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Stability, Permanency, and Adoption

The Stability, Permanency, and Adoption (SPA) Blog was developed by CASCW as a way to inform child welfare professionals and others about practice, research, and policy issues regarding permanency and adoption of children and youth.

April 2013

Adoptive parents forging relationships with birth parents

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 5th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , |

This guest post was written by Kristin Struss. [Illustration by Brian Rea for the New York Times] What could be one of the most stressful moments of an adoptive mother and father's existence? This moment could be when they meet their child's birth mother for the first time. What adds even more stress? When you [...]

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Information to help prospective parents considering open adoption

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 4th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest post was written by Kendra Hanson. [Photo by LavenderLuz] Susan M. Wolfgram's article, "Openness in Adoption: What We Know So Far - A Critical Review of the Literature" is a valuable resource for prospective adoptive parents considering open adoption. While its publication in the 2008 April edition of the journal Social Work (Volume [...]

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ICWA and the Responsibility of Adoption Agencies

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 3rd, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

This guest post was written by Laurie Rottach. ICWA and the Responsibility of Adoption Agencies Adam Liptak's article, "Case Pits Adoptive Parents Against Tribal Rights" that was published in the New York Times on December 24, 2012 makes connections between a past Supreme Court decision from 1989 that involved the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) [...]

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Review of the new ABC Family show about a foster family

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 2nd, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest blog post was written by Courtney Knoll. ABC Family recently started airing promos for their upcoming series, produced by Jennifer Lopez, "The Fosters," set to air in June. It was highlighted this on the website BuzzFeed. Featuring a "multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms," the show [...]

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Washington State Legislation: Extended Foster Care HB 1302/SB 5405

By |2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00April 1st, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , |

This guest post was written by Teresa King. On February 28th, 2013 King5.com posted an article titled Support Safe Housing for All Youth Aging Out of Foster Care written by Jim Theofelis. Theofelis is a guest contributor for King 5.com and Executive Director of The Mockingbird Society. The Mockingbird Society's website states that their mission [...]

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March 2013

Deportation’s “forgotten children” – what happens to youth when their parents are deported?

By |2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 29th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest post was written by Tracy Neil. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / February 8, 2013) The Los Angeles Times ran an article on February 11, 2013 that was written by Karen Bass and Lucille Roybal-Allard that are both members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Care. This article brought attention to [...]

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The Baby Sehwa case

By |2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 28th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest blog was written by Jill Melaas. Lisa Black, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, has been following a court case for the past few months involving an Evanston, Illinois couple and the country of South Korea. Christopher and Jinshil Duquet went to South Korea to adopt Baby Sehwa a few days after her [...]

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Are embryo adoptions the same as other adoptions?

By |2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 27th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest blog post was written by Min Hae Cho. I am interning at the Children's Home Society and Family Services. Several weeks ago I had an opportunity to join a domestic adoption case consultant meeting. During the meeting, an embryo adoption issue was brought up. A client applied for domestic infant adoption and at [...]

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