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- Title
The Role of Birth/Previously Adopted Children in Families Choosing to Adopt Children with Special Needs.
- Authors
Mullin, Ellen Steele; Johnson, LeAnne
- Abstract
Engaging birth/previously adopted children during the adoption process is crucial to laying the groundwork for successful placements. When families choose to adopt children with special needs, however, the role their other children will play in the adoption's success is often overlooked. This article presents a practical model that recognizes the dynamics of strength and vulnerability in adoptive families, then applies this model in preparing and supporting the family through the changes that are inevitable in special needs adoption. The model can also be used to assist adoptive parents in identifying and developing the skills they need to manage these shifts within the family.
- Subjects
ADOPTIVE parents; FAMILIES; SPECIAL needs adoption; ADOPTED children; FAMILY demography; FAMILY assessment; FOSTER parents; PARENT-child relationships; NONTRADITIONAL families
- Publication
Child Welfare, 1999, Vol 78, Issue 5, p579
- ISSN
0009-4021
- Publication type
Article