Post-permanency discontinuity: A longitudinal examination of outcomes for foster youth after adoption or guardianship

Rolock, Nancy; White, Kevin R.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.10.025

Cited by 53 publications

(36 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In addition, post-permanency services are not mandated and their availability varies from state to state (see, for instance, Fuller, Bruhn, Cohen, Lis, Rolock, & Sheridan, 2006;Houston & Kramer, 2008;Vandivere, Malm, & Radel, 2009). Similarly, the tracking of long-term outcomes, after a state has finalized an adoption or guardianship, is not typically conducted, and the calculations are not straightforward (see, for instance, Rolock, 2015;Rolock, & White, 2016). To address this concern, the project utilized data from a broad range of sources, including discussions with stakeholders, key informants, and anecdotal data collected during this phase.…”

Section: Identify and Understand The Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Child age at the time of permanence. Prior research has found that children adopted as very young children experience a lower risk of instability after permanence (Palacios, Rolock, Selwyn, & Barbosa-Ducharne, 2018;Rolock, & White, 2016;Rolock, White, Ocasio, Zhang, MacKenzie, & Fong, 2018). Age was entered as a continuous variable.…”

Section: Covariates Of Interestmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Implementation Science and Prevention in Action: Application in a Post-Permanency World

Rolock

Ocasio

Webb³

et al. 2018

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article describes how implementation science and intervention research guided the process of selecting and implementing an evidence-informed intervention (Tuning in to Teens; TINT). TINT was provided as a selective prevention effort offered to families with youth aged 10 to 13 years old, with characteristics that suggest an elevated risk for post-permanency discontinuity. Usability testing findings: Contact was made with 54% of families, and 12% participated in the intervention. Multivariate results found no statistically significant differences between families who responded to outreach efforts and those who did not; families who participated in TINT and those who did not. Implications: Large public child welfare systems wanting to implement evidence-informed interventions can follow the steps detailed in this paper for selecting, adapting and implementing an intervention. Further, providers that seek to offer post adoption and guardianship services, a growing service need, may gain some insights into activities that promote service usage with this population.

show abstract

Section: Identify and Understand The Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Covariates Of Interestmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementation Science and Prevention in Action: Application in a Post-Permanency World

Rolock

Ocasio

Webb³

et al. 2018

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Although research into adoption breakdown has identified age 13–14 years old as the mean age at which premature departures from the adoptive family home take place (Maza, ; Palacios et al, ; Rolock & White, ; Selwyn et al, ), little work has been carried out to identify the factors related to this disruption. The aim of this article was therefore to identify the characteristics and factors that differentiate cases of adoption breakdown occurring during adolescence from those taking place before this period.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research has consistently found that it is during the early years of adolescence that most adoption breakdowns take place. Maza (); Palacios, Jiménez‐Morago, and Paniagua (); Rolock and White (); and Selwyn, Meakings, and Wijedasa () coincide in identifying age 13–14 years old as the mean age at which most premature departures from the family home take place, usually after several years of problems and difficulties (on average, between five and six, according to Selwyn et al, , and Palacios et al, ). Nevertheless, more often than not, this information is provided at a purely descriptive level, and no in‐depth analysis is offered.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adoption breakdown and adolescence

