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Changes and Continuities in Adoption Social Work: Adoption in Scotland Since the 1968 Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This article charts changes and continuities in the social work role in adoption since 1968. The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 established the Children’s Hearing System, Scotland’s unique approach to child welfare in which lay volunteers make decisions
Critchley-Morris, Ariane   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Adoption and Utilization of Integrated Patient Management System in Botswana Public Health Facilities [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use in the healthcare sector has gained momentum over a period of time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adoption and utilization of the integrated patient management system (IPMS) in health ...
Onalenna Seitio-Kgokgwe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

OUTCOME OF ADOPTIONS: HAVE COUPLES REALISED THEIR DREAM?

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2008
Despite the wide use and success rate of ART (assisted reproductive technology) such as invitro fertilisation, artificial insemination with donor seed, gamete donation, embryo transfer andsurrogate motherhood, these technologies are not an option for ...
Wilfred van Delft, Trudie van Delft
doaj   +1 more source

“Civilizing” the “Barbaric” Child: The Case of the Khadrs

open access: yesCanada and Beyond, 2022
In this article I explore the Khadr family through shifting Canadian news media representations and the CBC’s documentaries, “Al Qaeda’s Family” and “Out of the Shadows.” Omar Khadr and his parents, Maha Elsamnah and Ahmed Khadr, came to be framed as a ...
Sharifa Patel
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Brain Volume in Children and Adolescents With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020
The positive relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive performance is mediated, in part, by differences in brain structure in typically developing youth. Associations between brain regions that relate to SES overlap with brain regions
Kristina A. Uban   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE COMPETENCY BASE OF SOCIAL WORKERS WITH REGARD TO ATTACHMENT THEORY IN FOSTER CARE SUPERVISION: A PILOT STUDY

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2011
Children entering the foster care system often experience attachment difficulties due to exposure to traumatic experiences while in the care of their parents or other caregivers (Harden, 2004:11; Howe, Brandon, Hinings & Schofield, 1999:62; May, 2005:81).
Wezet Botes, Elma Ryke
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the Factors Influencing the Adoption of a Map-Based Disaster Application in Indonesia: A Case of SIKK Magelang

open access: yesInternational Journal of Disaster Management, 2020
Indonesia has high exposure to natural hazards, frequent disaster events, and a highly vulnerable population. Hence, risk communication and disaster information dissemination are crucial to reducing risks.
Kartika Puspita Sari, Hidehiko Kanegae
doaj   +1 more source

Adoptive Parents’ Lived Experience of Adoption and Adopted Adolescents’ Social Adjustment

open access: yesAdoption Quarterly, 2023
In recent years, adoption research has been paying increased attention to the lived experience of adoption, mainly from the adoptees’ perspective. This study considers the adoption experience as lived by the adoptive parents. Also, typically, parent-child influences have been described following the cascade metaphor, with downstream influences from ...
Isabel-Sofia Costa   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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