Supporting families throughout the international special needs adoption process

O'Dell, Keely E.; McCall, Robert B.; Groark, Christina J.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.11.008

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“…As becoming an adoptive parent seems to be more challenging than having a biological child, many adoptive parents report they do not feel prepared for such challenges, especially when it comes to the child's emotional and psychological problems (O'Dell, McCall, & Groark, 2015). In contrast to biological parents, adoptive parents do not experience a pregnancy and thereby lose the natural belonging adaptation period of becoming a parent as described by Stern (1995;Stern, Bruschweiler-Stern, & Freeland, 1998).…”

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“…In the reviews by Kerr and Cossar (2014) and O'Dell et al (2015), the authors' also point towards difficulties with synthesizing the studies due to significant heterogeneity in study designs, populations, outcome measures, and interventions. This is likely to reflect that the adoption field is still in its infancy and that conducting research on adoptive families may be challenging (e.g., a small, hard-to-reach population or parents that are unwilling to participate due to, for example, tedious pre-and post-adoption processes).…”

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“…Two recent reviews have examined adoption training and support services for parents, of which most included studies focused on outcomes in adoptive children and less on the adoptive parents' physical and RUNNING HEAD: REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS 5 psychological health (Kerr & Cossar, 2014;O'Dell et al, 2015). Kerr and Cossar (2014) performed a systematic review that aimed to identify the impact of attachment-based interventions for adoptive and foster parents, on children.…”

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“…However, the authors only considered outcomes of attachment interventions on children. O'Dell et al (2015) conducted a literature review that explored international special needs adoption (i.e., older children (> 3-4 years), sibling groups, and children with physical, mental and/or medical diagnoses) and existing support services. Although they identified many various support services, they found few that were backed up by empirical evidence.…”

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A Systematic Review of Courses, Training, and Interventions for Adoptive Parents

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Adoption requires thorough preparations prior to the arrival of the child and support post-adoption among parents, to promote a positive parent-child relationship and healthy family functioning. The purpose of our study was, therefore, to systematically review the literature on pre-and post-adoption interventions for caregivers, and determine the possibility for conducting a meta-analysis. We searched 12 electronic databases and identified 7 574 references that were considered for inclusion by two independent raters. Articles meeting the following criteria were retrieved in full-text; studies that examined the effects of (a) a pre-and/or post-adoption intervention, (b) against a comparator (including quasi-experimental studies), and (c) report on outcomes for parents. Finally, we included 10 studies that met our inclusion criteria and which were assessed in terms of reported intervention effects and study quality using Cochrane's Risk of Bias tool. All studies were associated with a high risk of bias in at least one out of seven domains and unclear reporting on several domains. Eight studies examined intervention effects related to interpersonal functioning; three of which found positive effects.In addition, three studies investigated effects on parenting and stress, respectively; however, only one study demonstrated effects on parenting and none on parental stress. Overall, the study designs, interventions, and results were characterized by substantial heterogeneity, making a meta-analysis unfeasible. In conclusion, the results from the included studies in our review does not point in any particular direction. The most consistent finding across studies was the lack of studies on pre-adoption interventions, and poor design and unclear reporting. Consequently, future studies should evaluate pre-adoption interventions, and need to use more rigorous design, transparent and comprehensible reporting, as well as more homogenous interventions and methods, to move the field forward in support of adoptive parents.

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“…La producción científica sobre las tradicionalmente denominadas «adopciones especiales» y, específicamente, sobre las consideradas «tardías» o de niños en edades mayores tiene una larga tradición en países anglosajones (Barth, 1991;Forbes y Dziegielewski, 2003;McRoy, 1999;O'Dell et al, 2015;Julian, 2013;Leung et al, 2005). Existe bastante unanimidad respecto del rol crítico que desempeña la edad del niño al momento de su colocación, siendo muy disímil la definición de cuándo se es un «niño mayor».…”

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Adopciones monoparentales de niños y niñas con «necesidades especiales»: entre el déficit y el empoderamiento

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Single-parent adoptions of children with "special needs": Between deficit and empowerment Policies and practices of domestic and intercountry adoption explicitly and tacitly establish a matching between older children-or with some type of special need-and single-parent applicants, both of which are usually given lower priority. Based on the results of two qualitative research studies conducted in Chile and Spain with single adoptive mothers, we analyze the heterogeneous motivations and preferences of adopters with respect to the profiles of children declared adoptable, the meanings attributed to technical criteria and professional interventions, especially in the suitability and matching processes. The traditional perspective that considers single-parenthood as a risk factor and this profile of children as the most vulnerable reproduces practices of stigmatization and discrimination. We discuss the need to develop approaches, criteria and interventions focused on the capacities and resources of individuals who have been generally stigmatized in adoptive processes, as well as the political and institutional need and obligation to provide support and support resources in the pre-and post-adoptive phase.

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Institutional Care Environments for Infants and Young Children in Latin America and the Caribbean

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2017

Child Maltreatment in Residential Care

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Supporting families throughout the international special needs adoption process

Cited by 16 publications

References 96 publications

A Systematic Review of Courses, Training, and Interventions for Adoptive Parents

A Systematic Review of Courses, Training, and Interventions for Adoptive Parents

Adopciones monoparentales de niños y niñas con «necesidades especiales»: entre el déficit y el empoderamiento

Institutional Care Environments for Infants and Young Children in Latin America and the Caribbean

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