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The Role of the Social Worker in the Child Adoption Process: Challenges and Difficulties
The Role of the Social Worker in the Child Adoption Process: Challenges and Difficulties

Author(s): Yana Dimitrova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Family and social welfare, Welfare services
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: social worker; child adoption; biological parents; adoptive parents; challenges

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the role of the social worker in the process of child adoption, describing the difficulties and challenges that professionals face in carrying out their work. The various stages (phases) of the adoption process are examined here, with an emphasis on the need for ongoing training and support for social workers, as well as for the development of more effective methodologies and procedures to assist children who often go through emotional difficulties during this process.

  • Issue Year: 31/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 213-218
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English