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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Birth family"”.
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Open adoption in Victoria, Australia: adoptive parents' reports of children's experience of birth family contact in relation to child wellbeing
… adopted children may have contact with their birth family, is a relatively new phenomenon in the adoption field. It was introduced in Victoria, Australia, in 1984, and no Australian research as to its nature and effectiveness has been published to date. The experience of 60 children, aged 8-16 …
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Adoption reunions: an exploratory study of the ‘lived experience’ of Irish adult intercountry adoptees who have reunions with their birth families in the digital age
… intercountry adoptees have reunions with their birth families online and in-person, and how experiences of contact and reunion with their birth family contribute to their identity construction. The rationale for studying reunion in intercountry adoption to Ireland is that it is a relatively …
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Composing a Literary Adoption Memoir and Self Through Creative Nonfiction Memoir Writing
… of adopting our daughter, of searching for my birth family. I offer pieces of creative nonfiction that represent my desire for a final project: a literary adoption memoir—a memoir of real life that borrows from the literary world, and a memoir that speaks to the complications in adoption—to …
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SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVES OF THE PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
… behaviors, and 73% agreed that contact with birth parents serves as protective factors that prevent youth from being involved from the juvenile justice system. The results identify factors such as early parent child bonding, school activities, contact with birth family, parents or caregivers …
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"Being" and "doing" - adoptive parents' experience of parenthood in the context of open adoption : an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… the welfare of Looked After Children when their birth family cannot care for them effectively. Adoptive parents are crucial to achieving this aim and this study explores their subjective lived experience with a view to informing adoption policy and practice.<br/><br/>Open communication with the …
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Adoptees and adoptive families: an exploration of the formation of the legal family, the stigma of adoption, and the decision to search
… ways does the legal system treat the adoptive family differently than the consanguine family? 3.Is there a stigma associated with adoption? 4.What factors are associated with adoptees' decision to search, or not to search, for their biological parents? Adoption practices have been heavily …
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A qualitative analysis of how therapists experience the therapeutic relationship with adults who were adopted as infants
… adjustment and the search for / reunion with the birth family rather than on therapy research. In particular, there seems to be a lack of empirical and theoretical understanding of the complexities of the therapeutic relationship when working with adults who were adopted. Early experiences can …
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"I'm still here": adolescent social orphans in Colombian state care: the process of identity formation in the absence of permanency
… of biological as well as psychological family; (2) make explicit the role of adult identity agents who participate in the process of the youth's identity formation; and (3) identify how these youth transitioning to adulthood perceive their futures. The data are derived from two in-depth …
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Foster children's contacts with own family
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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Non English speaking background migrant Muslim women and migrant English language provision
… Muslim women accessing classes-age, country of birth, family, socio-economic status, perceived need to learn English, level of education and aspirations and other relevant variables that were brought to light through the research process. Data was collected using both quantitative and …
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Stigma in Women Living with HIV in Jakarta, Indonesia
… that address the relationships with their family, health care providers, and community members are urgently needed. Manuscript two examines how stigma theories are applicable to the realities of HIV-positive housewives in Indonesia and to expand upon the current theories. Results show that …
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Security and permanence in longterm foster care: family relationships and professional systems
… Then, the literature concerned with the family processes and outcomes of long-term foster care is considered. Placement stability and developmental outcomes are included, and also the risk and protective factors that contribute to these processes and outcomes. Literature concerning foster …
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The experiences of foster parents who have been through therapeutic training
… their own safety and protection when care in the birth family had failed. The project also aimed to contribute to the development of foster parent training, specifically by discussing what is relevant and useful to those who are classed as therapeutic or specialist foster parents. I was interested …