ABSTRACT

Research has drawn attention to the perceptions of some adoptive parents regarding the potential stresses that exist in supporting their child’s educational experience. Some adoptive parents have reported a lack of collaborative working with schools, that their adopted child’s needs are not well understood and discuss the challenges that this can create for them as adoptive families. The aim of this paper is to outline an innovative approach taken by one local authority to offer support to adoptive parents where issues exist linked to education. The author outlines the development of a support group that is offered to adoptive parents, including the psychological background of the model drawn from psychological supervision systems. The paper also considers the results of action research using appreciative inquiry regarding the critical success factors of the support group, and highlights the value of the EP in supporting work for adoptive families.

摘要

研究已经提请注意一些养父母对支持孩子的教育经历中存在的潜在压力的看法。一些养父母报告说缺乏与学校的合作，他们的被收养孩子的需求没有得到很好的理解，并讨论这可能给他们作为收养家庭带来的挑战。本文的目的是概述一个地方当局采取的一种创新方法，为存在教育相关问题的养父母提供支持。作者概述了为养父母提供的支持小组的发展，包括从心理监督系统中提取的模型的心理背景。