The Effects of Postadoption Service Need and Use on Child and Adoptive Parent Outcomes

Hartinger-Saunders, Robin M.; Trouteaud, Alex; Johnson, Jodien Matos

doi:10.1080/01488376.2014.953286

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“…This model predicts that parents who have expectations reflecting the range of possible postadoption lived experience across the transition to parenthood will be more likely to seek out services if they are needed; these are the parents who had me s at the ready for their I s to draw on. Research indicates a variety of pre‐ and postadoption service utilization (Brodzinsky, ; Lee, Kobulsky, Brodzinsky, & Barth, ) and further indicates that such support is both desired and helpful (Barth, ; Hartinger‐Saunders, Trouteaud, & Matos Johnson, ). Parents who have expectations reflecting uniformly positive postadoption lived experiences across the transition to parenthood will likely be less equipped to identify and seek supports; these are the parents who did not have preexisting me s to inform their postadoption parenting behaviors.…”

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Using Symbolic Interactionism to Model Transitions to Adoptive Parenthood

Hepp

Hrapczynski

Fortner‐Wood

2019

J of Family Theo & Revie

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This article focuses on symbolic interactionism and its utility when applied to adoptive families. We argue that Mead's (1934, 1956) theoretical concepts of self, generalized other, and shared meaning are underutilized tools for exploring prospective parents' decision of whether to adopt, the transition to adoptive parenthood, and subsequent family adjustment over time. We also advocate for the extension of salience to generalized other, in order to better understand and reflect prospective parents' perspectives of and experiences with adoption. We chose symbolic interactionism as a single theoretical framework to unify the extant adoption literature; in doing so, a conceptual model was developed to better illustrate the theoretical principles as they inform decision making and action taking across the transition to adoptive family life. The model posits six specific propositions that warrant further empirical exploration to test and refine its predictive utility.

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Section: The Conceptual Modelmentioning

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Using Symbolic Interactionism to Model Transitions to Adoptive Parenthood

Hepp

Hrapczynski

Fortner‐Wood

2019

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…If Baden et al (2012) are correct that it is rare for TRA children to form a deep connection to the birth culture, perhaps parents who provide at a deeper level may enable their children to experience reculturation more smoothly. It is well-documented that adoptive parents want more pre-and postadoption services (e.g., Brooks, Allen, & Barth, 2002;Hartinger-Saunders, Trouteaud, & Matos Johnson, 2015). It is well-documented that adoptive parents want more pre-and postadoption services (e.g., Brooks, Allen, & Barth, 2002;Hartinger-Saunders, Trouteaud, & Matos Johnson, 2015).…”

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“…One way to narrow the gap is to improve services and supports for TRA families. It is well-documented that adoptive parents want more pre-and postadoption services (e.g., Brooks, Allen, & Barth, 2002;Hartinger-Saunders, Trouteaud, & Matos Johnson, 2015). Most prospective TRA parents receive information regarding the importance of maintaining a connection to adoptees' birth culture.…”

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Depth in Cultural Socialization in Families with Children Adopted from China

Zhang

Pinderhughes

2018

Family Process

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Parents raising children adopted from a different racial/ethnic group usually engage in cultural socialization-providing activities in adoptees' birth culture-hoping to instill pride and help adoptees develop a positive identity. Adoptive parents engage in a wide variety of socialization activities, yet adult adoptees have reported not having deep enough exposure from their parents. The present study explored the depth of cultural socialization in transracial adoptive families. Informed by Pinderhughes' Ethnic-Racial Socialization model, this study developed a continuum examining the depth in cultural socialization with three indicators: (1) the depth of cultural activities, (2) parents' motivation for cultural socialization, and (3) parental cultural attitudes. Qualitative analyses of 41 White parents raising children adopted from China found that parents' motivation and acknowledgement of cultural differences reflected deep appreciation of adoptees' birth culture, however, activities they provided were not as deep. Activities that facilitated close relationships with people who shared adoptees' background in a natural context appeared to provide the deepest cultural connection. Despite limitations, the study demonstrated that the depth continuum was able to capture variations and nuances in cultural socialization. Suggestions for future research and recommendation for practice were also included.

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“…Further evidence suggests that adoptive Parents experienced negative emotional states (i.e. exhaustion, stress, confusion and isolation) are also positively associated with adoption dissolution (Hartinger-Saunders et al 2015). Therefore, post-adoption supports should aim to reduce negative emotional states among adoptive parents.…”

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Improving Access to Trauma-Informed Adoption Services: Applying a Developmental Trauma Framework

Hartinger-Saunders

Jones

Rittner

2016

Journ Child Adol Trauma

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Foster and adopted children often experience multiple traumatic and adverse experiences. A growing body of literature indicates the negative impact of trauma on developmental milestones and brain development, which supports the need to address complex trauma among this vulnerable population of foster and adopted youth. This paper presents an overview of the unique needs of children adopted from the foster care system from the perspective of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), complex trauma, and developmental trauma disorder (DTD). There is an increasing number of evidence-based trauma-focused services and interventions for children and youth. However, many adoptive parents have limited trauma-informed training and limited access to trauma-informed and adoption-competent professionals, particularly long-term supports across developmental stages, making them ill-prepared to meet the needs of children in their care. This paper contributes to the understanding of how access to these trauma-focused services can be increased through new technologies, to better prepare and empower adoptive parents to deal effectively with difficult adoption issues when they arise and to improve outcomes for children and youth adopted from the public child welfare system. Several innovative approaches toward this end include harnessing technology to: (1) improve access to suitable adoption resources, (2) improve mechanisms to track critical events, behaviors, emotions, functional abilities, strengths, etc., in order to determine timely, on-demand contextual services, and (3) extend professional, supportive environments beyond the adoptive family context by proposing the use of technology to build interdisciplinary, virtual community partners.

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The Effects of Postadoption Service Need and Use on Child and Adoptive Parent Outcomes

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

Using Symbolic Interactionism to Model Transitions to Adoptive Parenthood

Using Symbolic Interactionism to Model Transitions to Adoptive Parenthood

Depth in Cultural Socialization in Families with Children Adopted from China

Improving Access to Trauma-Informed Adoption Services: Applying a Developmental Trauma Framework

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