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Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2007

Balcom, Karen. (2007) "'Phony Mothers' and Border-Crossing Adoptions: The Montreal-to-New York Black Market in Babies in the 1950s." Journal of Women's History 19.1: 107-116.

Dhami, Mandeep, David Mandel and Katy Sothmann. (2007) "An Evaluation of Post-adoption Services [in British Columbia]." Children and Youth Services Review 29.2 (February): 162-179.

Dubinsky, Karen. (2007) “Babies Without Borders: Rescue, Kidnap and the Symbolic Child.” Journal of Women's History 19.1 (Spring): 248-253.

Dubinsky, Karen. (2007) “’We Adopted a Negro’: Interracial Adoption and the Hybrid Baby in 1960's Canada.” in Magda Fahrni and Robert Rutherdale eds. Creating Postwar Canada – Community, Diversity and Dissent, 1945-75.  Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.

Le Mare, Lucy, Karyn Audet and Karen Kurytnik. (2007) "A Longitudinal Study of Service Use in Families of Children Adopted from Romanian Orphanages." International Journal of Behavioral Development  31.3: 242-251.

Solomon, C. Ruth and Marie-Claude Poirier. (2007) "Parenting Styles and Attributions and the Behavior of Children in the 'No' Stage in Adoptive and Biological Families." Adoption Quarterly 10.1 (March): 63-83.

Volk, Anthony and Vernon Quinsey. (2007) "Parental Investment and Resemblance: Replications, Refinements, and Revisions.".Evolutionary Psychology 5.1: 1-14 www.epjournal.net

Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2006

Baldassi, Cindy. (2006) "The Legal Status of Aboriginal Customary Adoption Across Canada: Comparisons, Contrasts and Convergences."  U.B.C. Law Review 39: 63.
 
Baldassi, Cindy. (2006) Babies or Blastocysts, Parents or Progenitors? Embryo Donation and the Concept of Adoption. Thesis LL.M. Vancouver: University of British Columbia.

Bullough, Vern . (2006) "Sidebar: Lesbian Adoptions in Canada" 129 in Stollery, Kathy Shepherd and Vern Bullough, eds. The Praeger Handbook of Adoption.  Praeger Publishers.

Desaulniers, André. (2006) Des droits à conquérir, une lutte à finir : violation des droits et libertés de la personne et confidentialité des dossiers d'adoption au Québec. [Montréal?] Québec: Assemblée nationale. Commission  permanente des affaires sociales.

Dorow, Sara (2006) Transnational Adoption : a Cultural Economy of Race, Gender, and Kinship. New York: New York University Press. Series: Nation of newcomers. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005034182.html

Dorow, Sara (2006) "Racialized Choices: Chinese Adoption and the 'White Noise' of Blackness.' in Jung, M. E. Bonilla-Silva and J. Costa Vargas, special issue eds. Critical Sociology (2006)

Dubinsky, Karen. (2006) "Adoption: Globe and Mail Update." Globe and Mail. October 23, 2006. On-line question and answer on international and cross-cultural adoptions.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061020.wliveadoption23/BNStory/Front/?pageRequested=all&print=true

Grand, Michael. (2006) "Canadian Adoption Practices." 125 in Stollery, Kathy Shepherd and Vern Bullough, eds. The Praeger Handbook of Adoption.  Praeger Publishers.

Hervouet-Zeiber, Catherine, Monique Robert , Ana Carceller, Isabelle Chevalier, Otilia Dobrescu and Marc H. Lebel. (2006) "Infectious Diseases in Internationally Adopted Children: Epidemiology and Risk Factors." Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1.3:149-157.

Le Mare, L., Karen Kurytnik and Karyn Audet. (2006).  The Implications of Early Institutional Caregiving for the Social-Emotional Development of Internationally Adopted Children.  Child and Family Journal 9:16-26.

Le Mare, Lucy and Karyn Audet. (2006). A Longitudinal Study of the Physical Growth and Health of Post Institutionalized Romanian Adoptees. Paediatrics and Child Health 11: 85-91.

