From institutional care to life in an Australian family

The experiences of intercountry adoptees

Bibliographic Data

ID9972772
AuthorsBeverly Scarvelis (Deakin University), Beth R Crisp (0000-0001-7863-4482, Deakin University, corresponding author), Sophie Goldingay (0000-0002-0776-1086, Deakin University)
Year2015
Volume60
Issue2
Pages423-434
Publication date2015-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872815580048
OpenAlexW988296802
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

Intercountry adoption programmes have brought children from racially and culturally diverse backgrounds to live as Australians, including 30 Thai children from Rangsit Children’s Home who arrived in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This article provides insight into the experiences of intercountry adoptees at four key stages of the adoption process: leaving the orphanage, arrival in Australia, becoming a member of a family and reconnecting with Thai culture. As this study demonstrates, each of these phases can be challenging for both the adoptees and the families who adopt them and supports may be required long after adoptees become adults

Developmental psychology · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology

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