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Internationally Adopted Young Children
Overview
This project focuses on survey data about the experiences of families who have adopted children from China, some of whom have received Early Intervention services. Specific areas of inquiry include child’s development, child’s progress, quality of family life, parenting experiences, and Early Intervention services the child may have received.
Outcomes of this study will be: a) to provide information to families who have adopted or wish to adopt a child, b) to inform personnel in EI about the individual needs of children adopted from China and other countries, c) to provide information to Part C coordinators that will enable them to ensure that their programs meet the needs of this population of families.
Major Activities
To conduct two studies and disseminate findings:
- Parents’ Perceptions of their Children’s Developmental Needs and the Use of Early Intervention Services for Internationally Adopted Young Children a study about the experiences of caregivers and their children who are adopted from China and document parental perceptions of their child’s developmental progress and use of early intervention services. This study has been completed. To see the Newsletter and Data Reports, please click here.
- Parental Perceptions of Child Behavior, Attachment and Well Being for Children Adopted from China To conduct a study designed to collect information about the development of children adopted from China and the experiences of their adoptive parents. The purpose of the study is to predict child attachment and parent family well being with the focus on child behavior as the main predictors. This study has been completed. Report will be completed and posted by March 2008.
Publications
Click here to view publications for this project
Contacts
Mary Beth Bruder, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, UConn Center for Excellence in Disabilities
Phone: (860) 679.1500
E-mail: Bruder@nso1.uchc.edu
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