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Harris, Rita. "Professionals' beliefs about contact between children in alternative care and their birth parents." Thesis, n.p, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/.
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Paczkowski, Emilie Ann. "Long-term adjustment of parents adopting from foster care the influence of parent and child factors on perceived positive and negative family impact /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1930279301&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Cournoyer, Louise. "The experience of parents in forming a relationship with their older adopted children from Russia or other former Soviet Union countries /." Burnaby B.C. : Simon Fraser University, 2005. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/2325.
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Falzone, Andrea N. "Reading the need : an exploration of caregiver sensitivity, caregiver attribution, and child disruptive behaviors /." Full-text of dissertation on the Internet (409.93 KB), 2010. http://www.lib.jmu.edu/general/etd/2010/doctorate/falzonan/falzonan_doctorate_07-07-2010.pdf.
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Ackerman, John P. "Associations between early relationship adversity, executive functioning, and behavioral self-regulation among adopted youth." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 0.38 Mb., p, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1176551251&Fmt=7&clientId=79356&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Swan, Alyssa. "Effect of Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) with Adoptive Parents of Preadolescents: A Pilot Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062870/.
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Older adopted children and their families often express high need for support for attachment and trauma related concerns. Post-adoption mental health intervention focused on enhancing the parent-child relationship among adoptive parents and adoptees is essential for fostering placement permanency among these families. This single group pilot study explored the effect of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) for adoptive parents of preadolescents who reported attachment related concerns, stress in the parent-child relationship, and child behavior problems. Participants were 11 adoptive parents ages 25 to 64 (55% male; 91% couples; 100% married; 56% European American, 27% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 9% Black American) with adoptees between the ages of 8 to 14 (56% male; 56% Hispanic, 33% European American, and 11% Black American). All child participants were adopted out of foster care. Data was collected at baseline, pretest, midtest, and posttest. Results from non-parametric Friedman test of differences across 4 points of measure indicated that CPRT demonstrated statistically significant improvement for the 3 outcome variables: parental empathy, child behavior, and parent child relationship stress. Specifically, results indicated that prior to receiving CPRT (baseline to pretest), parents demonstrated no change or worsening in functioning across all variables, whereas during the intervention phase findings showed a large treatment effect for parental empathy, a medium effect for parenting stress, and a small effect for child behavior problems. Findings from this pilot study support CPRT as a promising mental health intervention for adoptive parents and preadolescent children. Clinical implications and recommendations for working with adoptive parents of preadolescents are explored within the context of these findings.
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Altinoglu-dikmeer, D. Ilkiz. "Emotional And Behavioral Problems In Relation With The Attachment Securities Of Adopted Vs. Non-adopted Children And The Child Rearing Practices Of Their Parents." Phd thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610587/index.pdf.
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This study aimed to explore the emotional and behavioral problems of Turkish adoptees and compare them with non-adopted peers raised by their biological parents. To fulfill this aim, 61 adopted children aged between 6-18 were compared to 62 age and gender matched non-adopted children. A second classification was made in terms of being followed in a child psychiatry unit. Both parents were asked to rate their children&rsquo<br>s problem behaviors on &ldquo<br>Child Behavior Check List / 6-18&rdquo<br>, temperament characteristics on &ldquo<br>School Age Temperament Inventory&rdquo<br>, their own personality traits on &ldquo<br>Basic Personality Traits Inventory&rdquo<br>and own parenting styles on &ldquo<br>Measure of Child Rearing Styles&rdquo<br>. Children were asked to rate both parents&rsquo<br>availability and reliability as attachment figures on &ldquo<br>Kerns Security Scale&rdquo<br>and parenting styles on &ldquo<br>Measure of Child Rearing Styles&rdquo<br>. Adolescents between ages 11-18, rated their own problem behaviors on &ldquo<br>Youth Self Report&rdquo<br>. Group differences and correlations were analyzed. The results indicated non-significant differences between adopted and non-adopted groups in all of the measures. Children in clinical group unit displayed more problem behaviors, were less task persistent and had more activity than children in non-clinical group. Children under 10 years rated their mothers as being more available attachment figure, being more accepting and responsive than their fathers. Contrary to the literature, age of the child at the time of adoption was not found to be related with problem behaviors or attachment relations. On the other hand, results indicated that the older the child learned about her/his adoption status, the more emotional and behavioral problems occurred. Findings of the study were discussed in the frame of relevant literature. Clinical and policy implications were offered.
