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The Problem of Judgement in Adoption Social Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2024

Diana Close
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This paper tries to demonstrate how the existing practice in adoption social work, when applied to applicants and prospective parents, is inadequate, unjust and diametrically opposed to the acknowledged professional ethics and values. As dissatisfaction alone is unproductive, an alternative is proposed to the existing practice based on a Social Change Model of generic social work.

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Children Australia , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 1977, pp. 30 - 37
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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