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    Support for adoption placements: the first six months

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    Authors
    Beecham, Jennifer
    Bonin, Eva-Maria
    Dance, Cherilyn
    Farmer, Elaine
    Affiliation
    London School of Economics and Political Science
    Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care, University of Bedfordshire
    University of Bristol
    Issue Date
    2013
    
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    Abstract
    Adoption can provide stability and improved outcomes for looked after children, but the support needs of adoptive families range from financial support to managing difficult behaviours and attachment problems. This study looks at the use of services and associated costs over a six-month period through data collected from nineteen adoptive parents six months after a child (average age twenty-three months) had been placed with them for adoption and at the patterns of service needs, usefulness of services and satisfaction with services, supplemented with data from twenty-seven families who were interviewed about their experience of post-adoption support. In line with previous research findings, the core element of support was provided by social workers and over a third of families received financial support from social service departments. Involvement of specialist services such as mental health professionals and educational support was low, probably because of the children's young age. Satisfaction with the support provided by social workers varied and depended on their relationship with the parents. The mean public sector cost of services was £2,842 (range £980–£6,270) and most costs were borne by children's social services. These support costs compare favourably with other placement options such as children's homes or foster-care.
    Citation
    Bonin, E.M., Beecham, J., Dance, C., & Farmer, E. (2013) 'Support for adoption placements: the first six months' British Journal of Social Work first published online February 28, 2013 doi:10.1093/bjsw/bct008
    Publisher
    Oxford University Press
    Journal
    British Journal of Social Work
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302071
    Additional Links
    http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/02/27/bjsw.bct008.full
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0045-3102
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    Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work and Social Care

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