Browsing Applied Social Science Research Collection by Subject "Adoption"

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The legacy of church-run mother and baby homes in Ireland

O'Neill, Aliah (Irish Central, 2010-07-21)

This article is based on an interview with Dr. Valerie O’Brien, lecturer and researcher in Applied Social Science at University College Dublin, about her joint project with Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, founder and CEO of ...
The lost generation of mother and baby homes

O'Brien, Valerie (Nenagh Guardian, 2010-11-06)

In the wake of the Ryan and Murphy report, many previously untold stories about life in Ireland have got told. The telling of these stories has brought great relief to many but it has also presented difficulties. Telling ...
The potential of Ireland's Hague convention legislation to resolve ethical dilemmas in inter-country adoptions

O'Brien, Valerie (Irish Assocition of Social Worker, 2009)

This paper explores the extent to which the 1993 Hague Convention assists in resolving ethical dilemmas for social workers involved in inter-country adoption practice.
Summary report on the inter-country adoption preparation "train the trainers" courses

O'Brien, Valerie ; Dempsey, Peggy (Irish Adoption Board and HSE, 2004-06-29)

The provision of preparation courses for intending adoptive parents was integral to the Standardised Framework proposed and accepted for Inter-Country Adoption Assessment in Ireland. In November 2002 funding was made ...