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Defining Ethics In Domestic And Global Adoption Practice, Mirah Riben
Defining Ethics In Domestic And Global Adoption Practice, Mirah Riben
Mirah Riben
Adoption practitioners and agencies all speak about ethics. However, without definition, the term is as subjective meaningless as "nice." This presentation points out the lack of definition or agreement of what constitutes ethical adoption practice and offers some concrete guidelines to be initiated to protect all parties.
Adoption Fees: Ethical Considerations For All Parties In Adoption, Mirah Riben
Adoption Fees: Ethical Considerations For All Parties In Adoption, Mirah Riben
Mirah Riben
A great deal is said about ethics in adoption. However, the term remains vague, undefined, and subjective with suggested, but no firm or enforced guidelines enacted to police the adoption industry and protect the families and individuals whose lives they irrevocably change. This presentation focuses on the inequities of adoption fees particularly in terms of providing legal counsel to the mothers relinquishing.
Alternatives Routes To Permanency: Is Adoption Always The Best Option, Mirah Riben
Alternatives Routes To Permanency: Is Adoption Always The Best Option, Mirah Riben
Mirah Riben
A presentation that asks if current adoption practices are optimally in the best interests of children and families they serve and offers family preserving options such as permanent legal guardianship or simple adoption in which the child rceeives the care he or she needs but doe snot involuntarily give up all ties to his or her family, genetics, and heredity.