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The intersection of home study assessments and child specific recruitment: the performance of home studies in practice

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  • Crea, Thomas M.
  • Griffin, Amy
  • Barth, Richard P.

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Child specific recruitment efforts are designed to facilitate permanent placements for children in foster care by finding them potential adoptive families among people already known to the child. This process relies heavily on gathering thorough and accurate information about prospective families, and much of this information is often contained in families' home study assessments. Yet, little is known in the research literature about the way that home studies operate in conjunction with the recruitment of adoptive families. The purpose of this study is to explore how home studies are perceived and used in the context of child specific recruitment. Findings suggest that home studies perform best in gathering general family information, but poorly in capturing sensitive information, which may be one of the most critical dimensions to capture. These findings highlight important practice changes needed in current adoption practice.

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  • Crea, Thomas M. & Griffin, Amy & Barth, Richard P., 2011. "The intersection of home study assessments and child specific recruitment: the performance of home studies in practice," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 28-33, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:33:y:2011:i:1:p:28-33
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