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My thanks to the following people whose advice and knowledge have been invaluable: Kate Alibone, Sue Anderson, Maria Boffey, Sarah Borthwick, Christine Cocker, Elaine Dibben, Phyllis Elwood, Ena Fry, Wendy Gill, Hazel Halle, Joy Howard, Maureen Ingham, Alison King, Ravi Kohli, Jacqui Lawrence, Freda Lewis, Sarah Lewis-Brooke, Meral Mehmet, Frances Nicholson, Linda Norwood, Doreen Price, Ruth Richards, Jeremy Rosenblatt, Diana Searle, Philip Sutton, Alice Twaite, Philippa Williams and Lynn Woodhouse.

I would like to acknowledge the help I have received from the following organisations: the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Library; the Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and London Fostering Network offices; and the Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and London BAAF offices.

I want to acknowledge, and record, the excellent social work and foster care practice I have observed, and been engaged with, through my recent involvement with the following fostering services: Greater London Fostering, the London Borough of Bromley and the London Borough of Southwark. Being involved in different capacities with these three organisations has helped me learn from others, both social workers and foster carers, and develop my practice and thinking.

Thanks also go to the panel members of the four fostering panels I have chaired since 1998, and the members of the current fostering panel I chair.

I wish to acknowledge that the British Association for Adoption and Fostering gave permission for parts of Brown, HC (2011) Good Practice Guide to Foster Carer Reviews: Process, Practicalities and Best Practice, London: BAAF to be reproduced in this book. Learning Matters also gave permission for parts of Brown, HC (2011) ‘Foster care: learning from research and inquiries’, in C Cocker and L Allain (Eds), Advanced Social Work with Children and Families: A Post-qualifying Guide, Exeter: Learning Matters, pp89–104 to be reproduced in this book.

Thanks also to Luke Block and Lauren Simpson from Sage/Learning Matters, and Caroline Watson from Swales & Willis, for their helpful support throughout the writing and publication process.

Lastly, I want to note the support of my family: Rebecca Swift, Aaron Brown, Casey Ryan and Veronica Lussier.