We had a terrific series of guest posts written by MSW students in the SW5905 Permanency in Child Welfare courses this spring. Thank you for thought-provoking blog posts! We hope everyone enjoyed the series.
Today's guest blogger is Angela Shepherd. The article, “Cost of Adoption; Perspective Parents Should Go into the Experience with Their Eyes and Wallets Wide Open” was found in the U.S. News & World Report, written by Geoff Williams. October 2, 2014. The article discussed the enormous cost of adoption. It spoke to enormous fees including [...]
Today's guest blogger is Kifah Abdi. Megan Twohey of Reuters spent eighteen months investigating the phenomena of the parents of (primarily) internationally adopted children being abandoned after coming to the United States through multiple online services. The first part of this investigation was released by the Reuters by September 9, 2013. In this article [...]
Today's guest blogger is Emily Shea. Juli Fraga writes of her experience being adopted and now being a biological mother in her article in The New York Times, “Adopted as a Child, Now a Mother, Finally ‘Lucky’ (February 15, 2015).” She speaks of the incredible relief and joy she feels as, for the first time [...]
Today's guest blogger is Morgan Larson. Kemp, S. P. & Bodonyi, J. M. (2002).Beyond Termination: Length of Stay and Predictors of Permanency for Legally Free Children. Child Welfare, 81(1), 58-86. Description of the article: Kemp and Bodonyi (2002) studied the length of stay and predictors of permanency within a study of 1366 legally free children [...]
Today's guest blogger is Suzanna Maassaro. Finalizing an adoption is commonly regarded by agencies, government systems, and members of society as the ultimate outcome for a child without a permanent home. Many children anticipating adoption experience a waiting process lasting many years. A great amount of effort is put into pairing a child with adoptive [...]
Today's guest blogger is Eenang Kang. The New York Times Magazine’s online article “Why a Generation of Adoptees is Returning to South Korea” by Maggie Jones (2015) provides readers with narratives to illustrate a multitude of personal detriments that resulted from international adoption. The article offers brief snippets of historical contents that touches on reasons [...]
Today's guest blogger is Claire Hammer. The Need for Representative Care for Indian Children in the Child Welfare System In the 2013 New York Times Article, Focus on Preserving Heritage Can Limit Foster Care for Indians, journalist Dan Frosch examines the Indian Child Welfare Act and how it continues to have a controversial effect, [...]