The professional back-up for adopters provided by adoption agencies, however valuable, clearly has its limitations. Consequently, in response to the need for a less formal approach, adopters are increasingly turning to each other for mutual support. Based on the experience of setting up an independent support group for adopters, Gill Gregson and Nicki Rooney each discuss the benefits of such an informal network from their respective positions as social work practitioner and adopter.
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