The important link between life journey work and contact with birth family, siblings and important people.
Contact is an integral part of ongoing life journey work. Direct or indirect contact gives the child real, meaningful information about their origins and prevents gaps in their life story as they grow - by giving the child and their adoptive family up to date information on their birth family and other important people in the child's life. The resources in this section will support you in understanding the important link between contact and life journey work.
Facts on Contact and Life Journey Work
Downloadable resources below:
- Download: Fact Sheet – Why Letterbox Contact Matters
- Download: Factsheet – No LB contact and curiosity in LJW
- Download: Factsheet – When a child does not want to send letterbox
Research on Life Journey Work and Contact
Downloadable resources below:
- Download: General Summary of the Communicative Openness about Adoption Research Study
- Download: General Summary of UAE and PAC-UK Research
- Download: Maintaining-Relationships-with-Birth-Families-Research-Briefing
- Download: Communicative_Openness_About_Adoption
Other useful resources on Contact and Life Journey Work
Downloadable resources below:
- Download: For NAS contact and WEP and LJW
- Watch: Adoption Focus video clip – Adoption is not a Line in the Sand
- Watch: Contact with Birth Parents – Pappa Stig
- Watch: The Missing Piece – Message for adopters from Birth Parents
- Visit: Two Good Mums Blog/Podcast/website– One mum is the first mother and one
- Read: First Meetings: Birth Family and Adopters – Emily’s Story Publications
