Promoting Stability and Well -Being Among Families Who Adopt Children Out of Foster Care: Examining the Role of Formal and Informal Support
Houston, Doris Marie
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Description
Title
Promoting Stability and Well -Being Among Families Who Adopt Children Out of Foster Care: Examining the Role of Formal and Informal Support
Author(s)
Houston, Doris Marie
Issue Date
2003
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Kramer, Laurie
Department of Study
Human Resources and Family Studies
Discipline
Human Resources and Family Studies
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
Language
eng
Abstract
These findings suggest a shift may be needed in the way supports for adoptive families are conceptualized and provided. Whereas traditional models of adoption support tend to be short-term, crisis-oriented and agency-focused, this study highlights the need for an ecologically-based model of adoption support that takes into account the evolving needs of adoptive families who are more likely to avoid family crises if they have access to supports from a host of informal and formal resources that include indigenous social networks, adoption agencies, and community-based helpers.
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