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The ‘last resort’?: Lesbian and gay experiences of the social work assessment process in fostering and adoption

Stephen Hicks
Pages 15-24 | Published online: 01 Feb 2008

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DamienW. Riggs. (2011) “Let's Go to the Movies”: Filmic Representations of Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents. Journal of GLBT Family Studies 7:3, pages 297-312.
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Pedro Alexandre Costa, Fiona Tasker & Isabel Pereira Leal. (2021) Different Placement Practices for Different Families? Children’s Adjustment in LGH Adoptive Families. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
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Damien W. Riggs. 2020. LGBTQ-Parent Families. LGBTQ-Parent Families 161 170 .
Kate Wood. (2018) Families beyond boundaries: Conceptualising kinship in gay and lesbian adoption and fostering. Child & Family Social Work 23:2, pages 155-162.
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Kate Wood. (2016) ‘It's All a Bit Pantomime’: An Exploratory Study of Gay and Lesbian Adopters and Foster-Carers in England and Wales. British Journal of Social Work 46:6, pages 1708-1723.
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Wendy Norton, Nicky Hudson & Lorraine Culley. (2013) Gay men seeking surrogacy to achieve parenthood. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 27:3, pages 271-279.
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Jennifer Power, Amaryll Perlesz, Ruth McNair, Margot Schofield, Marian Pitts, Rhonda Brown & Andrew Bickerdike. (2012) Gay and bisexual dads and diversity: fathers in the Work, Love, Play study. Journal of Family Studies, pages 2450-2480.
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Lori A. Kinkler & Abbie E. Goldberg. (2011) Working With What We’ve Got: Perceptions of Barriers and Supports Among Small-Metropolitan-Area Same-Sex Adopting Couples. Family Relations 60:4, pages 387-403.
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Jason Tuazon‐McCheyne. (2013) Two Dads: Gay Male Parenting and its Politicisation — A Cooperative Inquiry Action Research Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 31:4, pages 311-323.
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Heather D'Cruz & Karen Stagnitti. (2008) Reconstructing child welfare through participatory and child-centred professional practice: a conceptual approach. Child & Family Social Work 13:2, pages 156-165.
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Helen M. Charnley & Jackie Langley. (2016) Developing Cultural Competence as a Framework for Anti-heterosexist Social Work Practice. Journal of Social Work 7:3, pages 307-321.
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Damien W. Riggs. (2007) Reassessing the Foster-Care System: Examining the Impact of Heterosexism on Lesbian and Gay Applicants. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 22:1, pages 132-148.
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Janette Logan & Clive Sellick. (2007) Lesbian and gay fostering and adoption in the United Kingdom. Social Work and Social Sciences Review 13:2, pages 35-47.
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Stephen Hicks. (2016) Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption: A Brief UK History. Adoption & Fostering 29:3, pages 42-56.
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Heather D'Cruz. (2017) Constructing the Identities of ‘Responsible Mothers, Invisible Men’ in Child Protection Practice. Sociological Research Online 7:1, pages 147-171.
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