Ethical Issues in Adoption

Freundlich, Madelyn; Phillips, Rena

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“…Adoption is frequently described as controversial in the field of child protection as it involves the conflicting rights of children, birth parents and adoptive parents (Vorster, 2015). Freundlich and Phillips (2000) confirm that the competing rights of the parties involving knowledge, autonomy, respect, privacy and equity are ethically relevant. Adoption-related ethical dilemmas evolve over time -adopted children grow into adults, and their knowledge of their DNA and historical identity becomes relevant (May & Fullerton, 2020).…”

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Ethical Guidelines for Adoption Social Workers in South Africa: The Delphi Process

Pieterse

Malan

2023

SWORK

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Adoption involves dealing with legal and ethical complexities, competing rights and addressing the long-term implications for those involved. The principle of the best interests of children and protecting their rights must guide the process. Currently, no ethical guidelines are in place to address South African adoption practices. This article focuses on the findings of a rapid review of relevant national and international ethics documents and adoption guidelines. The Delphi method was used to identify the challenges in adoption-related practices, as well as to develop and refine ethical guidelines for South African adoption social workers, to be included in the South African Council for Social Service Professions Policy Guidelines for Course of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and the Rules for Social Workers.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 63%

Ethical Guidelines for Adoption Social Workers in South Africa: The Delphi Process

Pieterse

Malan

2023

SWORK

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“…Identity formation is an ongoing process that begins in early childhood and continues throughout one's later life (Erikson, 1980). Often, an adoptive child has limited, and sometimes dubious, information about their biological family, which presents an extra challenge to identity formation (Brodzinsky et al, 1992;Freundlich, 2000;Grotevant, 1997;Wegar, 1997). This can potentially result in an "identity crisis" (Erikson, 1968, p. 17) or identity confusion (Colaner & Kranstuber, 2010), which may, in turn, lead to relational or psychological distress.…”

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Child Preparation for Adoption as an Ethical Requirement during Pre-Placement: The PPCA

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Child adoption is a highly demanding process for all those involved, including the child, parents, and professionals. Support is needed to maximize the chances of adequate preparation, focusing on not just the parents' preparedness but also the child's preparation for adoption. Preparing a child for adoption is an ethical obligation. Assuming that the child is at the center of the adoption process, this paper highlights the importance of acknowledging the child's specific needs and giving them adequate opportunity to develop into a fully engaged agent throughout the process. This article focuses on the Program for Preparing Children for Adoption (PPCA), a specific manual intervention designed to help professionals prepare children for adoption. The program is based on theoretical concepts of the psychology of adoption, the bioecological development perspective and a narrative psychology approach. First, the PPCA's theoretical background is presented, followed by each one of its core aspects and specific activities. The article concludes with a summary of this program's major contributions to child preparation as well as recommendations for future research and practice.

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“…Turning to the idea of an "ethical base" of practice as discussed by Triseliotis (2000), one cannot begin a discussion about adoption ethics and social work without consideration of Madeleine Freundlich's important and seminal contributions, including conceptions of supply and demand, beneficence, and self-determination (Freundlich, 1998(Freundlich, , 2000Freundlich & Phillips, 2000). In the Year 2000, Freundlich's book Adoption and Ethics: The Market Forces in Adoption was the most comprehensive social work summary of the issues at hand, making a multidimensional analysis of the supply and demand market model-posing critical questions about rights and responsibilities.…”

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In an Era of Reform

Rotabi

Bunkers

2011

Sage Open

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Intercountry adoption (ICA) is a relatively common practice. Since its contemporary conception during the Second World War, approximately one million children have been adopted internationally. Controversy surrounding ICA includes ideas about human rights and notions of child rescue in the context of major reform to prevent child sales and abduction under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. Social work, as a discipline, is a central player in ICA practices, and at least, one historian asserts that social work academic literature is scant on the topic of problematic practice and reforms. A review of the social work literature was conducted, and four thematic areas emerged in the 87 manuscripts reviewed: (a) social policy; (b) exploitation, social justice, ethics, and human rights; (c) clinical perspectives to include identity, child development, and family transition; and (d) child welfare practices. Results indicate a small but robust body of social work literature, and highlights are presented as well as analysis indicating methodical trends.

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Ethical Issues in Adoption

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Ethical Guidelines for Adoption Social Workers in South Africa: The Delphi Process

Ethical Guidelines for Adoption Social Workers in South Africa: The Delphi Process

Child Preparation for Adoption as an Ethical Requirement during Pre-Placement: The PPCA

In an Era of Reform

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