Kathleen J Ledesma
Biographic Data
| ID | 6644693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen J Ledesma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen J |
| FAMILY NAME | Ledesma |
| SIGNATURE | LEDESMA K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | AdoptUSKids, Linthicum, Maryland, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Agency-Related Barriers Experienced by Families Seeking to Adopt From Foster Care
Although about 100,000 children in foster care await adoption, families approved to adopt encounter obstacles in the adoption process. This nationwide longitudinal study identified agency-related barriers faced by prospective adoptive parents. A pur-posively recruited sample of 300 families seeking to adopt from foster care completed an in-depth, semi-structured telephone interview and quarterly follow-up surveys until they either finalized a fos…
Youth Perspectives on Being Adopted from Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents
This article presents findings from a qualitative study on the perspectives of youth who were adopted from the United States foster care system by lesbian and gay parents and includes focus group data from adopted persons and survey data from adoptive parents. This study fills a unique gap in the literature by hearing directly from the youth through focus groups. Findings indicated that children use a variety of strategies for sharing or not shar…
Agency-Related Barriers Experienced by Families Seeking to Adopt From Foster Care
Although about 100,000 children in foster care await adoption, families approved to adopt encounter obstacles in the adoption process. This nationwide longitudinal study identified agency-related barriers faced by prospective adoptive parents. A pur-posively recruited sample of 300 families seeking to adopt from foster care completed an in-depth, semi-structured telephone interview and quarterly follow-up surveys until they either finalized a fos…
Youth Perspectives on Being Adopted from Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents
This article presents findings from a qualitative study on the perspectives of youth who were adopted from the United States foster care system by lesbian and gay parents and includes focus group data from adopted persons and survey data from adoptive parents. This study fills a unique gap in the literature by hearing directly from the youth through focus groups. Findings indicated that children use a variety of strategies for sharing or not shar…
Agency-Related Barriers Experienced by Families Seeking to Adopt From Foster Care
Although about 100,000 children in foster care await adoption, families approved to adopt encounter obstacles in the adoption process. This nationwide longitudinal study identified agency-related barriers faced by prospective adoptive parents. A pur-posively recruited sample of 300 families seeking to adopt from foster care completed an in-depth, semi-structured telephone interview and quarterly follow-up surveys until they either finalized a fos…
Youth Perspectives on Being Adopted from Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents
This article presents findings from a qualitative study on the perspectives of youth who were adopted from the United States foster care system by lesbian and gay parents and includes focus group data from adopted persons and survey data from adoptive parents. This study fills a unique gap in the literature by hearing directly from the youth through focus groups. Findings indicated that children use a variety of strategies for sharing or not shar…
Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Foster care (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (1 work)