Anna Gupta's guest appearances

Anna Gupta

The Adoption and Fostering Podcast

Research in Practice Podcast

Loco Parentis

Martin Barrow

Sarah Brown

Krish Kandiah

Jenny Jones

Dave Linton

Cat McGill

Satwinder Sandhu

Dr Marie Kershaw

Hannah Meadows

Scott Casson Rennie

Blair Mortimer Adoptee

Stuart Guest

Sarah Fisher

Harvey Gallagher

Annie Crombie

OwlTail

(Please note: Sound quality is slightly lower than usual on this episode)  Twayna speaks to Anna Gupta, Professor of Social Work at Royal Holloway. Twayna and Anna discuss why record numbers of children are going into care. They also look at the role of the social worker in fostering and adoption. Note: Judith Craig Morency is the name of the Haitian-Canadian transracial adoptee whose name Anna forgot. https://judithcraigmorency.com/about/ You can follow Anna on Twitter at @AnnaGupta2 in loco parentis (in the place of a parent) • A fostering and adoption podcast featuring former cared for children and adoptees hosted by Twayna Mayne. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @locoparentispod and email us at locoparentispod@gmail.com Created and produced by Twayna Mayne (@TwaynaMayne)Production managed by Angelie Stephens (@AngelieStephens)

(Please note: Sound quality is slightly lower than usual on this episode)  Twayna speaks to Anna Gupta, Professor of Social Work at Royal Holloway. Twayna and Anna discuss why record numbers of children are going into care. They also look at the role of the social worker in fostering and adoption. Note: Judith Craig Morency is the name of the Haitian-Canadian transracial adoptee whose name Anna forgot. <a href="https://judithcraigmorency.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://judithcraigmorency.com/about/</a> You can follow Anna on Twitter at @AnnaGupta2 in loco parentis (in the place of a parent) • A fostering and adoption podcast featuring former cared for children and adoptees hosted by Twayna Mayne. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @locoparentispod and email us at locoparentispod@gmail.com Created and produced by Twayna Mayne (@TwaynaMayne) Production managed by Angelie Stephens (@AngelieStephens)

In this episode we talk to Dr Anna Gupta in relation to the findings of the BASW Enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption – ethics and human rights. It has had a range of responses from different quarters and had some misleading headlines in some publications. Anna talks about the purpose of the enqiry, the people that contributed and what some of the recommendations were. Specific issues in relation to contact between adopters and birth family were discussed as well as adoption in the context of SGO's and other permenency options. The report can be down loaded here Scott and Al mull over the conversation and discuss shared perspectives with other communities that care for children. Scott finally comes to terms with his class status and explaines his recent Twitter poll and we chat through some thoughts on common issues that we share with Special Guardians. 

In this episode we talk to Dr Anna Gupta in relation to the findings of the BASW Enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption – ethics and human rights. It has had a range of responses from different quarters and had some misleading headlines in some publications. Anna talks about the purpose of the enqiry, the people that contributed and what some of the recommendations were. Specific issues in relation to contact between adopters and birth family were discussed as well as adoption in the context of SGO's and other permenency options. The report can be down loaded <a href="https://www.basw.co.uk/adoption-enquiry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Scott and Al mull over the conversation and discuss shared perspectives with other communities that care for children. Scott finally comes to terms with his class status and explaines his recent Twitter poll and we chat through some thoughts on common issues that we share with Special Guardians.

Episode 39 - An interview with Anna Gupta co author of the BASW Adoption Enquiry