Browsing Sydney School of Education and Social Work by subject "160700"
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Contact and adoption plans for children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales
Published 2019-06-23In New South Wales (NSW), legislation prioritises open adoption over long-term foster care when restoration is not possible, and suitable kin or guardians cannot be found. The adoption application includes an adoption plan ...Open AccessArticle -
General public perceptions and motivations to adopt children from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia
Published 2019-08-19Recent reforms in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, prioritise adoption over long-term foster care. While previous research has examined motivation to foster, less is known about the interest by the general public in ...Open AccessArticle -
How foster carers experience agency support for birth family contact.
Published 2019-06-06Long‐term foster carers in New South Wales, Australia, are being encouraged to consider open adoption of the child in their care. This includes an agreement to facilitate direct or face‐to‐face birth family contact without ...Open AccessArticle -
Identity Formation in Children and Young People in Open Adoptions from Out-of-home Care in New South Wales, Australia
Published 2018-06-05Semi-structured interviews were used to explore identity development for nine adoptees (aged 9-23 years) who were adopted by their foster carers in NSW, Australia. Adoptions were open, with court-ordered face-to-face contact ...Open AccessArticle -
Permanency with lifelong connections: Casework practices to support positive relationships between carer and birth families
Published 2019-01-01In Australia, the emerging model of child welfare policy and practice emphasises 'permanency and lifelong connections with birth families'. In 2014,1amidst widespread public concern about an increase in the numbers of ...Open AccessArticle -
Two families joined by a child: Contact and connections in permanent care
Published 2020-04-26Background: Most Australian children in permanent care continue to see birth relatives. In New South Wales, foster and kinship carers are encouraged consider open adoption and guardianship, which reduces caseworker involvement ...Open AccessArticle