The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study.
The issues experienced by adoptive parents when faced with an adult child's searching or reunion relationship with birth families, how adoptive parents place themselves within this process, and factors that influence their experience at this time are explored in a qualitative study of 21 adopti...
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American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc
2005
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| author | Petta, G. Steed, Lyndall |
| author_facet | Petta, G. Steed, Lyndall |
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| description | The issues experienced by adoptive parents when faced with an adult child's searching or reunion relationship with birth families, how adoptive parents place themselves within this process, and factors that influence their experience at this time are explored in a qualitative study of 21 adoptive parents. Themes derived from semi-structured interviews are discussed, and implications for clinical practice and future research are suggested. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-391542017-01-30T14:31:09Z The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. Petta, G. Steed, Lyndall adoption - reunion - adoptive parent The issues experienced by adoptive parents when faced with an adult child's searching or reunion relationship with birth families, how adoptive parents place themselves within this process, and factors that influence their experience at this time are explored in a qualitative study of 21 adoptive parents. Themes derived from semi-structured interviews are discussed, and implications for clinical practice and future research are suggested. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39154 American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc fulltext |
| spellingShingle | adoption - reunion - adoptive parent Petta, G. Steed, Lyndall The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. |
| title | The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. |
| title_full | The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. |
| title_fullStr | The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. |
| title_short | The experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: A qualitative study. |
| title_sort | experience of adoptive parents in adoption reunion relationships: a qualitative study. |
| topic | adoption - reunion - adoptive parent |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39154 |