Lifelong Support for all our Adopters and their Children
At Adoption Focus, we are committed to providing excellent support to all our families. It begins as soon as you register to adopt with us and is available whenever it’s needed. Our expert team offer different types of support and tailor is to the needs of families. Whether you need support or not, it’s good to know that it will always be there for you.
Training & Workshops
With Adoption Focus, you’ll have access to a comprehensive range of free training sessions and workshops designed to ensure that you have the best help possible. Before you're approved as an adopter, you’ll have preparation training with us. More training is available once you’re approved, and further learning opportunities are offered once you’ve adopted.
Family Support
Lifelong support for you and your family from our dedicated team. Contact us anytime for sympathetic and professional advice. All families experience difficult times at some point, and we’re here for you when you do.
Buddy Scheme
Our Buddy Scheme gives you valuable access to informal, peer-to-peer support from experienced adopters.
Our adoption support team can link prospective adopters and adopters with one of our Adoption Focus buddies at any stage of the process. They'll link you to a Buddy with the knowledge and background that matches your needs the best. Then, as an experienced adopter, they can offer you advice and strategies that have worked for them, or just provide a sympathetic ear for and concerns you may have.
Read more about our Buddy Scheme and find out what motivates our Buddies themselves
SafeBase
SafeBase is a therapeutic parenting programme for adoptive parents. It explores the impact of loss and trauma on a child's attachment and uses Theraplay principles and activities to provide a framework for parents to engage with their child in a fun way.
SafeBase is a unique component of the support offered by Adoption Focus. Read more about it here.
Adopterverse
Adopterverse is our safe, online space for our adopters to connect, learn from and support each other. It’s accessed through the secure login area of our website. Everyone who has completed Stage One and Stage Two training with us is given access to the platform, where they can join or start support or social groups, browse advice and information curated by our support team, and get advice from fellow adopters.
Support Networks & Social Events
Alongside the formal support you'll receive as an adopter with Adoption Focus, you'll also have the opportunity to take part in plenty of social events, activities and groups. They're fun for you and your children, and great for making connections and building your support network.
Read more about building support networks and our social events
Advice for Adopted Teens and Young People
Adoption Focus is committed to supporting adopted children, teenagers and young people, whether adopted through our agency or not.
"Adoption support is having a positive impact for the families receiving the service. The agency is always looking at ways to develop. They use training and research to inform their practice and make changes accordingly, to ensure that children get the best care from well-informed, well-supported parents. A lifelong promise to families ensures that the agency is available for support and adopters repeatedly said support is in place until they are ready for it to end."
Adoption Focus Ofsted Inspection Report, 2024
