Assessment in kinship care

Martin C. Calder is Director of Calder Training and Consultancy having recently left his Child Protection Operational Manager post with Salford City Council to work with managers and workers to produce evidence-based assessment materials in a range of areas. He is contactable through his website at www.caldertrainingandconsultancy.co.uk Cath Talbot is an independent social worker, trainer, lecturer and Director of Connections Social Work Consultancy. Cath has published on kinship care (Talbot and Williams, Family Law, 2003 and Talbot and Kidd, Family Law, 2004). She is currently undertaking research into children's experiences of kinship care.