Identifying Obstacles to Adoption in New York State's Out-of-Home Care System

Identifying Obstacles to Adoption in New York State's Out-of-Home Care System

This study queried caseworkers for 77 New York children in out-of-home care still waiting for placement to determine obstacles to permanent adoption. Questionnaires sought demographics, placement efforts, and caseworker opinions. Findings indicated several obstacles, including the following: child&#...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child welfare 1999-09, Vol.78 (5), p.653-671
1. Verfasser: Avery, Rosemary J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adopted Children
Adoption
Adoption Assistance
Adoption of Older Children
Adoptive Parents
Case Studies
Child welfare
Child Welfare Services
Children
Constraints
Delays
Family Role
Foster Care
Foster Family
In care
New York
New York State
Orphans
Out of Home Care
Parent Rights
Permanency Planning (Foster Care)
Placement
Questionnaires
Social Agencies
Social conditions
Social services
Social Workers
Special Needs Children
Special Needs Students
State government
United States
USA
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Zusammenfassung:This study queried caseworkers for 77 New York children in out-of-home care still waiting for placement to determine obstacles to permanent adoption. Questionnaires sought demographics, placement efforts, and caseworker opinions. Findings indicated several obstacles, including the following: child's strong emotional ties to family (foster or birth) member; sibling-group membership; and medical or psychiatric condition. (LBT)
ISSN:0009-4021