One Child, One Placement: The Elgin Foster-to-Adopt Model By Deborah Ellison, PHD, and Dawn Flegel, MSW
as published in the OACAS Journal, Spring/Summer 2010 Volume 55 Number 2/3
Family & Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin operates as Elgin County's local Children's Aid Society. For approximately 25 years, the agency has practiced a "foster-to-adopt" model when children enter care. The model was developed as a result of a careful assessment of the adoption practices of the time and their impact on children. This paper will discuss the development and evolution of the model and will present data on the model's effectiveness. A discussion will also be presented outlining why, in our opinion, the current adoption direction in Ontario is not in the best interests of children.
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