Montréal, March 2, 2011 Next
political upheavals, economic and sociological countries worldwide, international adoption has evolved over the past decade. In this movement were grafted new scientific or clinical knowledge regarding the particular impact of adoption on the development and integration of children. All this new dynamic is not without challenge the prospective adopters, adoptive parents and the various actors in international adoption.
One effect of this change is reflected on the profile of children adopted internationally. Indeed, more and more countries, both within and outside the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, "are now able to birth control, reduce poverty and put forward the principle of subsidiarity "1. They develop and adopt their children by members of their own community. Also, as governments put in place services for child protection, more and more street children, once completely ignored, are greeted by public institutions that offer a new perspective on life. These transformations lead
countries of origin to "give to international adoption much less babies than older children, or siblings living with a disability" 2. These older children have probably experienced traumas that are enrolled in them. In return, they also demonstrate a particular resilience and are often able to clearly express their desire to create a life plan such as adoption. These are the kinds of variables that evaluators must now be considered in the analysis of parenting capacity of applicants.
Compared with the adoption of these children, age varies often from 4 to 7 years, the Secretariat for adoption feels challenged in two ways: first, the importance of communicating this reality to the people and the importance of this reality in the assessment of prospective parents. Successful applicants for the adoption of older children should have the capabilities and special skills, or at least specific, to demonstrate they can meet this challenge.
Without adequate information about the condition of children, we continue to observe a gap between the expectations of candidates and the reality of international adoption. More and more people will suffer longer delays to accommodate a child and constraints that deprive them of a response to their desire. That is why the Secretariat to international adoption and its partners have a duty to present the true face of the adoption of children entrusted to us by the central authorities of the countries of origin.
The remainder of this section will present how the Secretariat to international adoption, seconded by the Committee for consultation in international adoption, is concerned with this aspect of its mandate and will respond.
Secretary to international adoption and CEO,
Luce de Bellefeuille
1.2 Monthly Bulletin No. 11-12/2006, International Social Service, p. 2.
Secretariat for adoption
Department of Health and Social Services
201, boul. Crémazie East, 1st Floor
Montreal, Quebec, H2M 1L2 514 873-5226 or
561-0246 1800
adoption.quebec @ msss.gouv.qc.ca
http://www.adoption.gouv.qc . ca /
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