Adoption social workers’ perspectives on same-sex couples’ right to adopt in Greece

2022/08/27 by Vasileia Papadaki, Anais Kougioumtzian, Marianna Michalaki +1
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Child Welfare and Adoption #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Reproductive Health and Technologies

paper · doi:10.1080/10538720.2022.2114053

openalex publication_date 2022/08/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the perceptions of adoption social workers in Greece regarding same-sex couples’ right to adopt. All 15 participants stressed that they always take the child’s best interest into consideration when assessing prospective parents; however, very different interpretations were evident regarding what this best-interest principle entails if a same-sex couple were to be the prospective adoptive parents. Four participants expressed their full support for same-sex adoption, four were firmly against it, while the rest focused on expressing their reservations. Implications for social work practice and social work education are discussed.

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• Using thematic analysis in psychology

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