Commentary: Understanding Research, Policy, and Practice Issues in Adoption Instability

Brodzinsky, David M.; Smith, Susan L.

doi:10.1177/1049731518782647

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“…The plight of children in impermanent foster care and other forms of alternative arrangements has been known for some time and lead to the rise of the permanency planning movement (Fein & Maluccio, 1992). In child welfare practice, the word 'permanence' is variously used to describe children's legal care status, placement stability, and relationships with their caregivers (Brodzinsky & Smith, 2019).…”

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Adoption in the service of child protection: An international interdisciplinary perspective.

Palacios

Adroher

Brodzinsky

et al. 2019

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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Existing over many centuries, adoption has been challenged in recent years by evidence about practices that do not respond to the principles, ethics and laws under which it should be enacted. Written from a multidisciplinary and international perspective, this article outlines the place of adoption in the child protection system, as well as its core elements of permanence and stability. Recent demographic changes in adoption throughout the world are first examined. The negative consequences of children's exposure to early adversities and the post-adoption developmental trajectory of adopted people are also summarized. The focus of the argument is that adoption provides a legitimate model for the alternative care of children if undertaken within a rights and ethics framework that emphasizes children's best interests, as set out in international conventions and national laws. Implications for adoption policy and practice are presented.

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Section: The Importance Of Permanence and Stabilitymentioning

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Adoption in the service of child protection: An international interdisciplinary perspective.

Palacios

Adroher

Brodzinsky

et al. 2019

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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“…This study focuses on children adopted from care, a form of adoption used in the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions including the U.S., Spain, Portugal, France, New South Wales, and Canada (Fenton-Glynn, 2016;Palacios, Adrohar, et al, 2019;Thoburn, 2010). The goal of such adoption is to provide legal, residential, and psychological permanence for children who cannot remain within their birth family (Brodzinsky & Smith, 2019). In an extensive overview, Palacios, Adrohar, et al (2019) argue that when ethical and legal standards are properly adhered to, adoption "may be one of the best alternatives for children who need a family life" (p. 32).…”

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Exploring links between early adversities and later outcomes for children adopted from care: Implications for planning post adoption support

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Morciano

Young

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Developmental Child Welfare

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This study explored how child maltreatment, alongside a range of other variables, predicted adverse outcomes for children adopted from the foster care system in England. The participants were 319 adoptive parents who completed an in-depth online survey about their most recently adopted child. The mean age of children at placement for adoption was 28 months (range 0–11 years) and their ages at the time of the survey ranged from 0 years to 17 years (mean = 7 years). Detailed information was collected about children’s backgrounds, including their experiences in the birth family and the care system before adoption. Adoptive parents also reported on how well children were getting on in a range of areas of functioning and how well they felt the adoption was going overall. Child maltreatment and child adverse outcomes were modeled as two factors in a latent factor structural equation model. The relationship between these two factors was explored alongside a range of covariates. Associated with worse outcomes for children were potentially heritable factors (parental learning disability), the pre-birth environment (exposure to drugs or alcohol in utero) and the period between birth and moving to the adoptive family (higher levels of maltreatment, spending more than a year in care, having two or more foster placements). The child’s distress on moving from the foster home to the adoptive family was also highly significant in linking to poorer outcomes, suggesting the detrimental effect of poorly managed transitions. Implications for child welfare practices before and after adoption are discussed.

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“…Os achados da Análise Temática (Braun et al, 2019) foram organizados de acordo com os temas estabelecidos a priori -com base nas obras de Lebovici (1987) A partir dessas fantasias, os pais adequam o comportamento do filho com reforços e inibições que são mediados por suas fantasias e expectativas (Brazelton & Cramer, 1992). (Huber & Siqueira, 2010;Moyer & Goldberg, 2015) que indicam que alguns dos futuros pais por adoção parecem acreditar em um possível "molde" dos comportamentos da criança, após o encontro com a família adotiva, no qual ela se ajusta, Contextos Clínicos, v. 13, n. 2, mai./ago.…”

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“…O imaginário que os pais têm em relação ao filho esperado foi abordado por diversos autores e possui importante papel no relacionamento futuro que os pais estabelecerão com a criança (Brazelton & Cramer, 1992;Lebovici, 1987). Segundo Lebovici (1995), existem três bebês na mente materna: (a) o bebê edípico que é produto da história edípica materna; (b) o bebê imaginário que resulta do desejo de maternidade e, sobre o qual, a mãe desenvolverá devaneios em nível pré-consciente e; (c) o bebê real que a mãe segurará em seus braços no dia do nascimento.…”

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A Criança Imaginária no Contexto de Espera pela Adoção

Schwochow

Almeida

Frizzo

2020

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O período anterior à chegada da criança na família adotiva é permeado por expectativas, incluindo o imaginário sobre a criança. O presente estudo investigou as representações maternas sobre a criança imaginária no contexto de espera pela adoção. Trata-se de um estudo de casos múltiplos em que participaram quatro mulheres que esperavam na fila de adoção. Os dados foram analisados através da Análise Temática e organizados a partir de três temas definidos previamente: (a) imaginário sobre características físicas; (b) imaginário sobre as características emocionais; e (c) imaginário sobre a relação mãe-criança. Observou-se que no primeiro tema surgiram questões raciais, enquanto no segundo tópico as participantes falaram sobre a representação de uma criança sofrida e/ou idealizada, sendo essa última baseada na apresentação de um comportamento calmo. Na relação com a criança, as participantes abordaram a necessidade de adaptação frente ao tornar-se mãe por adoção, apesar disso, suas perspectivas apontavam para interações positivas. Reconhecer a espera pela adoção como parte da transição para parentalidade faz-se primordial para saúde emocional dessas famílias. Este estudo contribui empiricamente para uma maior compreensão sobre as representações maternas da criança imaginária no contexto da filiação adotiva.

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Commentary: Understanding Research, Policy, and Practice Issues in Adoption Instability

Cited by 34 publications

References 36 publications

Adoption in the service of child protection: An international interdisciplinary perspective.

Adoption in the service of child protection: An international interdisciplinary perspective.

Exploring links between early adversities and later outcomes for children adopted from care: Implications for planning post adoption support

A Criança Imaginária no Contexto de Espera pela Adoção

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