Lowe, Wendy, Jutta Wittmeier and Carmen Wittmeier. (2006) Affirming the Birth Mother’s Journey: A Peer Counselor’s Guide to Adoption Counseling.  Victoria: Trafford Publishing.

March, Karen and Charlene Miall. (2006) "Reinforcing the Motherhood Ideal: Public Perceptions of Biological Mothers Who Make an Adoption Plan." Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 43.4 (November): 367-385.

Miall, Charlene and Karen March. (2006)  “Adoption and Public Opinion: Implications for Social Policy and Practice in Adoption.”  p. 43-59. in K. Wegar, ed. Adoptive Families in a Diverse Society. Rutgers University Press.

Roy, Alain. (2006) Le droit de l'adoption au Québec. Préface de Renée Joyal. Montréal : Wilson & Lafleur.

Strong-Boag, Veronica. (2006) Finding Families, Finding Ourselves: English Canada Encounters Adoption from the Nineteenth Century to the 1990s. Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Volk, Anthony and Vernon Quinsey. (2006). "The Influence of Cues of High and Low Body Weight on Adults' Ratings in the Hypothetical Adoption Paradigm." The ScientificWorldJOURNAL, 6: 1574-1582 .
 

Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2005

Balcom, Karen and Karen Dubinsky. (2005) "'What’s Wrong with Rescue?'" Editorial Opinion on Interracial Adoption." Globe and Mail October.

Baldassi, Cindy. (2005) "The Quest to Access Closed Adoption Files in Canada: Understanding Social Context and Legal Resistance to Change." Canadian Journal of Family Law 21: 211- 265.

Beauvais-Godwin and Raymond Goodwin. (2005) "Adopting in Canada." Chapter 13 in The Complete Adoption Book: Everything you need to know to Adopt a Child. Avon, MA: Adams Media, p. 226-236.

Carriere, Jeannine. (2005) Connectedness and Health for First Nation Adoptees. Thesis. Ph.D. University of Alberta. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Carriere, Jeannine. (2005) "Connectedness and Health for First Nation Adoptees." Paediatrics & Child Health 10.9 (November): 545-548. http://www.pulsus.com/Paeds/10_09/carr_ed.htm

Cournoyer, Louise. (2005) The Experience of Parents in Forming a Relationship with their Older Adopted Children from Russia or Other Former Soviet Union Countries. Thesis M.A. Vancouver: Simon Fraser University. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Canada. (2005) "Adoption in Canada - A Report on Public Opinion." http://www.davethomasfoundation.ca/resources/study.asp. Summary of August 2004 survey by Ipsos-Reid, commissioned by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Canada. Canadian attitudes toward domestic adoption, international adoption, aboriginal adoption and foster care.

Desrosiers, Catherine and Claude-Hélène Desrosiers. (2005) L'adoption d'un enfant handicapé : guide de référence. Drummondville, Qc : Éditions Emmanuel, l'amour qui sauve, [c2005] [Version rév.]

Foti-Gervais, Linda. (2005) Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities: a Qualitative Approach to Understanding Adoptive Parents' Experiences. Thesis Ph.D. University of Alberta. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Golse, Bernard. (2005) Les enjeux psychologiques de l'adoption: un entretien avec Bernard Golse. Réalisation: Alain Bouvarel, Pierre H.
Tremblay, Richard Martin; production: Centre national audiovisuel en santé mentale, CNASM Lorquin. Montréal: Centre de communication en santé mentale, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies. vidéocassette (44 min) Interview, Anne Frichet.

Intercountry Adoption Services. (2005) Challenges Experienced by Intercountry Adopted Children: A Survey of the Issues. Gatineau, Québec. Prepared by Lisa Edelsward. Pre-adoption reports, post-adoption challenges: growth, diseases, learning, psychological, behavioural. http://www.adoption.ca/pdfs/ias/IASchall05_e.pdf

Lavallée, Carmen. (2005) L'enfant, ses familles et les institutions d'adoption : regards sur le droit français et le droit québécois. Montréal : Wilson & Lafleur.

