families and placing children. Our service called i-Adopt
was developed in advance of the government's
proposed changes and already incorporates many of
the suggested improvements. We are now recruiting
individuals, couples and families who are prepared to
take on younger as well as older children, please
contact us if you are considering emarking upon
becoming an adoptive parent
(click on i-Adopt on the left hand side)
SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCES from
FAMILIES who have participated in the
FAMILY FUTURES TREATMENT PROGRAMME
Comment from a young girl:
Comments from parents 1:
Comments from parents 2:
Family Futures was
established in 1998 in order to develop a specialist service
for children in adoptive families, foster families and families
living with children who have experienced separation, loss
or early trauma. It is now recognised as a first class centre of excellence, specialising in therapeutic work for children who have experienced early trauma and who have attachment difficulties. Family Futures is now an Ofsted regulated Adoption Agency and we are actively seeking applicants who wish to become adoptive parents. Please click here to gain further information about our adoption programme,i-Adopt.
Family Futures also offers a wide range of training programmes, seminars and workshops for therapists, social workers and parents; and has produced various books and videos.
Please use the links on the left to find out more about us.
COMMENTS from
FAMILY FUTURES ASSOCIATES
recommending our services
Daniel A. Hughes, Ph.D "Since 2001 I have been closely associated with Family Futures. I would like to say how much I value and enjoy my relationships with this excellent assembly of qualified professionals. I have gotten to know their exceptional clinicians as both a consultant on individual cases as well as a trainer in the model of treatment that I teach. I am continuously impressed at the ability of Family Futures to be truly integrative in providing the most appropriate services to the families who come to them for assistance. Family Futures both remains aware of the most current thinking and treatment for trauma and attachment difficulties and also insures that their clinicians have the necessary training to provide optimal service. I am also amazed at the scope of services provided—thorough, comprehensive assessments, integrative treatments for the whole family (both as individuals and as a unit), parent mentoring, advocacy, and providing resources such as books, videotapes, and contact information for related services. They also provide trainings for professionals and adoptive parents on a regular basis. Hundreds of therapists and social workers from throughout the UK have received training in my model of treatment for adoptive families because Family Futures is so committed to bringing specialised interventions to as many communities as is possible.
In short, Family Futures has always been a remarkable organisation to provide a wide range of specialised services for adoptive families and professionals throughout the UK. What is even more remarkable is that they keep getting better at what they do so well."
Jonathan Pearce, Director, Adoption UK "The Family Futures Adoption and Attachment Course has proved a real benefit for Adoption UK and its adoptive parents. Most importantly, the parents who have participated have studied and learned about attachment theory and its practical implications for their relationships with, and parenting of, the traumatised children they have adopted from the local authority care system. However, the course has impacted far wider than that within and outside Adoption UK. The parents who have participated, many of whom have been Adoption UK adoptive parent support group coordinators, trainers or employed staff have been able to disseminate their learning to many parents within the wider community that is the organisation's peer support network. Adoption UK and its parents and children owe an immense debt of gratitude to the experience, knowledge and wisdom of Family Futures and its staff. As ever, we are delighted to be associated with the organisation's work."
Phyllis Booth ,Clinical Director Emerita, The Theraplay Institute I am writing as a stakeholder to share my views on the quality of the services that Family Futures provides to families with adopted children. I have been aware of the work done at this agency since 2002 when I first came to London to provide training to their staff and to outside participants in the Theraplay treatment approach to helping families form better attachment relationships. Over the years I have gained a great respect for the quality of their services, as well as for the comprehensiveness of their approach. They provide much needed support, information, and therapeutic guidance to families who are struggling.
I have been impressed with the extent to which Family Futures has included professionals with a wide range of skills and knowledge. They have successfully incorporated into their work innovative best practice in a variety of disciplines which can be helpful to children and parents as they attempt to form strong and loving relationships.
As part of their mission to support good practice in the field of adoption and adoption support, Family Futures provides an excellent venue for training people from the wider community in disciplines and therapeutic approaches that can be helpful to families. This program is run in a very efficient manner. As a visiting trainer I have felt very well supported. It is always a pleasure to be welcomed at Family Futures. I am sure that families feel the same caring, supportive atmosphere and benefit greatly from it.
Family Futures Adoption Agency Annual Report 2008/2009
