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This document discusses the role of expert knowledge in transnational and transracial adoption in Spain. It provides statistics on adoption trends in Spain since the late 1990s, with the number of international adoptions doubling between 1998-2000. It also examines adoption processes and mandatory training for prospective parents in Catalonia, which focuses on preparing parents for differences but does not tailor training based on the child's country of origin. Experts emphasize a clean break from the child's birth parents and attachment to the new family, but families may be more open than experts to rethinking transracial and transnational identities over time.

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Parenting in intercountry adoption The role of expert knowledge in creating transnational/transracial adoptive families Beatriz San Rom叩n Diana Marre Universitat Aut嘆noma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
In this presentation Introduction: some figures and facts The adoption process: experts entitled to evaluate and train adopting families Contents of mandatory training for prospective adoptive parents How to become a family from the expertise knowledge perspective Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture - University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
Introduction: Transnational adoption in Spain Until last quarter of 1900s: Spain was a country of origin 2004: Spain becomes 2nd receiving country for transnational adoption. 1st one in relative figures (Sellman, 2006). Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 Source: Ministery of Labour and Social Issues. Yearbook 2004
Introduction: Immigration in Spain Until last quarter of 1900s: Emigration > Immigration White and homogeneous 2004: EU fostered little more than one and a half million immigrants, 610.000 of which around 40% remained in Spain . Spain became the second receiving country of immigration (after the USA) Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
Transnational adoption in Spain Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 1996: A new law of Minor Legal Protection was approved. 1997: The regions of Madrid and Catalonia decided not to accept more applications to domestic adoption due to the lack of Spanish children given up for adoption. First statistics regarding international adoption are published. Recorded intercountry adoptions doubled between 1998 and 2000 and reached 5,541 by 2004 . Central Authorities of Intercountry Adoption in Spain
The case of Catalonia Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 2004: Catalans were the 16% of Spanishs inhabitants but they adopted 31% of children internationally adopted in Spain. 2006: In Catalonia 52% of families that applied for an intercountry adoption were involuntarily childless, 43% had children and only 35% had done some ARTtreatment. Population, children born and intercountry adoptions in 2004 16 % 31 %
The case of Catalonia Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 2004: Catalans were the 16% of Spanishs inhabitants but they adopted 31% of children internationally adopted in Spain. 2006: In Catalonia 52% of families that applied for an intercountry adoption were involuntarily childless, 43% had children and only 35% had done some ARTtreatment.
Transnational adoption: the process in Catalonia Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
Compulsory training In the application form prospective parents are to choose the country, but NO difference in training depending on the country Contents of compulsory training: The difference between a biological and an adopted child. Parents grief (saying goodbye to the ideal child to welcome the real child) The adaptation and the adopted childs backup The origins revelation Different meanings to the childs origins Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
Compulsory training Transraciality often addressed from the parents point of view (lost of anonymity, etc.) They told us that it was needed to be clear in our minds that our family physiognomy would change forever because of adoption, that we should discuss it between us [she and her husband] and our families, and nothing else. We spent the whole morning in a role play, in small groups, and it was about how we would react if, during their adolescence, our children became aware they were adopted. It was really Kafkaesque, if you keep in mind that all of them were to be Chinese girls. Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
Transracial adoption in Spain? Transracial adoptions are not even named in Spain Use of etnia instead of raza Those applying for an adoption in Vietnam have to keep in mind the ethnic characteristics of the children from this country. Adoptive parents and practicioners: no direct reference of what it is like to have a non-white body Adoption produces the cancellation of one identity and its replacement by another (Yngvesson, 2009: 109).
How to become a family from the experts point of view No specific training for psychologists (and social workers) working in this field Inspired by The clean break (Hague Convention) The Attachment Theory (Bowlby, 1969) Exclusive parenthood and belonging Nearly 2 decades after the first transnational processes: No evaluation Families seem opener to re-think their families than most experts. Dissenting families find other spaces to comment and get advise (usually through the Internet) Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
Thank you for your attention! Diana Marre Beatriz San Rom叩n [email_address] Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011