Paniagua

Palacios

Morago

2019

Child & Family Social Work

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Adoption breakdown has attracted an increasing amount of attention over recent years, and studies coincide in stating that the mean age at which this phenomenon occurs is early adolescence. Nevertheless, the specific factors which influence adoption breakdown, have never been empirically explored. The aim of this article is therefore to analyse these factors by comparing cases of adoption breakdown which occurred prior to the onset of adolescence with those occurring after the beginning of this developmental stage. The study explores 69 cases of adoption breakdown occurring over the course of a decade in one Spanish region, taking into consideration variables related to the adopted children, the adoptive parents, the parent-child relationship, and the professional support services provided to these families. The results reveal a clear difference in the profile of breakdowns occurring before and after the onset of adolescence and identify a series of factors which seem to have a stronger influence in each group, such as violence, timing of problems, and unrealistic expectations regarding the child. These findings have important implications for professional adoption services, such us the importance of early identification of difficulties and the provision of support during adolescence. KEYWORDSadolescence, adoption breakdown, adoption disruption, professional intervention product of a single cause, adoption breakdowns are typically the result of an accumulation of risk factors linked to the adopted child, the adoptive parents, the child-parent relationship, and the help and support provided by professional adoption services. As shown in the review by Palacios et al. (2018), the highest level of agreement can be found in relation to child-related risk factors, with older age at placement and behavioural problems being the two aspects identified most frequently in the research.However, whereas age at placement is highlighted in almost all studies, age at breakdown has received considerably less attention.Research has consistently found that it is during the early years of adolescence that most adoption breakdowns take place. Maza (2014); Palacios, Jiménez-Morago, and Paniagua (2015); Rolock and White (2016); and Selwyn, Meakings, and Wijedasa (2014) coincide in identifying age 13-14 years old as the mean age at which most premature departures from the family home take place, usually after several years of problems and difficulties (on average, between five and six, according to Selwyn et al., 2014, andPalacios et al., 2015). Nevertheless, more often than not, this information is provided at a purely descriptive level, and no in-depth analysis is offered.Just as for their nonadopted counterparts, the transition to adolescence and the teen years are a difficult developmental period for adopted children, characterized by changes that may trigger maladaptive and problematic behaviour. Both research on domestic adoptions (Miller, Fan, Christensen, Grotevant, & Van Dulmen, 2000) and studies and meta-analyses on internatio...

show abstract

“…Concerns were also raised that these reforms would lead to higher adoption disruption rates. Although similar reforms in the US promoting the use of adoption and speeding up the process did not produce higher disruption rates (Smith et al, 2006;Rolock and White, 2016), there were no national figures on post-order adoption disruptions available for England and Wales. In this article, we report on findings from studies that set out to provide the evidence on post-order adoption rates for England and Wales and to explore the risk factors that contributed to adoption disruption.…”

Section: Adoption Disruption In England and Walesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Examining rates and risk factors for post-order adoption disruption in England and Wales through survival analyses

Wijedasa

Selwyn

2017

Children and Youth Services Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: This paper report findings from two research studies that set out to calculate the rate and predictors of post-order adoption disruption in England and Wales. Methods: All available national level administrative data on adopted children in England and Wales were analysed, supplemented by national surveys adoption managers. Complete national datasets were available for 12 years in England and for 11 years in Wales. Results: Of the 36,749 and 2,317 adoptions considered, 565 in England and 35 in Wales had disrupted over the follow up period. Kaplan Meier analyses indicate that cumulative post-order adoption disruption rates were 3.2% and 2.6% respectively for England and Wales. Cox regression models indicate that being older than four years adoptive placement, adoptive parents taking longer than a year to legalise the adoption, being a teenager and previous multiple placements in care were risk factors for post-order adoption disruption. Conclusion: The post order adoption disruption rate is low. Implications for policy and practice are discussed. ➢ Table 1. UK studies of adoption disruption rates (1990-2015)* * Adapted from authors' own publication (Selwyn et al., 2014) ᶧ No differentiation made between pre/post order adoption disruptions Author Country Sample Characteristics Follow up period Pre/post Order disruption rate Post-Order disruption rate

show abstract

Post-permanency discontinuity: A longitudinal examination of outcomes for foster youth after adoption or guardianship

Cited by 53 publications

References 20 publications

Implementation Science and Prevention in Action: Application in a Post-Permanency World

Implementation Science and Prevention in Action: Application in a Post-Permanency World

Adoption breakdown and adolescence

Examining rates and risk factors for post-order adoption disruption in England and Wales through survival analyses

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About