What to Know and Do to Help Your Adopted or Foster Child Succeed in Japanese Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 241-265
Author(s):  
Melodie Cook
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Foster Child ◽  
Similar Position ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Japanese Schools ◽  
Children In Care ◽  
Core Issues

In this chapter, I begin by giving background information about adoption and fostering in Japan, detail how adopted and foster children feel, and explain seven core issues faced by children in care. I then examine the root cause for such issues, trauma, and how it affects adopted and fostered children’s performance in school. Next, using my own family’s experiences as well as others’ in a similar position to mine that I have studied, I illustrate issues faced by non-Japanese adoptive and foster parents and how we can mitigate against them. It is my hope that this chapter will inform prospective and current adoptive and foster parents and encourage them to work with social workers, case workers, and educators to make our children’s experiences of schooling as good as they can be.

scholarly journals Akibat Hukum dalam Pewarisan dari Pelaksanaan Pengangkatan Anak oleh Orang Tua Tunggal

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Condro Putri Dewi Hartaka
Keyword(s):  
Foster Parents ◽  
Birth Certificate ◽  
Single Parents ◽  
Foster Child ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Adoption

The child is the mandate of the Grace Of God Almighty, and inside there is something that is attached as the dignity and status as a whole person. Along with the time on it right now is the mindset of society as it advances and growing, such as the parents who are unable to finance the future of the child and that’s why the purpose of adoption the child is not only to get the child but also for the welfare of children. And in Indonesia allow the implementation of the adoption by single parents, a woman or a man who is not married and who have been married but no longer bound in wedlock (widow or widower). Adoption of the child by single parents can only be done by the Citizens Of Indonesia after obtaining permission from ministers and the granting of permission can be ordered to agencies in the province. Adoption by single parents same thing with the adoption of children by parents in general. Adoption does not cause the relationship between children with real parents to be disconected, because most of the child who is in was from the family. Adoption of the child must be listed in a birth certificate, by not eliminate the identity of the beginning. Foster child are entitled to receive heir from the foster parents and also have the right heir from the real parents.

scholarly journals Contact with biological parents following placement in foster care: Associations with preschool child externalizing behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110492
Author(s):  
Karine Poitras ◽  
George M. Tarabulsy ◽  
Natalia Varela Pulido
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Foster Parent ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Foster Child ◽  
Child Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Child Externalizing

Externalizing behavior problems are a salient issue in the context of child protection services, where associations with placement stability and caregiving behavior have been documented. Moreover, although research on the association between contact with biological parents and foster child externalizing behavior problems is scarce and has yielded mixed results, several studies have shown links between the two variables. The purpose of this study is to determine the association of face-to-face contact with biological parents and externalized behaviors, while taking into account placement instability and foster parent interactive sensitivity. Fifty preschoolers and their foster parents were visited at home. Child externalizing behavior problems were self-reported by foster parents, foster parent sensitivity was measured via play observations, and information relative to placement was collected through interviews with biological parents and gathered from social services data. Results reveal that more frequent contact with biological parents and lower levels of foster parent sensitivity are independently linked to greater levels of externalizing behavior problems even after controlling for placement instability. Discussion focuses on the importance of children’s relationship experiences during foster care and the necessity to investigate their role to more clearly understand foster child socioemotional development.

Young people’s participation: views from social workers and independent reviewing officers

2020 ◽  
pp. 89-116
Author(s):  
Clive Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Education Planning ◽  
Children's Participation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Lack Of Commitment ◽  
Children In Care ◽  
Personal Education ◽  
Children Rights

In this chapter social workers’ and independent reviewing officers’ views on the work they carry out with children in care are presented. Pressures on professionals were a recurrent concern. It was also noted that social workers’ understanding of the concept of participation was limited and the examples provided illustrated that children’s and young people’s participation was largely tokenistic. There appeared to be a disconnect/dissonance between professionals’ views of how important participation is and their actual practice with families. Social workers and IROs both stated that children’s participation was very important to them but then went onto explain that generally children played no role in deciding where the review took place, when it took place, who was invited and what was on the agenda. Social workers and IROs also stated that reviews took place without children to meet statutory timescales and that on occasions CIC reviews would take place just after Personal Education Planning meetings leading to very long meetings. Despite legislation giving children rights to have a say in their care and their wishes taken into consideration, there remains a lack of commitment to this from professionals, high caseloads, systemic pressures and a focus on completing paperwork rather than engaging meaningfully with children seems to be the reason for this. This appears to resonate with Forrester’s (2016) idea of ‘zombie social work’, and appears clear evidence of ‘doing things right instead of doing the right thing’ (Munro 2012).

scholarly journals A Study on Senior Managers’ Views of Participation in One Local Authority… a Case of Wilful Blindness?

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1333-1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Diaz ◽  
Tricia Aylward
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
Children In Care

Abstract Children in care are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society and senior managers should be committed towards improving their well-being. Empowerment through participation can contribute to this. This study considered the extent to which young people in care were encouraged to participate in decision making, particularly in their review meetings. The paper explores the views of seven senior managers in one local authority in this regard. It formed part of a wider study in which social workers, independent reviewing officers and young people in care were also interviewed. Findings indicate a disconnect between senior managers’ views and other participants. Senior managers were unaware of the challenges that the social workers and independent reviewing officers said they faced. Their understanding of meaningful participation appeared to be limited, their curiosity subdued and their willingness to challenge limited. Senior managers informed that care plans were not up-to-date or considered at the review and were unsure about what opportunities children had to participate and how management could support this. Senior managers reflected that little seemed to have changed in relation to children’s participation in their reviews over the last twenty-five years.

Theoretical pathways to the future: Globalization, ICT and social work theory and practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah West ◽  
David Heath
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
New Managerialism ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Social Work Theory ◽  
Patterns Of Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Core Issues

• Summary: Society has changed substantially and rapidly with the advent of globalization where technology is both a catalyst for and a response to globalization. Concurrently and connected to these trends has been the advent of neo-liberalism, new managerialism and postmodernism. Globalization, technological change and neo-liberalism underpin and are driven by each other in a continual cycle. This rapidly changing, globally connected and technologically based society is the context for clients and social workers alike. This article explores the connections between globalization, ICT and neo-liberalism. This forms the basis for critical reflection on theories, models and modes of practice in light of the changing context allowing a proactive response to the challenges that face the profession and our clients. • Findings: Irrespective of the agency of employment, social workers are faced with challenges that arise out of an ideology of outsourcing, reductionism, speed of response, accountability and cost effectiveness with a decreased value on practice wisdom and holistic approaches. However, many of our theories and models were developed at a time when social structure, political ideology and economic underpinnings were different. As such workers are left being reactive to situations with limited opportunities to influence the core issues. This has contributed to the decreasing role and value of social workers. • Application: To remain relevant social work needs to continue to influence systems for the benefit of society while reviewing and updating theories and models to reflect current lifestyles, modes and patterns of communication and the impact of globalization.

scholarly journals Social workers and children in care

1985 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-110
Author(s):  
R C Benians
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Children In Care
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