Ethics in American Adoption

Subjects:

• Family Resources » Adoption
• Family Resources » Child Care & Parenting

Reviews:

• Ethics In American Adoption is a benchmark publication in the fields of ethics and adoption. [Babb] offers numerous case studies describing what is amiss with America's adoption system as it is currently constituted. She raises significant questions about what adoption facilitators are doing who is accountable for what they are doing, and whose interests they are serving. This seminal work should be read by policy makers, social workers, children's court judges, prospective adopters, and anyone else involved in the adoption process.
  —Wisconsin Bookwatch, August 1999
• Ethic in American Adoption will interest primarily to those wanting a basic introduction to ethical practice guidelines based on an appreciation of these issues.
  —Journal of Marriage and Family

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Randolph Severson
• Introduction
• Foundations
• Living the Experience
• Values in Adoption
• Explorations
• Ethical Inquiry
• Ethical Codes Influencing Adoption Practice
• Contentions
• When Professional Values Collide
• Recommendations
• Recommended Model for Ethical Standards in Adoption
• Challenges
• Challenges to Change
• Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Are You Considering Adoption? Information for Expectant Parents
• Appendix C: Texas Child Protective Services Supervisor Competencies
• Glossary
• References
• Index