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Submission Number: 58
Submission ID: 58
Submission UUID: 66ec2e9f-f7cf-4131-abdf-78c7e8dbfdad
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Tue, 05/23/2023 - 08:57
Completed: Tue, 05/23/2023 - 09:22
Changed: Mon, 08/14/2023 - 17:24
Remote IP address: 160.0.200.57
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Dr.
Malan
Hanelie
North-West University
Dr Hanelie Malan obtained her PhD in Social Work in 2010 at the North-West University. She has extensive practice experience in social work in child protection and medical social work field. She has been appointed as senior lecturer and programme coordinator of the Masters of Social Work: Child Protection programme in the subject group Social Work at the North-West University in 2014. In 2018 she was appointed as deputy subject chair for the subject group: Social Work and as subject group leader in 2021. She supervised a number of postgraduate students, presented and co-present at 21 national and international conferences and published articles in peer reviewed journals.
Yes
Ms.
Ferreira
Rene
Abba Specialist Adoption & Social Services
Rene Ferreira has extensive practice experience in child protection and social work management and worked in the Child Protection field since 1992. She started specializing in adoption work and have been employed by Abba Adoptions and Social Services since 2004. As an adoption social worker with speciality registration, she has experience in birthparent care, adoptability assessment, national and inter-country adoption as well as origin inquiries.
Since 2016, she has held the position of Operations Director at Abba Adoptions, where she is also co-responsible for training and capacity building.
In addition to her duties at Abba, she also serves as Director of Courage, is actively involved in the National and Provincial Adoption Coalitions, and gives guest lectures at the North-West University.
Since 2016, she has held the position of Operations Director at Abba Adoptions, where she is also co-responsible for training and capacity building.
In addition to her duties at Abba, she also serves as Director of Courage, is actively involved in the National and Provincial Adoption Coalitions, and gives guest lectures at the North-West University.
No
Abstract
South African-born international adoptees searching for their origin
THEME 3: Strategies toward the normative development of society
SUB 3.3 Guiding families through life stage transitions and adversity
Oral Presentation
Intercountry adoptions take place when a child’s permanency placement cannot be addressed in his country of birth. An average of 200 children have been placed with adoptive parents yearly since intercountry adoptions from South Africa began in 2000, mostly in Europe. There has been an increase in requests for origin searches from South African-born adoptees and their birth parents. Given the diversity of African cultures and the history of adoption, there appears to be a need for more evidence-based research to help professionals who provide origin search services to these adoptees and their biological families.
This presentation is based on a study that develop the content of a post-adoption social work program to assist adoptees in their origin search. The qualitative approach was used to first explore adoption social workers experiences and processes regarding origin search. Secondly, the life experiences, cultural views, and expectations of South African-born adult adoptees, adoptive parents, and the biological parents in the origin search were explored.
This presentation is based on a study that develop the content of a post-adoption social work program to assist adoptees in their origin search. The qualitative approach was used to first explore adoption social workers experiences and processes regarding origin search. Secondly, the life experiences, cultural views, and expectations of South African-born adult adoptees, adoptive parents, and the biological parents in the origin search were explored.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Somaya
Abdullah
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Prof
Thulane
Gxubane
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
