adoption portfolio??

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marmalade999 · 21/02/2015 20:18

Evening all,

I have just started the adoption process and been on prep days and now doing family tree etc. My la do not have a stage 1 and 2 they are all one stage as such.
anyway during prep they were talking about our portfolio-is this something we have to produce? No one has spoken about it I detail yet so panicking a bit.

Thanks ??

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MyPreciousRing · 21/02/2015 21:56

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floatyjosmum · 21/02/2015 22:55

A portfolio should support your par in showing you meet the 5 competencies And show your learning etc about adoption in general and about the needs of children.
If there is something about your family such as birth children or already adopted etc I would include something about that.

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marmalade999 · 22/02/2015 09:14

Thanks for the replies ?
have started the family tree, chronology and support network as we have all day with sw this week. I've got it into my head the portfolio is a folder type thing I produce? I take it its something the sw's produce as the assessment.? Sorry I know I sound a but this trying to get my head around it all. ??

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marmalade999 · 22/02/2015 09:15

Sorry meant to say don't have a workbook just badly photocopied bits of paper!!!

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sarahlux · 22/02/2015 09:20

We had to take the family book to show panel.
Could that be what your SW is talking about

floatyjosmum · 22/02/2015 10:41

Your sw will write the par and then you produce the portfolio and family book.

You could include info on local schools, children centre etc.

crackerjack00 · 22/02/2015 20:34

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crackerjack00 · 22/02/2015 20:35

Your sw will write the par and then you produce the portfolio and family book.

This was the case with us too.

eleflump · 22/02/2015 20:43

Hi - I work in an adoption team, and we give our prospective adopters a portfolio to work on in Stage 1 - it is contained in a folder like you say.

It includes the family tree, ecomap, chronologies of addresses lived at, education and employment and major life events, experience of looking after children, health information, financial assessment, health and safety checklist, pet questionnaire and then a section on learning more about adoption.

All this has to be completed before the applicants can be signed off in Stage 1 and invited to proceed to Stage 2.

JudysMummy1972 · 23/02/2015 08:37

It's the hardest part of the stages I think but SO necessary. For both parties and it really does get you thinking about what kind of upbringing and life you've had. In my opinion anyway. :-)

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