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Research in Adoption
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While NJ ARCH has a number of articles in its Lending Library with information on adoption research,
there are a large number of adoption-related research projects that are occurring at any given time
across the country.  Often, these projects require feedback and participation from people touched
by adoption.  Here you will find upcoming, ongoing, and future research projects that require this kind
of participation.  Feel free to read about these research studies and participate if there are
opportunities available.  Or, you can simply use the information from the research included here to
expand your own knowledge of adoption and, hopefully, help you with a particular need you might have.

Special Note:  Please read the disclaimer below regarding the research studies listed here.


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Project Title: Survey on Youth Participation in Court (Current & Former Foster Youth)
Researcher:  
Institution:

"Home At Last " (HAL) - a national partnership, supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts
Email:

 
Description: Home At Last (HAL), a national project which promotes implementation of the Pew Commission on Foster Care court recommendations, is gathering information on current practices, policies, and perceptions in regard to participation of youth in the dependency court process in jurisdictions throughout the country. The "Youth Participation in Court Survey" (aimed at Current and Former Foster Youth Ages 18 and Older) gives young people a chance to express their views to those who make decisions about the court and legal process. Please encourage the young people you work with to share their experiences by responding to this survey.
Notes:

To participate please click on: www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=320171614204 

Judges, attorneys, advocates, and dependency court professionals can respond to a separate survey, which you can find at: www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=763511570956
 


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Project Title: Client-Agency Relationship in Adoption
Researcher:

Lauren Scheiner, MSW Intern
Institution:

Infertility & Adoption Counseling Center
Email:

 
Description: If you are a pre-adoptive or an adoptive parent OR an adoption professional, you may have some thoughts on improving the client-agency relationship in adoption.  The Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center hopes you will participate in a brief online survey on this topic. 
Notes:
To take Survey:

Client Survey - clients are both pre-adoptive and adoptive parents  http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB225PEACEAUJ

Agency Survey - agency professionals and staff 
http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB225PEGZEEWK

To thank you for taking your personal time to complete this survey, the IAC Center would like to offer you a small gift.  TAPESTRY BOOKS has contributed a 20% discount on selected items in support of our research project. At the conclusion of this survey, you will be given a link to these items.   
We are conducting research for a workshop that will be presented at the Joint Council on International Children Services in Texas in April 2007.   Our hope is that the survey results will help adoption agencies to increase their understanding, support and education for adoptive parents. 
To take the survey, you do not have to give any identifying information if you do not want to.  And all information will be held confidential.   

 
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Please check back frequently as we build this page by adding more research projects as they become known to us...


 

DISCLAIMER

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The user understands that if New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House (NJ ARCH) or Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. (CAFS) were to accept the risk of harm to the user from the use of this information then we would not be able to make the information available here because the cost to cover the risks of all harms to all users would be too great.   Therefore the use of this information is strictly voluntary and at the user's sole risk.

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