for birth parents, siblings and relatives of children who are to be placed for adoption.
- Provide information and counselling to birth parents who are thinking about giving up their child or children for adoption
- Provide information support groups for birth parents.
- Provide an assessment for intermediary services to birth relatives who wish to contact an adult, adopted relative.
- Counselling and support services for adopted people over the age of 18 who wish to access to their birth records
- Support and guidance to adopted adults who wish to make contact with birth relatives through our Intermediary service.
What if we are still having fertility treatment?
If you are considering adoption as a result of infertility, before you apply it is important to have completed any investigations or treatment, such as IVF. If your treatment is unsuccessful, or you choose not to continue you will need time to come to terms with your situation and will need to carefully consider why adoption is the route you wish to follow. Because this is a life changing decision we would ask you to wait for at least twelve months before you begin the journey to adoption. It is very important that children placed for adoption are able to settle into a family where there are no emotional problems or unresolved issues.
Please note that Warrington is not a tracing agency.
Contact us
If you feel that you or a member of your family would benefit from adoption support services please contact us for more information and how to apply for an initial assessment on 01925 457107.
Related pages:
Leaflets and publications:
- Intermediary services for adopted adults
- Intermediary services for birth relatives
- Guidance for people affected by adoption
Contact us:
Adoption Team
St Werburgh’s
Irwell Road
Warrington, WA4 6BB
Tel: 01925 457104, Fax: 01925 457107
Email: fostering.adoption@warrington.gov.uk
Last updated 23/11/2009 10:51:32
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