Elaine Dibben started her social work career in residential social work and qualified in 1988. She has over 30 years’ experience of working in adoption and fostering in local authority and voluntary adoption agency settings and is a strong advocate for the importance of securing permanence in family settings for children who cannot return to their parents’ care. She joined BAAF (now CoramBAAF)in 2004 to become manager of the Independent Review Mechanism, which she set up and ran until 2009, when she moved to take on a wider role in BAAF as a trainer/consultant, most recently as the Adoption Development Consultant for CoramBAAF until March 2021. Since April 2021, she has been working as an independent social work consultant, including chairing an RAA adoption panel and fostering panels. She is the author or co-author of a number of popular Good Practice Guides for CoramBAAF, including Adoption by Foster Carers,Fostering for Adoption and Undertaking an Adoption Assessment.

Find out more on the CoramBAAF website: https://corambaaf.org.uk/resources/corambaaf-conversations/adoption-foster-carers-part-one-and-two

Episode 18: Part two - ‘Adoption by foster carers’ - interview with author Elaine Dibben

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#GTWD 339 - God-tracking is never wavering even when things go wrong

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Genesis 23 pt3 - Bury Your Dead

"Stand strong in your Lord. Even when things go wrong, God’s light will shine on the road ahead and you will succeed in all you do."

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#569 - God-tracking is never wavering even when things go wrong

"Stand strong in Adonai. Even when things go wrong, Yehovah's light will shine on the road ahead and you will succeed in all you do."

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FTC#308 - Following the Cloud is never wavering even when things go wrong

Sometimes

Wait And See

No Straight Answers

“God’s purpose for you is unique. No one else can fulfil the plan he has for you. So, wait patiently for him to drive you straight and true.”

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#GTWD 341 - God-tracking is waiting for him to drive us straight and true

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