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Changing Agency Practices toward Openness in Adoption.

Posted July 16th, 2007 by dawn

Authors:

Henney, Susan M.; Onken, Steven; McRoy, Ruth G.; Grotevant, Harold D.

Source:

Adoption Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 3, p.45-76 (1998)

URL:

http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=EJ559928

Keywords:

Agency Development; Client Behavior; Open Adoption; Service Delivery Assessment; Administrative Change; Adoption; Agency Role; Attitude Change; Change Agents; Child Welfare; Interviews; Organizational Change

Abstract:

Interviewed private adoption agency staff in 1987-89 and 1993 to examine the impact of open adoption on practices and services. Found that over time, agencies offered a greater range of openness options. Client demand, changes in agency philosophy, and competition from independent or private adoptions were among the most salient reasons for change.