Assessing Lesbian and Gay Prospective Foster and Adoptive Families: A Focus on the Home Study Process

Autor/in	Mallon, Gerald P.
Titel	Assessing Lesbian and Gay Prospective Foster and Adoptive Families: A Focus on the Home Study Process
Quelle	In: Child Welfare, 86 (2007) 2, S.67-86 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4021
Schlagwörter	Public Agencies; Private Agencies; Placement; Homosexuality; Foster Care; Child Welfare; Adoption; Case Studies; Guidelines; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Einrichtung; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Homosexualität; Pflegehilfe; Kindeswohl; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Richtlinien
Abstract	Foster care and adoption by gay men and lesbians is not a new phenomenon. Children and youth have always been placed by states and public agencies in homes with gay and lesbian parents. Some gay men and lesbians have fostered or adopted children independently from private agencies or have made private adoption arrangements with individual birthmothers, while others have fostered or adopted through the public system. Drawing on research literature, practice wisdom from 31 years of child welfare experiences, and case examples, this article offers child welfare professionals guidelines for competent assessment with prospective foster or adoptive parents who identify as lesbian or gay. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10