Lévy-Soussan, Pierre. (2005) Rôle des intervenants, rôle des accompagnants, dans l'adoption: un entretien avec Pierre Lévy Soussan. Réalisation: Alain Bouvarel, Pierre H. Tremblay, Richard Martin; production: Centre national audiovisuel en santé mentale, CNASM Lorquin. Montréal: Centre de communication en santé mentale, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies. vidéocassette (25 min) Interview, Anne Frichet.

MacDonald, Nancy, Joan Glode and Fred Wien. (2005) "Respecting Aboriginal Families: Pathways to Resilience in Custom Adoption and Family Group Conferencing." Chapter in Ungar, Michael, ed.  Handbook for Working with Children and Youth: Pathways to Resilience across Cultures and Contexts. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. p. 357-370.

Miall, Charlene and Karen March. (2005a) “Social Support for Changes in Adoption Practice: Gay Adoption, Open Adoption, Birth Reunions and the Release of Confidential Identifying Information." Families in Society 86,1: 83-92.

Miall, Charlene and Karen March. (2005b) “Open Adoption as a Family Form: Community Assessments and Social Support.” Journal of Family Issues 26.3: 380-410.

Miall, Charlene and Karen March. (2005c) "Community Attitudes toward Birth Fathers' Motives for Adoption Placement and Single Parenting." Family Relations 54.4 (October):535-546

Migneault, Chantal. (2005) Interactions parent/enfant, maintien de la culture d'origine et développement cognitif et moteur d'enfants de l'adoption internationale au Québec. Thèse Ph.D. Université du Québec à Montréal Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Ouellette, Françoise-Romaine, Chantal Collard, and Carmen Chantal. (2005) Les ajustements du droit aux nouvelles réalités de l'adoption internationale. Montréal: INRS culture et société. http://www.inrs-ucs.uquebec.ca/pdf/AjustementsDuDroit.pdf

Pollock, Karen. (2005) "Early Language Growth in Children Adopted from China: Issues and Preliminary Normative Data." Seminars in Speech and Language 26:22-32.

Pollock, Karen and Johanna Price. (2005) "Phonological Skills of Children Adopted from China: Implications for Assessment." Seminars in Speech and Language 26:54-63.

Pomerleau, Andrée [et al] (2005) "Health Status, Cognitive and Motor Development of Young Children adopted from China, East Asia, and Russia across the first 6 Months after Adoption." International Journal of Behavioral Development 29(5): 445-457.

Roberts, Jenny, Karen Pollock and Rena Krakow. (2005) "Continued Catch-up and Language Delay in Children Adopted from China." Seminars in Speech and Language 26:76-85.

Roberts, Jenny, Karen Pollock [et al.] (2005) "Language Development in Preschool-aged Children adopted from China." Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research 48:93-107.

Soulé, Michel. (2005) L'historique et les principes fondamentaux de l'adoption: un entretien avec Michel Soulé. Réalisation: Alain Bouvarel, Richard Martin, Pierre H. Tremblay; production: Centre de communication en santé mentale, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies. Montréal : CECOM, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies. DVD-vidéo (39 min) Interview, Anne Frichet.

Strong-Boag, Veronica. (2005) "Today's Child: Preparing for the 'Just Society' One Family at a Time." Canadian Historical Review 86.45 (December): 673-99.

Strong-Boag, Veronica. (2004-5). "Interrupted Relations: The Adoption of Children in Twentieth Century British Columbia." BC Studies 144   (Winter): 3-28.

