S Hicks
The ‘Last Resort’?: Lesbian and gay experiences of the social work assessment process in fostering and adoption.
Hicks, S
Authors
Abstract
This article presents the results of a piece of research which considered the experiences of a number of lesbians and gay men who had been assessed as potential foster or adoptive carers by social workers. The findings suggest discriminatory responses in relation to lesbian and gay
applicants which, it is argued, disadvantage their chances of being approved and having children placed within their care. The article attempts to locate such responses, and to suggest ways in which a more anti-discriminatory assessment practice can be developed.
Citation
Hicks, S. (1996). The ‘Last Resort’?: Lesbian and gay experiences of the social work assessment process in fostering and adoption. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503159608415357
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | Jan 1, 1996 |
| Deposit Date | Oct 2, 2009 |
| Journal | Practice: Social Work in Action |
| Print ISSN | 1742-4909-(electronic)-0950-3153-(paper) |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 15-24 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09503159608415357 |
| Keywords | lesbians, gay men, homosexuality, foster care, adoption, social work, assessment, power, discrimination |
| Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09503159608415357 |