Special-Needs Adoption - Groza, Victor; Rosenthal, James
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This volume reports the results of a large-scale survey of families who adopted children with special needs: older children, minority children, handicapped children, or sibling groups. In contrast to much of the current literature which focuses on adoption disruption, this study shifts the focus of inquiry to intact families. It assesses perceptions of social work services, parent-child relationships, family functioning, child behavior, school performance, and other aspects of adoptive family life. Rosenthal and Groze compare outcomes for different types of adoptions, including adoptions of…mehr

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This volume reports the results of a large-scale survey of families who adopted children with special needs: older children, minority children, handicapped children, or sibling groups. In contrast to much of the current literature which focuses on adoption disruption, this study shifts the focus of inquiry to intact families. It assesses perceptions of social work services, parent-child relationships, family functioning, child behavior, school performance, and other aspects of adoptive family life. Rosenthal and Groze compare outcomes for different types of adoptions, including adoptions of children of different ages, adoptions by minority families, transracial adoptions, single-parent adoptions, adoptions by less educated and less wealthy families, adoptions by foster parents, adoptions of children with handicaps, and sibling group adoptions. The authors offer solid advice, based on their sample of 800 respondents, regarding various aspects of practice in the field of adoption, including selection of families, preparation of families and children, and useful follow-up services. Special-Needs Adoption is an invaluable tool for agencies developing adoption programs, and practitioners seeking the latest information regarding adoptive family dynamics.
Autorenporträt
JAMES A. ROSENTHAL is Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. Dr. Rosenthal worked for eight years in public child welfare, both in direct practice and in research and evaluation. He has conducted research and published in several child welfare areas, including child abuse and neglect, home-based treatment, juvenile justice, and special-needs adoption. He is an adoptive father. VICTOR K. GROZE is Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work in Iowa City. Dr. Groze has over ten years of clinical and supervisory experience working with families in adoption, adolescent services, and substance abuse treatment. His research has focused on institutional abuse and neglect and special-needs adoption.