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Direct linkSpeirs, Carol Cumming; Duder, Sydney; Sullivan, Richard; Kirstein, Silvia; Propst, Mona; Meade, Dolores – Child Welfare, 2005
In Canada, there are long waiting lists of adopted persons and birthparents seeking information or actual reunions. In the province of Quebec, the government authorized a pilot project, involving a fee-for-service program and use of contract social workers to supplement agency staff as intermediaries in the reunion process. This article reports on…
Descriptors: Adoption, Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Counseling Services
Peer reviewedWilliams, Margaret; Bradshaw, Cathryn; Fournier, Beverly; Tachble, Admasu; Bray, Rob; Hodson, Fay – Child Welfare, 2005
Alberta, Canada, welcomed nearly 16,000 landed immigrants in 2003, of whom more than half came to the Calgary area. Approximately 200,000 immigrants of various ethnic and cultural groups now live in the region. Many of these new arrivals have no natural support networks while struggling with language, cultural, and economic barriers. Recognizing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Pilot Projects, Child Welfare
