tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post7685313280470592495..comments2024-02-23T06:52:46.801+00:00Comments on Al Coates - Adoption:Fostering:Social Work: Feedback: Adoption Support Mental Health Roundtable EventAl Coateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-17821555692226910162015-10-23T20:13:54.923+01:002015-10-23T20:13:54.923+01:00Hi if you DM me through Facebook or Twitter I'...Hi if you DM me through Facebook or Twitter I'll pass on my email address.Al Coateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-12278727334471198292015-10-23T20:13:04.738+01:002015-10-23T20:13:04.738+01:00Thank you. I can confess to not being an Adoption ...Thank you. I can confess to not being an Adoption Champion in the Adoption UK sense. The DfE minions got a bit ahead of themselves and if I'm honest I'm happy ploughing my own furrow in that regard as there's no party line to tow then.Al Coateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-78678449192281019212015-10-23T10:40:03.668+01:002015-10-23T10:40:03.668+01:00Thanks for the update, Al. And congratulations on...Thanks for the update, Al. And congratulations on your appointment as an adoption champion!Duncanhttp://www.forcefourcoaching.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-61766892323413689622015-10-23T10:03:06.357+01:002015-10-23T10:03:06.357+01:00great to hear you re doing something at this level...great to hear you re doing something at this level if you wold like another case study with an upheld complaint against CAMHS and social services by the ombudsman please let me know - something needs to be done!Sonya in Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486949133462846096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-22131988741529095822015-10-22T21:17:55.242+01:002015-10-22T21:17:55.242+01:00I was rather pleased to see the childish glee in t...I was rather pleased to see the childish glee in the eyes of the civil servants when they told me that the picture had done the rounds in the department. Al Coateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364194762953045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096204059985406542.post-1667375975882489222015-10-22T00:02:23.276+01:002015-10-22T00:02:23.276+01:00"Encouraged and hopeful" are good words...."Encouraged and hopeful" are good words. I sense a growing feeling of cautious optimism. Although I'm slightly disappointed not to see selfies of you with every other attendee at the meeting!Rebecca Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323122949121536943noreply@blogger.com