tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post5127776069471231062..comments2024-02-23T06:52:46.801+00:00Comments on Al Coates - Adoption:Fostering:Social Work: DisempowermentAl Coateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-17475901849894265302017-06-03T18:35:47.590+01:002017-06-03T18:35:47.590+01:00That's so funny! It's the little ring boun...That's so funny! It's the little ring bound practice educators book and when I'm not in the office the students snaffle it and I have to track it down. Many go out and get the red A4 student version to get then through their final year. <br />Mind you the quote in the post isn't from your book, you probably knew that though!<br />Thanks for the book and the comment. Al Coateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-76029319067653893542017-06-03T18:32:16.959+01:002017-06-03T18:32:16.959+01:00I think for many it comes as a shock as the willin...I think for many it comes as a shock as the willingly give themselves over to that machine. Of course there are many parallels with your experience though perhaps you had no choice. Adopters can walk away. Al Coateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-37635806133440274402017-06-03T18:25:21.966+01:002017-06-03T18:25:21.966+01:00This rings so true. My cousin is going through the...This rings so true. My cousin is going through the process at the moment and I know that a lot of what you have written resonates with her experience. Also very proud that the photo is from one of my books so thinking that may be the one on your desk ��Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-26426165030957130152017-06-03T13:17:29.315+01:002017-06-03T13:17:29.315+01:00I'm not sure that going through the adoption p...I'm not sure that going through the adoption process is any different to other experiences which disempower, a regime of medical treatment for a critical illness for example which I have just found entirely disempowering. HelenSparkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482848842642209475noreply@blogger.com