tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384966947084602158.post7982505690819468990..comments2023-12-26T19:43:01.770-08:00Comments on FAMILY PRESERVATION not Adoption Separaration: Mothers Who Relinquish are a "Serious Threat"Mirah Ribenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13626873757236976251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384966947084602158.post-29329636704953715272010-06-29T14:12:53.337-07:002010-06-29T14:12:53.337-07:00To clarify my previous post about the power of soc...To clarify my previous post about the power of social workers in the UK, the situation is that mothers may enquire about their adopted children, once the children are adults. However, they may or may not be given any information. It all depends on a social worker who "assesses" them to decide if they are 'suitable'. If the social worker 'approves' she/he will then contact the adoptive parents (no matter how old the child is in some places) and ask their 'permission' for a message to be passed to the adopted adult child. So if the social worker doesn't like you, you get nothing. If the adoptive parents don't like the idea, you get nowhere. Social workers in Britain are terrified that people might get in touch with each other without their 'permission' or 'approval'. Makes me sick how much power they have. But it allows the government to say that they have kindly given help to mothers - filtered very thoroughly by social workers - often the same ones who took the consent to adoption in the first place.Evelyn Robinsonhttp://www.clovapublications.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384966947084602158.post-22818839133807755172010-06-28T00:22:38.537-07:002010-06-28T00:22:38.537-07:00As a mother who lost her son to adoption in the UK...As a mother who lost her son to adoption in the UK, I am so delighted to hear that social workers there are losing their power over family members who have been separated by adoption. I have been complaining for years about how their adoption laws patronise and disempower those people. They are an absolute insult and it's wonderful to hear that people are actually taking control and managing their own affairs. If the social work profession had recognised this years ago and supported legislation which respects and empowers family members separated by adoption, then people might actually have gone to them for help and support. Because they did not challenge the laws which gave them all the power in reunion situations, people are now making contact without their help. It'll be interesting to see the social work profession's response.Evelyn Robinsonhttp://www.clovapublications.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384966947084602158.post-33116820420448175552010-06-24T06:43:14.761-07:002010-06-24T06:43:14.761-07:00More on that:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...More on that:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/19/<br />facebook-adoption-tracing-birth-motherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com