Family and Professional Considerations for Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Needs

Perry, Cassandra; Henry, Martha

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“…Studies have particularly focused on the importance of good medical information to inform permanence planning (Mather, 1999) and to assist potential adopters in their decision-making (Perry & Henry, 2009). This information can be difficult to obtain where it relies on the co-operation of birth parents (Mather, 1999).…”

Section: Meeting the Needs Of Disabled Children Effectivelymentioning

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Permanence for disabled children and young people through foster care and adoption: A selective review of international literature

Welch

Jones

Stalker

et al. 2015

Children and Youth Services Review

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This version is available at https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/52269/ Strathprints is designed to allow users to access the research output of the University of Strathclyde. Unless otherwise explicitly stated on the manuscript, Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Please check the manuscript for details of any other licences that may have been applied. You may not engage in further distribution of the material for any profitmaking activities or any commercial gain. You may freely distribute both the url (https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/) and the content of this paper for research or private study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge.Any correspondence concerning this service should be sent to the Strathprints administrator: strathprints@strath.ac.ukThe Strathprints institutional repository (https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk) is a digital archive of University of Strathclyde research outputs. It has been developed to disseminate open access research outputs, expose data about those outputs, and enable the management and persistent access to Strathclyde's intellectual output. 1Permanence for Disabled Children and Young People through Foster Care and Adoption A selective review of international literature AbstractChildren who have been removed from their parents need stability and permanence; this is as true for disabled children as it is for others. Yet many children are subject to extended periods of uncertainty and instability. Growing attention has been paid to the need to achieve permanence As disabled children are over-represented in looked after (in care) populations it is especially important that their needs are considered when formulating policy and practice in this area.This review of literature covers international material related to stability and permanence for disabled children, in particular permanence achieved through fostering and adoption. A scoping method was used to identify and analyse a broad range of material. Ninety texts were included in the review, including material from the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, China and the Netherlands.Empirical research included quantitative, mixed methods and qualitative studies. Other sources included literature reviews and a small number of research-based 'think pieces' and briefings.Disabled children often have permanence outcomes and experiences which differ from those of other children; most often they are disadvantaged by systematic features of services and by the latent disablism of decision-makers, professionals, carers and potential carers. The findings alsoshow that disabled children are not a homogenous group and that characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity and impairment type show complex relationships with permanence through adoption and foster care.Important gaps in current knowledge are identified, including disabled children's views and experiences in relation to achieving permanence. Several areas of poli...

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Section: Meeting the Needs Of Disabled Children Effectivelymentioning

confidence: 99%

Permanence for disabled children and young people through foster care and adoption: A selective review of international literature

Welch

Jones

Stalker

et al. 2015

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…Articles analyzed: Reilly & Platz, 2004;Zosky, Howard, Smith, Howard, & Shelvin, 2005;Egbert & Lamont, 2004;Perry & Henry, 2009 A common theme across the literature was the significance in which an adoptive families' access to pre-and post-adoption supports and services played in determining adoption outcomes. Placements are more likely to succeed when parents receive pre-adoption education and training in caring for children and youth with special needs.…”

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“…Articles analyzed: Egbert & Lamont, 2004;Westhues & Cohen, 1990;Perry & Henry, 2009;Zosky, Howard, Smith, Howard, & Shelvin, 2005;Barth, Berry, Yoshikami, Goodfield, & Carson, 1988;Erich & Leung, 2002 The literature indicates that several factors may influence special needs adoption outcomes. One factor is the age at which the child or youth is taken into care, and the age at which he or she is placed for adoption.…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Childmentioning

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“…Erich & Leung (2002) Probably effective McGlone, Santos, Kazama, Fong, & Mueller (2002) Probably effective Rosenthal & Groze (1994) Probably effective Westhues & Cohen (1990) Probably effective Barth, Berry, Yoshikami, Goodfield, & Carson (1988) Probably effective Denby, Alford, and Ayala (2011) use qualitative inquiry to learn from prospective parents of nine different families their experiences of the adoption process including their motivations, expectations, prepa-ration, and experiences. Perry and Henry (2009) identify elements that make the placements of children with special needs successful, including adoptive parent expectations, experience with disabilities, preparedness and education needs, resources, and support systems. Zosky, Howard, Smith, Howard, and Shelvin (2005) study the aid of adoption preservation services in the prevention of negative adoption outcomes.…”

Section: Summary Of Elements That Influence Adoption Outcomesmentioning

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“…Articles analyzed: Denby, Alford, & Ayala, 2011;McGlone, Santos, Kazama, Fong, & Mueller, 2002;Rosenthal & Groze, 1994;Egbert & Lamont, 2004;Perry & Henry, 2009 Adoption outcomes are further influenced by various characteristics of adoptive families. Parental preparation and readiness for adoption are defined by the caregivers' expectation for the adoption and their understanding of the reality of caring for a child with special needs.…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Adoptive Familymentioning

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