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Scotland
Adoption UK provides support to adopters and prospective adopters in Scotland through a dedicated office, based in Edinburgh. This page provides information on adoption and the kind of support we can provide for adopters in Scotland. Check out the left hand links for more information about adoption and Adoption UK in Scotland.
Most of the children placed are in the care of the local authority; however, children can also be placed from other authorities in Scotland or the rest of the UK, or from overseas.
No matter where the child you adopt is placed from you will have to be assessed by a local authority or voluntary adoption agency.
As well as accessing all of Adoption UK’s standard support services – our magazines, Online Community and PAL, members in Scotland can access the following:
- Support groups run by experienced adoptive parents
- A dedicated helpline
- An adoption support coordinator to provide hands-on support and advocacy for families in Scotland
- Training and seminars for parents
- An Advisory Group for Scotland, to discuss adoption policy and practise
Dedicated Helpline
Dedicated support for Scotland is available from Adoption UK's Scottish Helpline from Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm by calling 0131 5555 111 (calls charged at standard UK rates).
Outside these hours, from 1pm to 4pm, feel free to call Adoption UK's national helpline on 0844 848 7900 (calls charged at 3p per minute).
Support groups
We currently run support groups in the following areas:
- Argyll and Bute
- Scottish Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and surrounding areas
- East Lothians
- Glasgow, Clyde Coast and surrounding areas
- North Lanarkshire
- Paisley
- Perth
Groups are run by volunteer coordinators - adoptive parents who give their time to run support group meetings and provide advice, encouragement and support to adopters and prospective adopters.
Training and support
Adoption UK runs a range of popular training workshops, conferences and seminars on issues such as Getting ready for Placement to Parenting Adopted Teenagers to Children Who Struggle at School.
Adoption UK's acclaimed six-day traiing programme 'It's a Piece of Cake' also runs regularly.
Workshops run regularly in Scotland, and details of up and coming workshops and events will appear in the Training section of the site.
To find out about workshops running in your area of Scotland contact the Training Team.
Conferences and Seminars
Dundee
‘Pre-Natal Alcohol and the Adopted Child’ - Friday 23 March 2012
Speakers: Dr Raja Mukherjee and Julia Brown
This seminar examines the diagnosis and assessment of children affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Dr Mukherjee, the UK’s leading clinician, offers a real understanding of the effects of pre-natal alcohol and with Julia Brown looks at the implications for parents and carers.
All open to prospective/adoptive parents, carers and practitioners. Places are limited.
Start 10am (registration from 9.30am) finish 4.30pm.
Contact: Corrina Jacob at training@adoptionuk.org or telephone 01926 852877.
Or look at our website on www.adoptionuk.org/conferences
Advisory Group
Adoption UK in Scotland is represented by the Scottish Advisory Group, a group of adoptive parents and practitioners with local knowledge who provide advice on adoption policy and practise issues.
Their advice is used both to develop Adoption UK’s services for adopters and prospective adopters, and to respond to government.