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Using clinical assessment to enhance adoption success

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Murray, KJ; Sullivan, KM
Published in: Families in Society
January 1, 2017

There is a growing recognition that adoptive families have unique clinical needs, including the need for postadoption mental health services that are adoption competent, trauma informed, and evidence based. Although underrepresented in the literature, the assessment process is the gateway to the provision of trauma-informed, adoptioncompetent services for adoptive families. Based on a thorough review of the literature and clinical experience, the current article provides several specific recommendations for social workers and other mental health clinicians in conducting assessment with adoptive families, including domains to assess; specific strategies for assessing each domain; and guidelines for using the results of the assessment for case conceptualization, treatment planning, and family engagement. Implications for practice are discussed, including recommendations for obtaining training needed for adoption competence.

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Families in Society

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1044-3894

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

Volume

98

Issue

3

Start / End Page

217 / 224

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1607 Social Work
 

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Murray, K. J., & Sullivan, K. M. (2017). Using clinical assessment to enhance adoption success. Families in Society, 98(3), 217–224. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.29
Murray, K. J., and K. M. Sullivan. “Using clinical assessment to enhance adoption success.” Families in Society 98, no. 3 (January 1, 2017): 217–24. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.29.
Murray KJ, Sullivan KM. Using clinical assessment to enhance adoption success. Families in Society. 2017 Jan 1;98(3):217–24.
Murray, K. J., and K. M. Sullivan. “Using clinical assessment to enhance adoption success.” Families in Society, vol. 98, no. 3, Jan. 2017, pp. 217–24. Scopus, doi:10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.29.
Murray KJ, Sullivan KM. Using clinical assessment to enhance adoption success. Families in Society. 2017 Jan 1;98(3):217–224.

Published In

Families in Society

DOI

ISSN

1044-3894

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

Volume

98

Issue

3

Start / End Page

217 / 224

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 4409 Social work
  • 1607 Social Work