Mullin E S, Johnson L
Adoption Services for Minnesota's Waiting Children Program, Children's Home Society of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA.
Child Welfare. 1999 Sep-Oct;78(5):579-91.
Engaging birth/previously adopted children during the adoption process is crucial to laying the ground-work for successful placements. When families choose to adopt children with special needs, however, the role their other children will play in the adoption's success is often overlooked. This article presents a practical model that recognizes the dynamics of strength and vulnerability in adoptive families, then applies this model in preparing and supporting the family through the changes that are inevitable in special needs adoption. The model can also be used to assist adoptive parents in identifying and developing the skills they need to manage these shifts within the family.
在收养过程中让亲生/先前被收养的孩子参与进来，对于为成功安置奠定基础至关重要。然而，当家庭选择收养有特殊需求的孩子时，他们其他孩子在收养成功中所扮演的角色往往被忽视。本文提出了一个实用模型，该模型认识到收养家庭中力量和脆弱性的动态关系，然后将此模型应用于帮助家庭做好准备并在特殊需求收养中不可避免的变化过程中给予支持。该模型还可用于协助养父母识别和培养他们在家庭内部应对这些变化所需的技能。