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Haegert, Sheila Ann. "How does love grow? : attachment processes in older adoptees and foster children as illustrated by fictional stories." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ37343.pdf.
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Pettle, Sharon A. "Secrets about biological parentage : experiences of concealment and revelation : a qualitative study." Thesis, n.p, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/.
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Malin, Lan Marie. "The communication implications and related experiences associated with transracially adopting a child from Vietnam." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4661.
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This study investigated the communication experiences of adoptive parents of children transracially adopted from Vietnam. Though adoption has been extensively studied in communication research, transracial adoptions involving children from Vietnam has not. Thus, this study examined adoptive parent communication experiences using dialectic theory and relational dialectics. By examining adoptive parents' communication with their adopted child and others, we can determine tensions that occur in different communication experiences. Data were collected through eight qualitative in-depth interviews conducted with adoptive parents of children from Vietnam. Openness with both strangers and the adopted child(ren) and preservation of key aspects of the adopted children's original culture emerged as themes in adoptive parent communication. Theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.<br>ID: 029050872; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-71).<br>M.A.<br>Masters<br>Communication;<br>Sciences;
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Meland, Angela M. "Differences in Mother and Father Perceptions, Interactions and Responses to Intervention with a Special-needs Adoptive Child." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4545/.
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Parents' perceptions of their child's behavior may differ for mothers and fathers. Differences in parental perception may also be apparent in cases of special needs adoptive families with high demands of their child for time, interventions and attention. This paper examines the differences in mother-child and father-child interactions, child behavior as reported by mothers, and fathers and changes in both after participation in an intervention program. Results suggest notable differences between mothers' and fathers' parent-child interaction scores and reports of child behavior. In addition, interaction scores and behavior reports showed some correlations. Finally, there seemed to be notable differences in the trends for the Child Behavior Checklist compared to the two attachment measures (Randolph Attachment Disorder Questionnaire and Beech Brook Attachment Disorder Checklist). Several possible explanations for mother and father differences are discussed.
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Carranza, Karla Eduviges, and Nicol Alejandra Stolar. "Social workers attitudes and perceptions toward transracial adoption." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2377.
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Overall attitudes, beliefs, and values have been shown to effect how individuals evaluate and process information. This knowledge is important and relevant to the practice of social work. Social workers are expected to put their attitudes, values, and perceptions aside when working with their clients. Attitudes are effecting processing and evaluation of events, therefore, it is imortant to understand the possible implications of workers perceptions and attitudes. Highly embedded attitudes toward transracial adoption, will influenceSocial workers behavior.
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Jakhara, Mohammed. "The journey to adopt a child : a mixed methods study comparing aspiring parents' perceptions of the adoption process with those of social workers and social work managers." Thesis, University of Derby, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622715.
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The adoption of children in care who are legally referred to as “looked after”, (Children Act 1989, s22, HMSO, 1989) usually by local authorities is a key national Government objective (DfE, 2016a) where rehabilitation with the birth family is not viable. The desire to place more "looked after" children for adoption with greater speed is not new. It became increasingly apparent after the election of the New Labour Government in 1997 due to concerns about drift and delay in planning for children in care (DoH, 2000a) leading to poorer outcomes. This led to a series of measures aimed at increasing the use and speed of adoption. Eventually this resulted in the introduction of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (HMSO, 2002) that also for the first time in English law recognised that the welfare of the child is of paramount concern when considering adoption. There is an abundance of published literature that considers the topic of adoption. However, there is a dearth of studies that have comprehensively considered the journey that adopters undertake to become parents. This practice based study was conducted by a researcher who is a senior academic manager and an active social work practitioner with extensive professional experience of adoption. A unique aspect of the study is the longitudinal mixed methods approach used to gather data in real time from a sample of adopters. The three part study tracks the journeys of the sample of adopters from when their application to adopt had been accepted by an adoption agency until after children were placed. The study was supported by five adoption agencies based in England. The data was collected over a period of two years from the adopters who described their experiences and perceptions of their journeys in real time. The information from the adopters is triangulated with data from adoption professionals from the agencies that supported the study. The professionals discussed their approaches to the adoption process, as well as their own experiences of working with adopters. The longitudinal nature of the study enables an analysis of how and why adopters’ experiences and perceptions changed over time. The research considered the changing power dynamics between adopters and professionals during the different stages of the journey to adopt. Furthermore, the long-term impact of professional interactions with adopters during the adoption process are discussed.
