On hope, loss, anger, and the spaces in between: Reflections on living with/in adoption and the role of the social worker.
This article explores the findings of a study on the role of the social worker in adoption with a focus on ethics, concentrating on the perspectives of adopted people, birth parents, and adoptive parents. Their reflections challenge policy attempts that are framed around "new beginnings" for childre...
| Publicado en: | Child & Family Social Work Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 165 - 173 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2020
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