Associate organisational membership

The Benefits

Publications

• Six mailings a year.
  
• Our acclaimed peer-reviewed quarterly journal Adoption & Fostering.
  
• Your choice of SIX new books, good practice guides or training materials, essential reading for professionals and carers.
  
• Discount prices on BAAF's family placement forms
  
• Policy statements, practice & advice notes.
  
• BAAF News, with developments in fostering and adoption, six times a year.
  
• Email bulletins with details of new publications, research, legislation and policy developments.
• Regular information about our publishing and training activities.
  

Training, information and advice

• Expert training tailored to the agency's needs, with substantial discounts.*
  
• Expert information and advice from our offices around the country.
  
• Discounts on our frequent national and regional seminars, workshops, symposia and conferences to keep members up to date with the latest thinking and practice.
  
• A professional consultancy service, with substantial discounts.*
  
• Access to the resources in the members' area of BAAF's website. #
  

* Discounts available to Premium members only.
# Subject to terms and conditions of licence.

Opportunities to be involved

• Membership of our Health, Legal and Research Groups for your professional advisers and relevant staff, providing them with invaluable networking opportunities and support from colleagues.
  
• A national and regional voice, allowing you to influence public policy development and help promote a positive understanding of adoption and fostering.
  

How much does it cost?

VAT is payable on the part of the fee that is not for publications unless the agency is in a European Union member country apart from the UK and is registered for VAT.

How to join

• Download our application form.

  
  
  To read pdfs you will need Acrobat Reader
  (download free from Adobe).

  Send it to:
  Membership
  BAAF Adoption & Fostering
  Saffron House
  6-10 Kirby Street
  London EC1N 8TS

• Call the Membership Officer, John Pratt, on 020 7421 2635 for further information. Or email him at membership@baaf.org.uk with your name and address.

“Wanslea Family Services has been a member of BAAF for three years. Being a member has enabled us to link to an international perspective of the latest research and knowledge in relation to Out of Home Care. Wanslea is located in the most isolated city in the world and as such we have increasingly worked at linking to other agencies in order to broaden our knowledge and practice base. We have been very happy with what our membership of BAAF has offered and find it an invaluable resource. The publications have been put to good use, especially in our new specialist fostering program and the journals are always topical and informative. Differences in legislative frameworks do not lessen the value of the information provided.”

Pauline Dixon, Manager West Metro, Wanslea Family Services