Inputs to an Adoption Panel: A Case Study
An observational case study examined social work reports and the attendance of social workers and applicants at an adoption panel. Panel outputs were clearly specified, but inputs lacked a clear purpose. The author considered whether uncertainty about making decisions versus validating recommendations helped explain this pattern.
Limitations: One panel cannot represent all adoption decision-making. Observed processes and an interpretive hypothesis do not establish child outcomes or panel effectiveness. This paper and the subsequent processes-and-outputs paper report the same case study. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Observational case study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Mixed
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: O’Sullivan adoption panel observational case study
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption system, Decision-making, professional perspectives
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
- Funding
- Not yet checked for this entry
- Commissioner
- Not yet checked for this entry
- Funder role
- Not yet checked for this entry
- Declared conflicts
- Not yet checked for this entry
- Recruitment
- Not yet checked for this entry
- Adoptee involvement
- Not yet checked for this entry
Entry: study_5bfb0154fc25af0a