Adoption Practices, Procedures and Problems: Report on Workshop Material and Proceedings of the Adoption Conference Held May 19-21, 1948 in New York City |
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12 agencies 24 agencies 67 agencies accept applications accept children adequate adoption agencies adoption home adoption placement adoption service adoptive applicants adoptive parents age limit agencies accept agencies reported agencies require agency's agenoies answered the question asked baby background boarding home boarding parents capacity casework process child for adoption client concern conference agreed consult couples court criteria decide decision determined discussion essential examination factors father feel foster home foster home care foster parents help the mother home study independent placements indicated infant interview League member agencies legal adoption marriage natural parent necessary need adoption number of adoption number of agencies number of children older children Pediatricians period petition physician policies possible problem procedures prospective adoptive psychiatrist psychological psychological tests public agencies questionnaire recognized recommended regard relationship respect responsibility situation social agencies specific sterility supervision surrender temporary tests unadoptable unmarried mother varies worker workshop agreed