Influences of Risk History and Adoption Preparation on Post-Adoption Services Use in U.S. Adoptions

Autor/inn/en	Wind, Leslie H.; Brooks, Devon; Barth, Richard P.
Titel	Influences of Risk History and Adoption Preparation on Post-Adoption Services Use in U.S. Adoptions
Quelle	In: Family Relations, 56 (2007) 4, S.378-389 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0197-6664
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00467.x
Schlagwörter	Special Needs Students; Family Characteristics; Adoption; At Risk Persons; Social Support Groups; Family Programs; Correlation; Social Services; Children; Individual Characteristics; Longitudinal Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Risikogruppe; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Korrelation; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Child; Kind; Kinder; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	In spite of the need for pre- and post-adoption support, studies indicate low levels of services utilization among adoptive families, particularly those involving children with special needs. This study examines the relationship between utilization of adoptions services and adoptive child and family characteristics, pre-adoptive risk history, and provision of adoption preparation services. A longitudinal survey of 560 adoptive parents reveals significant but differential influences of pre-adoptive risk history and pre-adoptive preparation services on use of both general and clinical post-adoption services over time. Findings support the need for long-term post-adoption services for adoptive families, especially for families who adopt a child with special needs. Implications for practice, policy, and future research are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10