Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Trainings: Transforming Training Knowledge to Adoption Practice

Abstract

Mixed methods were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the infant adoption awareness trainings. Quantitative data were collected through a pre-test/post-test design (n = 2797) that measured trainees' level of knowledge gained from the trainings. Qualitative data were collected through a follow-up survey (n = 304) and telephone interviews (n = 82) with trainees to assess whether the learning that occurred at the trainings has been applied to adoption-related practices. Findings suggest that trainees felt more comfortable discussing adoption as an option and were better prepared to use correct adoption terminology. Implications for practice, policy advocacy, and future research are discussed.

Parenting and Family Diversity Issues

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“…Child Characteristics is adapted from "The Developing Parent" by Marisa Diener, licensed CC BY NC SA. 6. Eisenberg, N., Hofer, C., Spinrad, T., Gershoff, E., Valiente, C., Losoya, S. L., Zhou, Q., Cumberland, A., Liew, J., Reiser lawn.…”

“…Household work and the development of concern for others. Developmental Psychology, 32 (6), 999-1007. These differences in parental goals can also be influenced by culture and immigration status.…”

“…Similarly, children who are punished by teachers may start to fear the teacher and try to avoid school. 6 Consequently, most schools in the United States have banned corporal punishment. Second, punishment may cause children to become more aggressive and prone to antisocial behavior and delinquency.…”

“…While Bowlby believed that attachment was an allor-nothing process, Mary Ainsworth's research showed otherwise. 6 Ainsworth wanted to know if children differ in the ways they bond, and if so, why. To find the answers to these questions, she used the Strange Situation procedure to study attachment between mothers and their infants in 1970.…”