The Role of Social Workers in Intercountry Adoption

An Analysis of the Experience of Adopters from Romania

Bibliographic Data

ID11941340
AuthorsCelia Beckett (University of London, corresponding author), Diana Bredenkamp (University of London), Jenny Castle (University of London), Christine Groothues (University of London), English and Romanian Adoptees Study Team
Year1999
Volume23
Issue4
Pages15-25
Publication date1999-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdoption & Fostering (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/030857599902300405
OpenAlexW2125247700
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited9

People who adopted children from Romania between 1990 and 1992 experienced considerable difficulties arranging the adoptions, both in Romania and the UK. It is not known how many more potential adopters were unsuccessful. Based on a study of 148 families adopting 165 children, Celia Beckett, Diana Bredenkamp, Jenny Castle, Christine Groothues and the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team shed light on the difficulties encountered in England and implications of agency and non-agency practice in relation to these adopters. The placements are progressing well, but there is some evidence that those applicants who were approved by specialist local authority social workers have a more sustained sense of the importance for the child of issues concerning their background and identity

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