TY - JOUR
T1 - Conceptualizing Adoptive Parent Support Groups
T2 - A Mixed-Method Process
AU - Miller, J. Jay
AU - Sauer, Christine
AU - Bowman, Karen
AU - Thrasher, Shawndaya
AU - Benner, Kalea
AU - Segress, Melissa
AU - Niu, Chunling
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - Indubitably, the process of adopting a young person, no matter the context, can be challenging. To assist adoptive parents in coping with these challenges, entities (e.g., social service/adoption agencies, etc.) have historically fostered the development of support groups. Despite the intent of these efforts, many adoptive parent support groups utilize frameworks that are not congruent with meeting the needs of group participants. This paper examines the process for using Concept Mapping to conceptualize effective support groups based on the perspectives of adoptive parents in one southeastern state.
AB - Indubitably, the process of adopting a young person, no matter the context, can be challenging. To assist adoptive parents in coping with these challenges, entities (e.g., social service/adoption agencies, etc.) have historically fostered the development of support groups. Despite the intent of these efforts, many adoptive parent support groups utilize frameworks that are not congruent with meeting the needs of group participants. This paper examines the process for using Concept Mapping to conceptualize effective support groups based on the perspectives of adoptive parents in one southeastern state.
KW - Adoption
KW - concept mapping
KW - support groups
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U2 - 10.1080/10926755.2017.1387210
DO - 10.1080/10926755.2017.1387210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041106806
SN - 1092-6755
VL - 21
SP - 41
EP - 57
JO - Adoption Quarterly
JF - Adoption Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -