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Adoption in South Africa: trends and patterns in social work practice.
- Source :
- Child & Family Social Work; Aug2012, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p347-358, 12p, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT This paper reports findings from a research study on adoption in South Africa conducted in 2009. The research included secondary data analysis of the South African National Adoption Register to establish trends and patterns of adoption in South Africa between 2004 and 2009, and primary data collection through qualitative interviews with key informants in public and private social welfare services to explore attitudes, knowledge and experiences of social work practice related to adoption. The quantitative findings report the number of national and international adoptions along with trends and socio-demographic patterns of national adoptions. Qualitative findings report on social work practice, systemic barriers and social worker attitudes as barriers to improved social work practice around national adoptions. The paper highlights comparisons to adoption literature in the USA, a country with a similar legislative framework and cultural complexities, but significantly more resources for implementation. Recommendations are offered for social work practice, national data collection and policy implementation efforts to support efforts to increase adoption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LEGAL status of children
JUDICIAL statistics
CHILD welfare
COURTS
ADOPTION
ADOPTIVE parents
DATABASE evaluation
INTERRACIAL adoption
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
PROFESSIONS
QUALITY assurance
RESEARCH evaluation
RESOURCE allocation
SOCIAL services
QUALITATIVE research
PROFESSIONAL practice
EXTENDED families
SECONDARY analysis
SOCIAL worker attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 77684555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00789.x