Widening Inclusion for Gay Women Foster Carers — A Literature Review of the Sociological, Psychological and Economic Implications

Sharples, Heather

doi:10.1080/09503153.2016.1162287

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“…Despite the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (HM Government, 2002) making it legal for samesex couples to apply for adoption, it seems that prejudice remains. However, misconceptions such as same-sex parenting should be used only as a last resort because it damages a child's psychosocial development (Sharples, 2017), appear unfounded as there is no evidence that development is compromised (Amato, 2012), with the quality of parenting, rather than their parents' sex, having significantly more bearing on healthy psychological functioning (Paraschakis & Katsanos, 2015). It is suggested that diversity/equality awareness is a central feature of training programmes for foster carers and adopters and, that schools pay additional attention to supporting diverse families who are at risk of inequality/prejudice.…”

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The complex tapestry of relationships which surround adoptive families: a case study

Hamilton

Forgacs-Pritchard

2020

Education 3-13

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Section: I) Early Introductionschallenges and Tensionsmentioning

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The complex tapestry of relationships which surround adoptive families: a case study

Hamilton

Forgacs-Pritchard

2020

Education 3-13

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Child Welfare Reform: A Scoping Review

McTavish

McKee

Tanaka

et al. 2022

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While there have been ongoing calls to reform child welfare so that it better meets children’s and families’ needs, to date there have been no comprehensive summaries of child welfare reform strategies. For this systematic scoping review, we summarized authors’ recommendations for improving child welfare. We conducted a systematic search (2010 to 2021) and included published reviews that addressed authors’ recommendations for improving child welfare for children, youth, and families coming into contact with child welfare in high-income countries. A total of 4758 records was identified by the systematic search, 685 full-text articles were screened for eligibility, and 433 reviews were found to be eligible for this scoping review. Reviews were theoretically divided, with some review authors recommending reform efforts at the macro level (e.g., addressing poverty) and others recommending reform efforts at the practice level (e.g., implementing evidence-based parenting programs). Reform efforts across socioecological levels were summarized in this scoping review. An important next step is to formulate what policy solutions are likely to lead to the greatest improvement in safety and well-being for children and families involved in child welfare.

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Widening Inclusion for Gay Women Foster Carers — A Literature Review of the Sociological, Psychological and Economic Implications

Cited by 2 publications

References 24 publications

The complex tapestry of relationships which surround adoptive families: a case study

The complex tapestry of relationships which surround adoptive families: a case study

Child Welfare Reform: A Scoping Review

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