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Oosthuizen, Marita. "Veerkragtigheid in die enkelouer-transrasgesin." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96041.
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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Families with a transracially adopted child are confronted with normal family crises, crises
due to the adoption as well as challenges specific to a transracial family. When this
transracial family is a single-parent family, it could be assumed that the challenges the family
faces will be even more. Consequently, the need developed to investigate characteristics and
family patterns which contribute to family adaptation in crises in the single-parent family
where a child from a different race than the parent has been adopted. The research question in
this study was: “What are resilience factors in single-parent transracial families?” The
strength perspective formed the basis of this study and the theories of Walsh (2003) and
McCubbin and McCubbin (1996) provided the theoretical grounding. An explorative research
design was used to address the research question. Data were collected by means of semistructured
interviews and conventional content analysis was performed to analyse the data by
using the Atlas.ti. computer program. Interviews were conducted with six white women who
adopted a child or children from a different race than themselves. These women were all
single parents living in the Western Cape, South Africa. At the time of the study, the ages of
these transracially adopted children ranged from three to 10 years. A biographical
questionnaire and an in-depth interview with each participant were used to collect the data.
The results indicated that an important resilience factor in the transracially adopted family is
equipping the adopted child with specific skills to cope with crises that may result due to
his/her unique situation. Effective preparation of the adoptive mother before adoption, social
contact and the support of the extended family were also found to be important resilience factors. Family routines, openness about the adoption and the utilisation of external resources
were identified as important sources of resilience for the single-parent transracial family. The
results of this study provide important information to the potential transracially adopting
parent to prepare him/herself for transracial adoption. The results of this study also provide important information to everyone involved in transracial adoption (for example the social
worker) in South-Africa.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gesinne met ʼn aangenome kind van ʼn ander ras as die ouer(s) word gekonfronteer met alle
normale gesinskrisisse, krisisse wat ontstaan weens die aanneming, sowel as uitdagings wat
spesifiek aan ʼn transrasgesin gestel word. Indien die transrasgesin ʼn enkelouergesin is, kan
daar verwag word dat verdere uitdagings aan hierdie gesin gestel sal word. Gevolglik het die
vraag ontstaan watter gesinskenmerke en -patrone ʼn bydrae lewer tot gesinsaanpassing in
krisissituasies in enkelouergesinne waar ʼn kind van ʼn ander ras as die ouer aangeneem is.
Gevolglik was die navorsingsvraag in hierdie ondersoek: “Wat is veerkragtigheidskenmerke
van enkelouer-transrasgesinne?” Die sterkteperspektief het as uitgangspunt vir hierdie studie
gedien en die teorieë van Walsh (2003) en McCubbin en McCubbin (1996) is as teoretiese
grondslag benut. ʼn Eksploratiewe navorsingsontwerp is gebruik om die navorsingsvraag te
ondersoek. Data is deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude ingesamel en
konvensionele inhoudsontleding is gedoen om ingesamelde data met behulp van die Atlas.tirekenaarprogram
te ontleed. Onderhoude is met ses wit vroue wat ʼn kind of kinders van ʼn
ander ras as hulself aangeneem het, gevoer. Hierdie vroue is almal enkelouers en woonagtig
in die Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika. Tydens die ondersoek het die ouderdomme van die
transrasaangenome kinders gewissel tussen drie en 10 jaar. ʼn Biografiese vraelys en ʼn
diepgaande onderhoud met elke deelnemer is gebruik om data in te samel. Daar is bevind dat
ʼn belangrike veerkragtigheidsfaktor in die transrasaangenome gesin is om die
transrasaangenome kind toe te rus met vaardighede om potensiële krisisse rakende sy/haar
transrasaangenome status effektief te hanteer. Die effektiewe voorbereiding van die moeder voor aanneming, sosiale kontak en die ondersteuning van die uitgebreide familie is ook as
belangrike veerkragtigheidsfaktore in die transrasgesin geïdentifiseer. Spesifieke
gesinspatrone, openlikheid oor die aanneming en die benutting van eksterne hulpbronne help
ook die transrasgesin om krisissituasies effektief te hanteer. Hierdie inligting is ʼn belangrike hulpbron vir potensiële aanneemouers ten einde hulle effektief voor te berei vir die
aanneming van ʼn kind van ʼn ander ras as hulself. Die resultate van hierdie studie verskaf ook
belangrike inligting aan die ondersteuningspartye (byvoorbeeld die maatskaplike werker) wat
betrokke is by transrasaanneming in Suid-Afrika.
