ABSTRACT Indubitably, the process of adopting a young person, no matter the context, can be challenging. To assist adoptive parents in coping with these challenges, entities (e.g., social service/adoption agencies, etc.) have historically fostered the development of support groups. Despite the intent of these efforts, many adoptive parent support groups utilize frameworks that are not congruent with meeting the needs of group participants. This paper examines the process for using Concept Mapping to conceptualize effective support groups based on the perspectives of adoptive parents in one southeastern state.

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概念化养父母支持小组：混合方法过程

摘要 毫无疑问，无论环境如何，收养年轻人的过程都是具有挑战性的。为了帮助养父母应对这些挑战，实体（例如，社会服务/收养机构等）历来促进了支持团体的发展。尽管有这些努力的意图，但许多养父母支持团体使用的框架与满足团体参与者的需求不一致。本文根据东南部某州养父母的观点，研究了使用概念映射来概念化有效支持团体的过程。