Here's a bit about Joanne from her organisation's website
"I have over 30 years' social work experience in both local authority and the independent sector, covering child protection, children's care and Adoption and Fostering. I have worked as team manager, service manager and service director and was instrumental in establishing Adoptionplus in 2002 first as an Adoption Support Agency and then in 2006 as a Voluntary Adoption Agency.
I am a qualified social worker and play therapist and have had 9 books published, including the Billy Says series of 6 books; All About Mummies and Daddies; Assessing Adoptive and Foster Parents: Improving Analysis and Understanding of Parenting Capacity; and Supporting Birth Parents of Children who have been Adopted.
I have sat as a Trustee on the CVAA Board, a special adviser on the NICE committee for Quality Standards in Attachment and been invited to give evidence at a number of All Party Parliamentary Committees.
Over the years it has been incredibly rewarding to play a leading role in developing Adoptionplus and to work with our talented team dedicated to improving the quality of life for so many children and families."
Find out more at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-alper-13267a42/
https://www.adoptionplus.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adoptionplus
https://www.facebook.com/Adoptionplus
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