Smeeton, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-2625 and Boxall, K. (2011) Birth parents' perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice. Child and Family Social Work , 16 (4). pp. 444-453. ISSN 1356-7500
Abstract
This paper explores non‐relinquishing birth parents’ experiences of contested child care and adoption proceedings. It highlights the perceptions and voices of birth parents which are rarely prioritized in dominant discourses of professional practice in this area. The paper reviews previous related research and also discusses a small‐scale empirical study which elicited the perspectives of three birth parents whose children had been made subject to care proceedings and placed for adoption in England. Drawing on previous research and this study, the paper makes range of practice recommendations for sensitive professional practice with birth parents during contested child care and adoption proceedings.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Child and Family Social Work. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | adoption; birth parents; non-relinquishing; social work profession; support |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2019 13:10 |
Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2019 13:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00759.x |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:152428 |