@article{Gerrand_Stevens_2019, title={BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS’ PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE LEGAL CHILD ADOPTION ASSESSMENT PROCESS}, volume={55}, url={https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/694}, DOI={10.15270/55-1-694}, abstractNote={<p style="margin: 0cm 18.45pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow;"><span style="color: black;">Domestic adoption is usually considered to be in the best interests of abandoned children. However, although ongoing efforts have been made to recruit prospective black adopters, adoption rates remain low. A grounded theory study was conducted to explore how black South Africans perceive and experience the adoption assessment process regarding the adoption of abandoned children. Findings indicated that social workers regard a rigorous assessment process as essential to ensure that adoption applicants are fit and proper to adopt, whereas prospective adopters deem the process unreasonable. The grounded theory emerging addressed t</span>ensions around adoption policy and practice, and the perceptions and experiences of adoption.</span></span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk}, author={Gerrand, Priscilla and Stevens, Garth}, year={2019}, month={Mar.}, pages={41–55} }