Everything you wanted to know about foster to adopt but were afraid to ask

In this final episode I discuss the process of obtaining the adoption order and putting together the life story. The process differs slightly for FTA adoptions

I discuss the matching panel process and how it fits in with FTA.

A key part of the process is the granting of the placement order. This is the legal process that says the child should definitely be adopted. I discuss how you are involved as foster carer with this.

We take a brief pause on discussing the FTA process in chronological order, to outline some of the admin and paperwork involved, as there is lots.

As a foster career you are required to take your child to mandated contact sessions with birth parents. I discuss the mechanics of this and my experience of how it feels to attend contact

In this episode I discuss my experience of meeting my daughter for the first time and how it feels to be called ‘foster parent’ when you are adopting.

Details of how the social worker discussions can take place and the short timescales in which to make a decision

I provide a background on me and a summary of the FTA process