Tessier, Réjean , Simon Larose, Ellen Moss, Line Nadeau and George M. Tarabulsy. (2005) L’adoption internationale au Québec de 1985-2002. L’adaptation sociale des enfants nés à l’étranger et adoptés par des familles du Québec." Québec: Secrétariat à l’adoption internationale, Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux. http://www.adoption.gouv.qc.ca/site/download.php?id=359242,30,1

Vaillancourt, Annie. (2005) L'adoption québécoise : quand et comment aborder le sujet? : guide d'accompagnement pour les intervenantes et les intervenants (sociaux, médicaux et infirmiers) visant à fournir une aide supplémentaire au processus decisionnel dans les cas de grossesses non planifiées et/ou non désirées. Beauport, Québec : Direction régionale de santé publique, Agence de développement de réseaux locaux de services de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale nationale (Québec). Centre jeunesse de Québec, Direction régionale de santé publique.

Volk, Anthony, Janeen Lukjanczuk and Vernon Quinsey. (2005). "Influence of Child and Infant Facial Cues of Low Body Weight on Adults' Ratings of Adoption Preference, Cuteness, and Health." Infant Mental Health Journal 26: 459-469.

Volk, Anthony. (2005) The Influence of Infant and Child Facial Cues on Adults' Perceptions and Behaviors Relating to Parental Care in the Hypothetical Adoption Paradigm and the Virtual Infant Paradigm. Thesis Ph.D. Kingston: Queen's University. Library and Archives Canada microfiche
 

Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2004

Audet, Karyn. (2004) Attentional and Self-regulatory Difficulties of Romanian Orphans Ten Years after being Adopted to Canada: a Longitudinal Study. Thesis M.A. Vancouver: Simon Fraser University. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Buxton, Bonnie. (2004) Damaged Angels: a Mother Discovers the Terrible Cost of Alcohol in Pregnancy. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, a division of Random House. A journalist and adoptive mother writes the book she wishes she'd had. Publication date: March 16.

Chicoine, Jean-François Chicoine. (2004) La capacité du cerveau de l’enfant à être adopté. Extrait des actes du colloque de Montpellier 2003
Enfance et familles d'adoption, France. http://www.meanomadis.com/content/show_articles.asp?ID=431

Chicoine, Jean-Francois. (2004) "La capacité du cerveau de l’enfant à être adopté"  Revue Accueil (Enfance et familles. d’adoption) mai.

Claude, Marie. (2004) Index of Adoption Notices Published in the Ottawa Journal (1960-1980). Ottawa: Yore Researchers.

Goodhue, Linda.  (2004) An Examination of Child Characteristics Predictive of Adoptability of Children in Care. Thesis M.S.W. University of Windsor. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Intercountry Adoption Services. (2004) Intercountry Adoption Policy Research Roundtable March 4 - 5, 2004, Gatineau, Québec. Social Development Canada http://www.adoption.ca/pdfs/roundtable_final_rptt_e.pdf

Intercountry Adoption Services. (June 2004) Tools for Home Assessments for Intercountry Adoption. Gatineau: Social Development Canada. Prepared by Natalie Kockeritz. Books, articles, websites and videos currently in use across Canada to evaluate prospective adoptive parents and educate them about intercountry adoption. Information provided by social workers and organizations. http://www.adoption.ca/pdfs/home_assessment_tools_e.pdf

Jones, Krista. (2004) Birthmothers' Experiences of Open and Closed Adoption. Thesis M.A. Ottawa: Carleton University. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Joosse, Alice. (2004) The Birthmother's Experience of Open Adoption: an Interpretive Inquiry. Thesis Ph.D. University of Alberta. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Keewatin, Darin. (2004) An Indigenous Perspective on Custom Adoption. Thesis M.S.W. University of Manitoba. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

LeMare, Lucy. (2004) Development of Children Adopted to Canada from Romanian Orphanages Ten Years Later, paper presented at the Intercountry Adoption Policy Research Roundtable, organized by Intercountry Adoption Services, Social Development Canada, March 4-5.

