Abstract

SCORSOLINI-COMIN, Fábio; AMATO, Lissandra Maria  and  SANTOS, Manoel Antônio dos. Support group for couples intending to the adoption: the shared wait of the future. Rev. SPAGESP [online]. 2006, vol.7, n.2, pp. 40-50. ISSN 1677-2970.

The objective of the present study is to describe a group of parents who waited in the line for adoption. Nine sessions were carried through. The sessions had been audio recorded and transcribed integrally. The results show that the group had a supportive and informative character according the perception of its participants. Closed and time limited format has revealed a good option of intervention for people who were temporarily in the line of the tribunal waiting for the consumation of the adoption process.

Keywords : Adoption; Adopters group; Therapeutical factors.

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