Joining a new family: the views and experiences of young people placed with permanent families during middle childhood
dc.contributor.author | Dance, Cherilyn | en_GB |
dc.contributor.author | Rushton, Alan | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-23T11:21:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-23T11:21:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-03-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dance, C., & Rushton, A. (2005) 'Joining a new family: The views and experiences of young people placed with permanent families during middle childhood' Adoption & Fostering Journal, 29(1), 18-28. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0308-5759 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1740-469X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/030857590502900104 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302077 | |
dc.description.abstract | Cherilyn Dance and Alan Rushton report on the views of a group of young people who had joined adoptive or foster families some six years previously when they were between five and 11 years old (the Maudsley Follow-Up Study). The report focuses on the experience of joining a new family, family relationships and feelings of belonging. It was striking that it could take some young people a considerable length of time to feel settled; however, by the follow-up stage the great majority felt very much a part of their family. Several described their placement as an opportunity for a 'new start'. A small minority was less settled and expressed continued discomfort with their adoptive status. The authors discuss the direction of current practice and policy developments with reference to these findings. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | British Association for Adoption and Fostering | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/baaf/afj/2005/00000029/00000001/art00004 | en_GB |
dc.subject | adoption | en_GB |
dc.subject | fostering | en_GB |
dc.subject | children views | en_GB |
dc.subject | late permanent placement | en_GB |
dc.subject | parent-child relationships | en_GB |
dc.subject | placement | en_GB |
dc.title | Joining a new family: the views and experiences of young people placed with permanent families during middle childhood | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Adoption & Fostering Journal | en_GB |
html.description.abstract | Cherilyn Dance and Alan Rushton report on the views of a group of young people who had joined adoptive or foster families some six years previously when they were between five and 11 years old (the Maudsley Follow-Up Study). The report focuses on the experience of joining a new family, family relationships and feelings of belonging. It was striking that it could take some young people a considerable length of time to feel settled; however, by the follow-up stage the great majority felt very much a part of their family. Several described their placement as an opportunity for a 'new start'. A small minority was less settled and expressed continued discomfort with their adoptive status. The authors discuss the direction of current practice and policy developments with reference to these findings. |