Nuttgens, Simon. (2004) Life Stories of Aboriginal Adults Raised in Non-Aboriginal Families. Thesis Ph.D. University of Alberta. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Plunkett, Ross and Margaret Osmond. (2004) "Permanency Planning: Choosing between Long-term Foster Care and Adoption." OACAS Journal [Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies] 48.1 Spring: 7-14.

Smart, Jennifer. (2004) Sensory Processing in Post-institutionalized Internationally Adopted Children from Eastern Europe and Russia. Thesis M.Sc. Halifax: Dalhousie University. National Library of Canada microfiche

Sullivan, Richard and Ellie Lathrop. (2004) "Openness in Adoption: Retrospective Issues and Prospective Choices." Children and Youth Services Review 26.4: 393-411.

Waller, K., Anthony Volk and Vernon Quinsey. (2004). "The Effect of Infant Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Facial Features on Adoption Preference." Human Nature 15: 101-117.
 

Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2003

Ambert, Anne-Marie. (2003) The Negative Social Construction of Adoption: its Effects on Children and Parents. Toronto: York University, Faculty of Arts. www.arts.yorku.ca/soci/ambert/writings/adoption.html

Audet, Karyn. (2003) Attentional and Self-regulatory Difficulties of Romanian Orphans Ten Years after being Adopted to Canada: a Longitudinal Study. Thesis M.A. Vancouver: Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education.

Audet, Melanie and Alice Home. (2003) "Adopting Special Needs Children: Parents' Perception of their Role Quality and Social Support" Chapter in : Kufeldt, Kathleen and Brad McKenzie, eds. Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice. Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier University Press.

Beauchamp, Brigitte. (2003) Transracial Adoption: the Social Worker as a Cultural Educator. Thesis M.S.W. Montreal: McGill University. National Library of Canada microfiche

Book of Voices. Voices of Aboriginal adoptees and foster children. 45 stories told on-line and in book form. "Stories from First Nations people who have had first hand experiences with the 60's scoop and living as an adoptee. Each of these stories are told from a family or adoptee from a First Nation. Stolen Generations attempts to deal with one of the most significant issues arising in the aftermath of residential schools, namely the policy and practice of the adoption of aboriginal children outside their inherent cultural groups."
Stolen Generations, 94 McGregor Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2W 4V5 1-204-925.0300, 1-888-962.6294 stolen_generations@yahoo.ca, www.stolengenerations.ca/

Chen, Xiaobei. (2003) "‘Parents Go Global:’ Report on an Intercountry Adoption Research Project." Variegations 1: 10-14.
http://www.hsd.uvic.ca/journals/variegations/documents/chen.pdf

Chicoine, Jean-François, Patricia Germain, et Johanne Lemieux. (2003) L'enfant adopté dans le monde: en quinze chapitres et demi. Montréal: Éditions de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine. Publié en collaboration avec Centre hospitalier universitaire mère-enfant et Université de Montréal. La collection de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine pour les parents, 1706-0761. Prologue, 1650, boul. Lionel-Bertrand, Boisbriand, Québec, J7H 1N7.

Cumming Speirs, Carol, Sidney Duder, Judith Grove and Richard Sullivan. (2003) "Adoptable but Still in Limbo: the Forgotten Children in Canada." Child & Youth Care Forum 32.2 (April): 73-88.

Dhami, Mandeep and David Mandel. (2003). Adoption Support Program Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health: Evaluation of Client Services 2003 Final Report. (Technical report).

Farris-Manning, Cheryl and Marietta Zandstra. (2003) Children in Care in Canada: a Summary of Current Issues and Trends with Recommendations for Future Research. Ottawa: Child Welfare League of Canada. Prepared for the National Children's Alliance. Includes "Broadening Permanency Options - Adoption Issues", "Permanency Planning Models"

Féderation des médecins omnipracticiens du Québec. (2003) Grossesse et adoption: congrés prévus aux attentes: guide pratique a l’intention des médecins omnipracticiens du Québec. Montréal. Sur le couverture: Association des médecins omnipatriciens du Québec et Association des médecins de C.L.S.C. du Québec.

Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec. (2003) Grossesse et adoption : congés prévus aux attentes : guide pratique à l'intention des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec. Montréal. Sur la couv.: Association des médecins omnipatriciens de Québec et Association des médecins de C.L.S.C. du Québec.

Fernyhough, Lynda. (2003) The Quality and Stability of Attachment and its Relation to Indiscriminate Friendliness in Children Adopted to Canada from Romanian Orphanages: Eight Years Later.  Thesis M.A. Vancouver: Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Graefe, Sara. (2003) Lifelong Issues. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Series: Adoption Piece by Piece.

Graefe, Sara. (2003) Special Needs. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Series: Adoption Piece by Piece.

Graefe, Sara. (2003) A Toolkit for Parents. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Series: Adoption Piece by Piece.

Haase, Jean and Burge, Philip. (2003). "Disclosure Issues in Donor-assisted Conception: Can Adoption Point the Way" Canadian Social Work, 5, 29-42

Hilborn, Robin. (2003) The Essential Adoption Resource Book : a Compendium of the Best Adoption Resources. Southhampton, Ont. : Family Helper Pub. 1st ed. Family Helper no. 42.

Hollenstein, Tom, Leslie Leve, Laura Scaramelia, Roline Milfort and Jenae Neiderhiser. (2003) "Openness in Adoption: Knowledge of Birthparent Information, and Adoptive Family Adjustment." Adoption Quarterly 7.1: 43-52.

Kurytnik, Karen. (2003) A Longitudinal Study of the Intellectual and Academic Development of Children Adopted from Romanian Orphanages. Thesis M.A. Vancouver: Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Le May, Charlotte. (2004) La qualité de l'attachement chez des enfants adoptés à l'étranger. Thèse M.Ps. Université Laval.. Library and Archives Canada microfiche

Maurice, Jacqueline (2003) De-spiriting Aboriginal Children: Aboriginal Children during the 1960s and 1970s Child Welfare Era. Thesis Ph.D. Toronto: University of Toronto. National Library of Canada microfiche

Miall, C. and K. March (2003). “A comparison of biological and adoptive mothers and fathers: The relevance of biological kinship and gendered constructs of parenthood.” Adoption Quarterly, 6: 7-39.

Morin, Annick. (2003) Le vécu des parents adoptants à l’étranger suite à l’arrivée de l’enfant dans la famille. Mémoire M. Serv. Soc. Québec: Université Laval, École de service social, Faculté des sciences sociales

North American Council on Adoptable Children. (2003) Adoption Assistance in Canada.www.nacac.org/subsidycdnintro.html and Provincial Profiles www.nacac.org/subsidy_provincialprofiles.html Information on adoption subsidies

Paperny, Raechelle. (2003) Adoption and Attachment: a Study of Attachment in Young Adult Adoptees. Thesis Ph.D. Calgary: University of Calgary, Division of Applied Psychology

Pollack, Karen, Johanna Price and K. Fulmer. (2003) "Speech-language Acquisition in Children Adopted from China: a Longitudinal Investigation of two Children." Journal of Multilingual Communication Disorders 1:184-193.

Pomerleau, Andrée, Jean-François Chicoine, Gérard Malcuit, Renée Séguin, Céline Belhumeur, Patricia Germain, Isabelle Amyot, Gloria Jéliu. (2003) État de santé et développement d’enfants d’origine étrangère adoptés au Québec: évolution six mois apres l’arrivéé. 2003
http://www.meanomadis.com/content/show_articles.asp?ID=258

Roberts, Jenny, Rena Krakow and Karen Pollock. (2003) "Language Outcomes for Preschool Children Adopted from China as Infants and Toddlers." Journal of Multilingual Communication Disorders 1:177-183.

