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When the System Fails: Challenges of Child Trauma on Adoptive Families' Social and Emotional System

When the System Fails: Challenges of Child Trauma on Adoptive Families' Social and Emotional System

Jacqueline Y. Ford
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522516743|ISBN10: 1522516743|EISBN13: 9781522516750
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch049
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Ford, Jacqueline Y. "When the System Fails: Challenges of Child Trauma on Adoptive Families' Social and Emotional System." Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1064-1089. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch049

APA

Ford, J. Y. (2017). When the System Fails: Challenges of Child Trauma on Adoptive Families' Social and Emotional System. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1064-1089). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch049

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Ford, Jacqueline Y. "When the System Fails: Challenges of Child Trauma on Adoptive Families' Social and Emotional System." In Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1064-1089. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch049

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Abstract

Guided by the lens of psychodynamic theory, Ford (2015) investigated the challenges faced by adoptive families of traumatized children. Fifteen families were randomly selected to participate in this study from a group of 30 parents who adopted traumatized children in Arizona. Thematic categories were drawn and summarized. Textual descriptions evolved from the thematic groups acknowledging their experiences and how these lived experiences guided their decision to adopt a traumatized child. Verification techniques, data mining, journaling, clustering, brainstorming, and peer reviews were used to ensure the quality of data. Emergent themes emphasized the need for adoption-focused training specific to traumatized children. Ford's (2015) study revealed that these adoptive families desired to be equipped with specialized therapeutic training before and after their adoptions.

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