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Griffin, Deborah J. "Adoptive parents decision-making about when the child is told he/she is adopted a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /." 1985. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68787829.html.
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Huntinghawk, Leona. "Their stories: the experiences of non-Native adoptive parents who adopted Native children during the 1960s through 1980s." 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/8850.
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In recent literature, it has been stated that Native children adopted into non-Native homes do not fare well emotionally or culturally. But to place ourselves in another era; the decades of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, where the child welfare systems were overrun with Native children needing to be placed in long term homes, begs us to examine the systemic and political structures at play. Also, to examine the homes that these children were placed in and embrace a different perspective: the stories of the non-Native adoptive parents. This research study delves into the adoption experiences of eight non-Native adoptive parents and empirically examines their stories, resulting in many significant similarities and common themes with the main one being, the situation that these families found themselves in at times was not ideal but they transcended adversity to the best degree they could. Native children are no longer adopted out to non-Native families at the high rate that they once were. The political atmosphere of today differs significantly from the era that became known as the "Sixties Scoop". However, this study may contribute to the body of literature surrounding Native/non-Native adoption and could impact long term fostering policy and practice if the data were to be extrapolated into today's context.
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Naicker, Phatamavathy. "Factors influencing the decision making process of social workers rendering foster care services : a decision-making matrix as guideline for social workers." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27423.
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Decisions made by social workers during the rendering of services play a crucial role
in foster care. This study employed a qualitative approach to explore the factors that
influence the decisions made by social workers when rendering foster care services,
and to develop a matrix to guide decision-making. A collective case study design,
informed by the explorative, descriptive and contextual designs, was used. The
intuitive, analytic and mixed theories of decision-making served as the conceptual
framework of the study. The populations of the study were social workers rendering
foster care services in government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and
their supervisors. One case file of each social worker sampled, was consulted as an
additional data source. The sampling technique was purposively sampling with a set
of criteria to enable data optimisation. Triangulation of data collection methods was
utilised, namely, case file analysis and semi-structured interviews with social workers
and supervisors. Case studies are context-based and the data collection occurred in
the natural settings of the participants. Ethical clearance was obtained for the study
and before the commencement of data collection participants were fully briefed about
the study and informed consent was obtained. The data collection instruments, a
guide of case file analysis and two interview guides, were piloted twice in both
government and NGOs. The data collection was audio recorded and an independent
transcriber was used to transcribe the data to control for researcher-influence on the
manipulation of the data. Trustworthiness was addressed by ensuring credibility,
transferability, dependability and confirmability of the data collected. Both the top
down or deductive data analysis approach, and the bottom up or inductive approach
were adopted to analyse the data. Findings on the social workers’ decision-making
processes, decisions made, factors influencing decision-making and the nature of
decisions were explored and described in the assessment phase (including the intake,
prevention and early intervention, as well as the investigation stages), the placement
phase and the supervision phase of foster care services. These findings and the
participants’ suggestions on what a decision-making matrix should address, were
synthesised and the matrix to guide the decision-making of social workers rendering
foster care services was developed.<br>Social Work<br>D. Phil (Social Work)
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Naicker, Pathamavathy. "Factors influencing the decision making processes of social workers rendering foster care services : a decision-making matrix as guideline for social workers." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27423.