Stromberg, Michelle. (2003) Birth Fathers: More Than a Genetic Contribution? Thesis MSW University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

Tershakovec Iskalo, Dora. (2003) The Meaning of Ukranian Adoption as Experienced by Ukranian American and Ukranian Canadian Adoptive Parents. Thesis Ph.D. Chicago: School of Professional Psychology. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International microfiche

Toner-MacLean, Sally. (2003) Emotional Ramifications of Adoption Reunion: is there a Predictable Pattern of Response? Thesis M.S.W. Montreal: McGill University. National Library of Canada microfiche.

Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2002

Adams, Marie. (2002) Our Native Son, a Stranger: Adoption Breakdown and its Effect on Parents. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.

Balcom, Karen. (2002) "Scandal and social policy: the Ideal Maternity Home and the evolution of social policy in Nova Scotia, 1940-1951." Acadiensis 31.2 (Spring): 3-37.

Balcom, Karen Andrea. (2002) The Traffic in Babies: Cross-border Adoption, Baby-selling and the Development of Child Welfare Systems in the United States and Canada, 1930-1960. Thesis Ph.D. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International. microfiche.

Bennett, Marlyn and Cindy Blackstock. (2002) A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography on Aspects of Aboriginal Child Welfare in Canada. Winnipeg: First Nations Research Site of the Centre of Excellence for Child Wefare, University of Manitoba. www.fncfcs.com/pubs/databases.html

Black, Vaughan, Jennifer Biernaskie and Martha Bailey. (2002) Analysis of the Legislation on Adoption, Canada, Province of Ontario. [Geneva] International Social Service - General Secretariat, International Resource Centre for the Protection of Children in Adoption. Prepared for ISS, revised by Sharon Detrick, Director, Children's Rights Consultancy International, Netherlands. Published with financial support of the Canadian Bar Law for the Future Fund. www.issc-ssic.ca/pdf/Adoption-ON.pdf

Les CLSC et la région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, RRSSS Bas-Saint-Laurent et leCentre Jeunesse du Bas-Saint-Laurent. (2002) Suivi post-adoption en CLSC: adoption internationale. Riviere-du-Loup, Québec: Centre Hospitalier Régional du Grand-Portage

Canada. Citoyenneté et immigration Canada. (2002) Adoption internationale, Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés [ressource électronique]
Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés [Ottawa] : Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. Fiche de renseignements (Canada. Citoyenneté et immigration Canada) no 21. http://www.cic.gc.ca/francais/pdf/pub/fiche-adoption.pdf
http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/301/cic/immigration_refugee_act_fact_sheet-f/no21/ci51-111_2002-21-f.pdf

Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada. (2002) International adoption, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [electronic resource] Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. [Ottawa] : Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Fact sheet (Canada. Citizenship and immigration Canada) no. 21.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/fs-adoption.pdf
http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/301/cic/immigration_refugee_act_fact_sheet-e/no21/ci51-111_2002-21-e.pdf

"Ces enfants d'ailleurs" Fil: le journal de la communauté universitaire. Des evenements 2002. Sommaire. Adoption internationale: des petits Québécois qui semblent bien adoptés. www.ulaval.ca/scom/Au.fil.des.evenements/2002/06.06/adoption.html

Charbonneau, Johanne. (2002) "La grossesse a l'adolescence. pourquoi pas l'adoption?" Revue canadienne de service social/Canadian Social Work Review 19.1: 85-109. Auteur de l'Institut national recherche scientifique-Urbanisation/Culture /Société, l’Université du Québec, Montréal.

Children in Limbo Task Force. Sparrow Lake Alliance. (2002) Permanency Planning in the Child Welfare System: a Practical Approach to Principles and Practice in Child Welfare. Ottawa: Canadian Resource Centre for Children and Youth, Child Welfare League of Canada. Includes: "Extending Options in Permanency Planning", The Role of Access", "Adoption and the Issue of Contact", "Mediation in Open Adoptions", "Access and the Changing Face of Adoption"

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. (2002) Finding Forever Families: Making the Case for Child-specific Family Recruiting. Dublin, Ohio: Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Produced by Courter Films & Associates. Variant form of title: Finding Forever Families: Making the Case for Child-specific Recruitment. Videorecording.