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  • 1. Parenting in intercountry adoption The role of expert knowledge in creating transnational/transracial adoptive families Beatriz San Rom叩n Diana Marre Universitat Aut嘆noma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
  • 2. In this presentation Introduction: some figures and facts The adoption process: experts entitled to evaluate and train adopting families Contents of mandatory training for prospective adoptive parents How to become a family from the expertise knowledge perspective Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture - University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
  • 3. Introduction: Transnational adoption in Spain Until last quarter of 1900s: Spain was a country of origin 2004: Spain becomes 2nd receiving country for transnational adoption. 1st one in relative figures (Sellman, 2006). Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 Source: Ministery of Labour and Social Issues. Yearbook 2004
  • 4. Introduction: Immigration in Spain Until last quarter of 1900s: Emigration > Immigration White and homogeneous 2004: EU fostered little more than one and a half million immigrants, 610.000 of which around 40% remained in Spain . Spain became the second receiving country of immigration (after the USA) Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
  • 5. Transnational adoption in Spain Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 1996: A new law of Minor Legal Protection was approved. 1997: The regions of Madrid and Catalonia decided not to accept more applications to domestic adoption due to the lack of Spanish children given up for adoption. First statistics regarding international adoption are published. Recorded intercountry adoptions doubled between 1998 and 2000 and reached 5,541 by 2004 . Central Authorities of Intercountry Adoption in Spain
  • 6. The case of Catalonia Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 2004: Catalans were the 16% of Spanishs inhabitants but they adopted 31% of children internationally adopted in Spain. 2006: In Catalonia 52% of families that applied for an intercountry adoption were involuntarily childless, 43% had children and only 35% had done some ARTtreatment. Population, children born and intercountry adoptions in 2004 16 % 31 %
  • 7. The case of Catalonia Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011 2004: Catalans were the 16% of Spanishs inhabitants but they adopted 31% of children internationally adopted in Spain. 2006: In Catalonia 52% of families that applied for an intercountry adoption were involuntarily childless, 43% had children and only 35% had done some ARTtreatment.
  • 8. Transnational adoption: the process in Catalonia Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
  • 9. Compulsory training In the application form prospective parents are to choose the country, but NO difference in training depending on the country Contents of compulsory training: The difference between a biological and an adopted child. Parents grief (saying goodbye to the ideal child to welcome the real child) The adaptation and the adopted childs backup The origins revelation Different meanings to the childs origins Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
  • 10. Compulsory training Transraciality often addressed from the parents point of view (lost of anonymity, etc.) They told us that it was needed to be clear in our minds that our family physiognomy would change forever because of adoption, that we should discuss it between us [she and her husband] and our families, and nothing else. We spent the whole morning in a role play, in small groups, and it was about how we would react if, during their adolescence, our children became aware they were adopted. It was really Kafkaesque, if you keep in mind that all of them were to be Chinese girls. Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
  • 11. Transracial adoption in Spain? Transracial adoptions are not even named in Spain Use of etnia instead of raza Those applying for an adoption in Vietnam have to keep in mind the ethnic characteristics of the children from this country. Adoptive parents and practicioners: no direct reference of what it is like to have a non-white body Adoption produces the cancellation of one identity and its replacement by another (Yngvesson, 2009: 109).
  • 12. How to become a family from the experts point of view No specific training for psychologists (and social workers) working in this field Inspired by The clean break (Hague Convention) The Attachment Theory (Bowlby, 1969) Exclusive parenthood and belonging Nearly 2 decades after the first transnational processes: No evaluation Families seem opener to re-think their families than most experts. Dissenting families find other spaces to comment and get advise (usually through the Internet) Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011
  • 13. Thank you for your attention! Diana Marre Beatriz San Rom叩n [email_address] Monitoring Parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture University of Kent, Sept. 13 th -14 th 2011

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Introducci坦n: sobre AFIN, sobre el 叩rea de estudio de Diana (多c坦mo se dice reproducci坦n asistida asisted reproductive technologies and subrogate motherhoods?) y el m鱈o
  • #5: The quiet immigration y la otra inmigraci坦n: coincidentes en el tiempo
  • #7: Cat dio la pauta
  • #8: Cat dio la pauta
  • #9: TRAINNING!!!! TRAINING NO MANDATORY. SIN FORMACION ESPECIFICA
  • #13: Elderly people, human resources in a company, disabled people Las familias han buscado convertirse en expertos, m叩s abiertos que los t辿cnicos a pensarse de otra manera. M叩s di叩logo con las familias.