Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption NI

About Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption NI

Interested in fostering or adoption? Not sure where to start? Welcome to the Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption podcast, Let's Talk! Let your guide, Ness, introduce you to foster carers and adopters, from across the UK, who are willing to share their experiences and give you (and Ness) insights into the world of fostering and adoption. What is it really like? What is 'Panel'? What kind of training can you expect? What sort of support will you get? Will you be able to work and foster? What is the difference between fostering and adoption? What can you expect in the assessment process? This is the place to find answers to these questions and more. Over the coming episodes, we will be talking through the application process, the kinds of professional training and support you can expect and the different types of fostering, including fostering to adoption and parent and child fostering. We will speak with those who've walked the walk (and can talk the talk) from right across our services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Barnardo's needs more families, couples and single carers, from all walks of life, whether they are considering fostering and/or adoption, to ensure that when children need a loving family, the right one is there for them. Could it be you? To learn more about Fostering & Adoption with Barnardo's visit https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption (https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption?utm_source=web&utm_campaign=BFANI%20podcast%20&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=Podcast%20listeners%20&utm_content=BFANI%20podcast%20UK%20wide%20link) Arrange a no-strings attached call here: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/foster/register-to-foster To ask a question, give us some feedback or make a topic request, contact Ness at vanessa.haynes@barnardos.org.uk. Together, we can change lives.

Publisher

Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption

Category

business · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Aug 2023

Latest episode

26 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Aug 2026

   What Is The Panel?

   “The panel” is not the Dragon's Den but it is meant to be a supportive checkpoint for potential foster carers and adopters. We sit down with Sarah Morgan, one of our agency decision makers, and independent panel member and vice chair, Paul Fanning, to explain what really happens when a fostering panel or adoption panel meets prospective families. We talk through the purpose of the panel as a quality assurance mechanism, how members are chosen, and why a mix of professional expertise an...

2. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Working While Fostering

   Can you foster and work at the same time? We unpack one of the most asked questions with Hilary Armstrong and Helen Browne from Barnardo’s Northern Ireland Fostering and Adoption team. We start where most enquiries start: the moment someone picks up the phone and asks, “Is full-time work a barrier?” Our answer is realistic but encouraging, because the real question isn’t whether you work, it’s whether you can create the time, flexibility and stability a child needs. We get clear on the...

3. 

   3 Jul 2025

   BARNARDO'S BITESIZE: How Two Dads Found Their Family Through Adoption

   Lee and Bobby recount their experiences adopting siblings, emphasizing the significance of therapeutic parenting and maintaining connections with foster carers, in this interview episode.

Who has been a guest on Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption NI

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lee
• Bobby
• Laura
• Ben

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

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Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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