2134/26210 Clare Lushey Clare Lushey Lisa Holmes Lisa Holmes Samantha McDermid Samantha McDermid Normalizing post adoption support for all Loughborough University 2017 Adoption/post adoption Assessment Family social work Therapy Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified Law 2017-08-24 13:05:43 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Normalizing_post_adoption_support_for_all/9473447 Within a context of substantial adoption policy reform in England, this paper explores post adoption support. Findings from a small-scale survey of 22 local authorities in England and interviews with 11 adoption practitioners (from 11 of the authorities that completed the survey) are presented and related national policy discussed. The paper argues that support should continue postmatching a child with their adoptive parent(s) and that this should be the norm rather than the exception. It also emphasizes the need to improve the availability of and access to post adoption support in a timely manner.