Dorow, Sara. (2002) "China R Us?": Care, Consumption, and Transnationally Adopted Children. In D. Cook, ed. Symbolic Childhood. Peter Lang Publishers.

Edelsward, Lisa. (2002) Sensory Integration Disorders on the web-site of "Thailand Adoption" http://www.neiu.edu/~rghiggin/Thaiadopt/integration.html

Fernyhough, Lynda, Karyn Audet and Lucy Le Mare. (2002) Attachment of Romanian Orphans 10 Years after Being Adopted to Canada. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ottawa, August 2-6

Jourdain, Larry. (2002) "Customary Care: Cultural Predominance and Aboriginal Child Welfare." Canada's Children, Child Welfare League of Canada (Spring): 30-34.

Labarre, Henriette. (2002) Parcours de femme: de l'adoption aux retrouvailles. Montréal: INCA.. Enregistrement sonore. Boucherville, Québec: Éditions de Mortagne, 1996.

Lachance, Jean-François et Sylvie Fortin. (2002) Les adoptions internationales au Québec: portrait statistique de 2000. Québec: Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux, Direction des communications, Secrétariat à l'adoption internationale du Québec. Publié aussi en version électronique.

Lepp, Annalee. (2002) Interrogating Developments in International Human Rights Law on Intercountry Adoptions. Paper presented at the Canadian Historical Association meetings, Toronto.

Le Mare, Lucy, and Karyn Audet. (2002) Attentional Abilities of Romanian Orphans 10 Years after Being Adopted to Canada. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ottawa, August 2-6.

Le Mare, Lucy, and K. Vaughan. (2002) Parenting Stress and Marital Breakdown in Parents of Children Adopted from Romanian Institutions. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ottawa, August 2-6.

McCreight, Brenda. (2002) Parenting your Adopted Older Child: how to Overcome the Unique Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child. Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications.

McKenna, Mairi. (2002) Transracial Adoption (TRA) and the Development of Ethnoracial Identity. Thesis M.S.W. Wilfred Laurier University. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 2003. microfiche.

Miall, Charlene and Karen March. (2002) Social Support for Adoption in Canada: Preliminary Findings of a Canada-wide Survey. McMaster University. Summary contains information collected from a Canada-wide telephone survey conducted by the Institute for Social Research, York University, between May and July, 2000. This data was collected under the auspices of a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Research Grant (#410-97-1195 ) http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/sociology/faculty/Miall-News.pdf News release at http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/opr/nms/newsreleases/2002/adoption.htm

Peterson, Jeffrey. (2002) Lostbirds: an Exploration of the Phenomenological Experience of Transracially Adopted Native Americans. Thesis Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison. Psychology and Education. 12 adoptees aged 26-55 resided across the U.S. and Canada.

Strong-Boag, Veronica. (2002) Belonging: Integrating the Newcomer in Adoption and Citizenship in Canada prior to 1970. Paper presented at the Canadian Historical Association meetings, Toronto.

Symons, Maryellen and Martha Mackinnon. (2002) Adoption: New Millennium, New Horizons.Toronto: Ontario Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education. Proceedings of a conference held in Toronto November 19, 2002.

Volk, Anthony and Vernon Quinsey. (2002). "The Influence of Infant Facial Cues on Adoption Preferences." Human Nature 13: 437-455.

Warford, Linda Pauline. (2002) Peer Relationships of Romanian Orphans 10 Years after Adoption in Canada: a Longitudinal Study. Thesis M.A. (Ed.) Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education.

Canadian Adoption Research Writings 2000

Lovelock, Kirsten. (2000) “Intercountry Adoption as a Migratory Practice: A Comparative Analysis of Intercountry Adoption and Immigration Policy and Practice in the United States, Canada and New Zealand in the Post WWII Period.” International Migration Review 34.3 (Fall): 907-949.


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