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Decisions made by social workers during the rendering of services play a crucial role
in foster care. This study employed a qualitative approach to explore the factors that
influence the decisions made by social workers when rendering foster care services,
and to develop a matrix to guide decision-making. A collective case study design,
informed by the explorative, descriptive and contextual designs, was used. The
intuitive, analytic and mixed theories of decision-making served as the conceptual
framework of the study. The populations of the study were social workers rendering
foster care services in government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and
their supervisors. One case file of each social worker sampled, was consulted as an
additional data source. The sampling technique was purposively sampling with a set
of criteria to enable data optimisation. Triangulation of data collection methods was
utilised, namely, case file analysis and semi-structured interviews with social workers
and supervisors. Case studies are context-based and the data collection occurred in
the natural settings of the participants. Ethical clearance was obtained for the study
and before the commencement of data collection participants were fully briefed about
the study and informed consent was obtained. The data collection instruments, a
guide of case file analysis and two interview guides, were piloted twice in both
government and NGOs. The data collection was audio recorded and an independent
transcriber was used to transcribe the data to control for researcher-influence on the
manipulation of the data. Trustworthiness was addressed by ensuring credibility,
transferability, dependability and confirmability of the data collected. Both the top
down or deductive data analysis approach, and the bottom up or inductive approach
were adopted to analyse the data. Findings on the social workers’ decision-making
processes, decisions made, factors influencing decision-making and the nature of
decisions were explored and described in the assessment phase (including the intake,
prevention and early intervention, as well as the investigation stages), the placement
phase and the supervision phase of foster care services. These findings and the
participants’ suggestions on what a decision-making matrix should address, were
synthesised and the matrix to guide the decision-making of social workers rendering
foster care services was developed.<br>Social Work<br>D. Phil (Social Work)
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Naicker, Phatamavathy. "Factors influencing the decision making process of social workers rendering forster care services : a decision-making matrix as guideline for social workers." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27423.
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Decisions made by social workers during the rendering of services play a crucial role
in foster care. This study employed a qualitative approach to explore the factors that
influence the decisions made by social workers when rendering foster care services,
and to develop a matrix to guide decision-making. A collective case study design,
informed by the explorative, descriptive and contextual designs, was used. The
intuitive, analytic and mixed theories of decision-making served as the conceptual
framework of the study. The populations of the study were social workers rendering
foster care services in government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and
their supervisors. One case file of each social worker sampled, was consulted as an
additional data source. The sampling technique was purposively sampling with a set
of criteria to enable data optimisation. Triangulation of data collection methods was
utilised, namely, case file analysis and semi-structured interviews with social workers
and supervisors. Case studies are context-based and the data collection occurred in
the natural settings of the participants. Ethical clearance was obtained for the study
and before the commencement of data collection participants were fully briefed about
the study and informed consent was obtained. The data collection instruments, a
guide of case file analysis and two interview guides, were piloted twice in both
government and NGOs. The data collection was audio recorded and an independent
transcriber was used to transcribe the data to control for researcher-influence on the
manipulation of the data. Trustworthiness was addressed by ensuring credibility,
transferability, dependability and confirmability of the data collected. Both the top
down or deductive data analysis approach, and the bottom up or inductive approach
were adopted to analyse the data. Findings on the social workers’ decision-making
processes, decisions made, factors influencing decision-making and the nature of
decisions were explored and described in the assessment phase (including the intake,
prevention and early intervention, as well as the investigation stages), the placement
phase and the supervision phase of foster care services. These findings and the
participants’ suggestions on what a decision-making matrix should address, were
synthesised and the matrix to guide the decision-making of social workers rendering
foster care services was developed.<br>Social Work<br>D. Phil (Social Work)
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Lourens, Johanna Alida Elizabeth. "Die toepassing van gesinsterapie in gesinne met aangenome kinders." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17238.
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Text in Afrikaans<br>Gesinne met aangenome kinders bevind hulself in 'n eiesoortige gesinsituasie. Die
situasie stel verskeie eise aan die ouers asook aan die kinders in die gesin. Bo en behalwe
die universele gesinsuitdagings, moet bulle ook die uitdagings uniek aan die
aannemingsituasie bemeester. Gesinne met aangenome kinders bevind hulself soms in
moeilike situasies en benodig dan ondersteuning.
Daarom is daar in hierdie studie besluit om ondersoek in te stel na die effek van
gesinsterapie in gesinne met aangenome kinders. Die doel was om vas te stel in watter
mate gesinne met aangenome kinders gehelp kan word om probleme te oorkom met
gesinsterapie as terapeutiese intervensie. Die navorsing is gedoen aan die hand van 'n
kwalitatiewe ontwerp waar data hoofsaaklik ingesamel is deur vraelyste, observasie en
onderhoudvoering.
