ADOPTION

Mokomane, Z., Rochat, T.J. & The Directorate, (2011) Adoption in South Africa: trends and patterns in social work practice. Child & Family Social Work. June:Online.

This paper reports findings from a research study on adoption in South Africa conducted in 2009. The research included secondary data analysis of the South African National Adoption Register to establish trends and patterns of adoption in South Africa between 2004 and 2009, and primary data collection through qualitative interviews with key informants in public and private social welfare serv...

Mokomane, Z. & , (2011) Adoption: who is going to look after the children?. HSRC Review. 9(4):5-7.

Foster care is the most widely preferred form of alternative care in South Africa for children whose families have abandoned or relinquished them. Yet research shows that adoption is the best possible alternative for children. ZITHA MOKOMANE and TAMSEN ROCHAT looked into why people do not want to adopt children. Adoption is the least popular childcare choice, and there are indications that less...

Rochat, T. & Richter, L. (2007) International adoption: benefits, risks, and vulnerabilities. Zero to Three. May:23-29.

International adoption is on the rise in the United States and is not without controversy. Reasons for the increase include higher rates of infertility in couples who have delayed parenthood; increased numbers of children who are relinguished, abondoned or orphaned around the world; and the influence of third party agencies. Internationally adopted children face numerous risks and vulnerabili...

Townsend, L. & Dawes, A. (2004) Willingness to care for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS: a study of foster and adoptive parents. African journal of AIDS research. 3 (1):69-80.

There is substantial evidence to indicate that South Africa is facing the prospect of a large number of children, now and in the future, who will be orphaned as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Following the incapacitation and/or death of their parents, many of these children will be cared for by the safety net provided by members of their extended families. However, there is evidence to s...