An Agency Moves toward Open Adoption of Infants.

Groth, Mardell; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ354607

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Publication Date: 1987

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An Agency Moves toward Open Adoption of Infants.

Groth, Mardell; And Others

Child Welfare, v66 n3 p247-57 May-Jun 1987

This article presents the process, practice, and experience of an agency that has been moving toward "openness" in its adoption program. "Openness" is defined as a continuum of options which allow biological parents and adoptive couples to have more information/communication in a confidential framework. (Author/BN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Adopted Children, Attitude Change, Biological Parents, Emotional Problems, Program Implementation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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