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RE: Adoptive parents selection
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979330217-20092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>I have never heard of any research in this area and would like to
know if you find any. In the US I think the standards vary widely from
agency to agency as well - on this and other standards. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=979330217-20092007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Judy Martin</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> bounce-1829093-6833927@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-1829093-6833927@list.cornell.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Virginio<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Child Maltreatment Researchers <BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Adoptive parents
selection<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear colleagues,</FONT></DIV>
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I'm looking for data about criteria in selection of potential adoptive parents.
Here in Italy, the law states that they must have a psychological and physical
fitness (idoneità fisica e psichica) to the adoption, but the criteria for
"physical fitness" have never been clarified, and there is the wildest possible
variety of approaches, many courts are satisfied with a statement by their
family doctor about their good health. The most difficult point crux is
represented by persons with major chronic diseases, such as diabetes, or renal
failure and who are under dialysis, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus), who are
at the present moment quite well compensated, but whose potential negative
outcomes (worsening of their medical conditions, death) may happen at any
time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm actually dealing - as expert nominated by a Court of
Appeal - with one of such cases, and I would like to know if there are protocols
in the field, and - above all - if there are researches about the effects upon
the adoptees of living with an adoptive parent who - since the beginning of
the adoption - is also chronically ill. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Many thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Virginio ODDONE</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dr. Virginio ODDONE, M.D.<BR>V. Avogadro 6<BR>10121 -
Torino (Italy)<BR>e-mail: <A
href="mailto:oddovir@ipsnet.it";>oddovir@ipsnet.it</A><BR> <A
href="mailto:medico.legale@cto.to.it";>medico.legale@cto.to.it</A><BR> <BR>******************<BR>J'ai
enfin le droit de saluer des êtres que je ne connais pas<BR>Ils passent devant
moi et s'accumulent au loin<BR>Tandis que tout ce que j'en vois m'est
inconnu<BR>Et leur espoir n'est pas moins fort que le mien.<BR>(Apollinaire, Le
musicien de Saint-Merry.)<BR> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Per loro natura tutti gli uomini desiderano di
sapere.<BR>All men by nature desire to know<BR>Tous les hommes désirent
naturellement de savoir.<BR>(Aristotele, Metafisica, Libro I, I,
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=psychsuitsme@hotmail.com href="mailto:psychsuitsme@hotmail.com";>Kelly
Cooper</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=child-maltreatment-research-l@list.cornell.edu
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 16, 2007 3:56
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> State by State Abuse Rates</DIV>
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color=#000000 size=3>Hello Sherri,</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I don’t believe that a correlational
analysis is what you’d want to do here because the “state rate of
substantiated abuse or neglect” is calculated using the “state child
population.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#000000 size=3>What statistical question are you trying to answer?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Perhaps I can help you with the
statistical analysis.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However,
with the “apples and oranges” problem, you may need to settle for descriptive
statistics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It depends on what
you are trying to figure out/show from the data.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I'm very interested in the rates of
psychological maltreatment and wouldn't mind taking a look at this as
well.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">You can contact me either on or off-list
if you like. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><A
href="mailto:psychsuitsme@hotmail.com";><U><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#0000ff size=3>psychsuitsme@hotmail.com</FONT></U></A></P>
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face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3></FONT></o:p> <BR><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Kelly Cooper, MA<BR>State of
Missouri Department of Social Services</FONT></o:p><BR><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Children's
Division</FONT></o:p><BR>
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