Adoption and Foster Care of Handicapped Children in the United States
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 17 (5) , 614-620
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1975.tb03528.x
Abstract
This paper reviews the current policies and programs of adoption and foster care of handicapped and other "hard-to-place" children in the United States. The results of a survey of 42 States revealed a variety of approaches and attitudes towards recruitment of parents and placement of handicapped children. It is concluded that successful programmes related directly to careful selection of families, to educating the parents and to adequate staff support.Keywords
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