• Title/Summary/Keyword: The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption

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A Survey of the Opinions of Social Workers in Adoption Agencies on Their New Roles and Tasks in the Context of Changing Adoption Environment in Korea (입양환경 변화에 따른 입양기관의 역할 재정립에 관한 입양기관 실무자 의견조사)

  • Byun, Mi-Hee;Ahn, Jaejin;Shin, Hea-Reong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Child Welfare
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    • no.54
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    • pp.45-77
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    • 2016

  • This study is a policy research conducted for the purpose of finding new roles for adoption agencies and suggesting future tasks for effective adoption practice in Korea. To achieve this goal, this study analyzed the characteristics of adoption practices and the roles of adoption agencies in four countries (U.K., Sweden, U.S.A. and Hong Kong) and conducted a survey of the staff members of adoption agencies in Korea. The survey questions included: (1) the real changes and problems they feel in the adoption field after the amendment to the 'Act on special cases concerning adoption' in 2012; (2) the prospects for change in the future; and (3) the new roles they expect in the changing context. Based on the review of foreign cases and the results of the survey, the future direction of adoption practice in Korea and the new roles and tasks of adoption agencies were suggested.