Daar is tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat gesinsterapie effektief gebruik kan word om
hulp te verleen aan die gesin met aangenome kinders. Daar word as 'n span aan die
probleme gewerk aangesien gesamentlike doelwitstelling-plaasvind en dit dien ook as 'n
belangrike saambindende faktor van die gesinslede. AI die gesinslede se probleme kon
gelyktydig aangespreek word in plaas van op 'n individuele basis.<br>Families with adopted children find themselves in a situation with unique demands made
on them as a family as well as on an individual level as a parent or a child. They have to
master the universal family challenges as well as the challenges of the family with
adopted children. These families often find themselves in complex situations, which are difficult to handle
and thus need the necessary support. The reason for this study was therefore to
investigate the effect of family therapy in families with adopted children. The aim was to
find out how effective a family with adopted children could be helped to solve the
problems experienced with family therapy as therapeutic intervention.
A qualitative analysis was conducted and data was gathered primarily through
questionnaires, observation and interviewing. The results of the research led to the
conclusion that family therapy was indeed an effective therapeutic intervention as far as
families with adopted children were concerned. It provided the family to work together as
a team and created unity. All the family members' problems could also be addressed at
once instead of individually.<br>Psychology of Education<br>M. Ed. (Voorligting)
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Bloomquist, Kori Rose. ""A piece of you is gone": foster parent experiences of pre-adoptive placement disruption." 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/7343.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)<br>Awaiting adoption is a social problem in America that affects thousands of children as well as families, agencies, communities, the mission of the child welfare system, and society at large. In 2014, over 101,000 children were awaiting adoption in the United States. On average, waiting children have been in out-of-home care for approximately three years. One phenomenon that plagues waiting children and their opportunity for adoption is the disruption of their pre-adoptive placements or the change in a waiting child's placement prior to a finalized adoption. Despite unique placement and permanency needs, waiting children and their foster parents are seldom recognized as unique cohorts. Thus, little is known about the experience of pre-adoptive placement disruption. The status of waiting children, foster care and adoption history and policy, and literature and theory relevant to pre-adoptive placement disruption are discussed. In-depth, semi-structured interviews and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis were used to investigate the research question: What is the experience of pre-adoptive placement disruption for pre-adoptive foster parents? Eleven foster parents participated in nine interviews. Participants were licensed through public or private child welfare agencies. The majority of participants were married, Caucasian, and had adopted from foster care. Important findings emerged from the experiences participants shared. Pre-adoptive placement disruption is characterized by "compound loss" including both the loss of the child and the loss of purpose. Participants experienced the disruption like a broken social contract and attributed the disruption to the child welfare system or the children's perpetrators. Disruption experiences resulted in lasting effects including changes to the profiles of the children participants would foster or adopt in the future, pre-adoptive status, and advocacy efforts. Resolve emerged as a critical factor for participants to approach foster and pre-adoptive care in new ways. Vulnerability, isolation, and ambivalence emerged as essential elements of living through disruption. Findings suggest the importance of assessing pre-adoptive parents' motivations and expectations, validating their experiences, acknowledging their losses, and practicing with transparency and competency. Implications exist for child welfare and social work practice and education. Additional research is needed regarding barriers and supports of adoption from foster care.
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Finlay, Shannon. "Exploring challenges specific to cross racial adoption in Gauteng." Diss., 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2176.
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An empirical study was undertaken to conduct applied, exploratory, descriptive research to establish challenges specific to cross racial adoption in Gauteng, South Africa.
The objectives of the overall aim were:
* to conduct empirical work and to collect data through the use of focus groups with parents who have cross racially adopted, in order to explore challenges specific to cross racial adoptions
* to conduct analysis in order to describe the findings of the empirical data
* to conduct a thorough literature review on available literature pertaining to cross racial adoption
* to draw conclusions and make recommendations on the completion of the afore mentioned objectives
The empirical study demonstrated that:
* Parents who cross racially adopt do experience challenges and there are challenges specific to cross racial adoption
* A number of the challenges experienced by parents who cross racially adopt are directly linked to a lack of support throughout the adoption process
* A need exists for a comprehensive model of support for parents who cross racially adopt
The empirical study was successful in identifying, exploring and describing challenges experienced by parents who cross racially adopt in Gauteng.<br>Social work<br>M.Diac.(Play Therapy)