Rauch J B
School of Social Work and Community Planning, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Child Welfare. 1990 Jul-Aug;69(4):341-55.
The genetics revolution has significant ramifications for child welfare. An overview of genetic disorders and of the expanding array of genetic services is given. Findings of an exploratory study of the proportion of children in out-of-home care in two cities who had diagnosed genetic disorders and who met criteria for referral to genetic services, and utilization of genetic services are presented. The findings suggest that genetic services that might be beneficial to foster children and their biological families are not being offered. Implications for foster care are discussed.
基因革命对儿童福利有着重大影响。本文概述了遗传疾病以及不断扩展的一系列基因服务。介绍了一项探索性研究的结果，该研究针对两个城市中在家庭外照料的儿童中被诊断患有遗传疾病且符合转介至基因服务标准的儿童比例，以及基因服务的利用情况。研究结果表明，可能对寄养儿童及其亲生家庭有益的基因服务并未得到提供。文中还讨论了对寄养照料的影响。
