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Information around assessments and the matching process in the child’s adoption journey.
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Assessment and matching
AAD 2018
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Assessment and matching · Coram-i services · Project evaluation
Evaluation of Activity Days for Fostering
Activity Days for Fostering were inspired by Adoption Activity Days, and aim to help find long term families for children and young people who will be in care until they are 18. They provide an opportunity for both foster carers and children to influence matching. This evaluation covers our first…
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Assessment and matching
Adoption Matching
This report is a practice guide, written by Coram’s Impact and Evaluation Team, that draws upon the evidence obtained from a Department for Education-funded study of matching practice in adoption services. It identifies lessons from agencies that were placing children relatively quickly and develops a new approach to matching that incorporates…
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Assessment and matching · Coram-i services · Project evaluation
Evaluation of Adoption Activity Days
Adoption Activity Days are delivered by Coram-i and act as a vital mechanism for finding adoptive families for children, particularly those for whom their agency has been searching for a while. This evaluation report looks at the impact of AADs and the experiences of those involved.
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Adoption support · Assessment and matching
Experience of adopting through Coram
An adopter discusses his experience of adopting a child through Coram as part of a same-sex couple.