Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Becoming
Parents
and Carers
- Biological Parents
- Planned Pregnancy
- Strategic
choice,
prepared for
the emotional,
physical and
economical
impacts
- Unplanned Pregnancy
- May result
from poor
knowledge of
contraception,
fertility cycle,
failure with
contraception,
rape
- IVF
- Fertilisation occurs outside
body.Sperm and eggs are
combined. spare fertilised eggs are
frozen. Rates of success depend on
age, viability of sperm
- GIFT
- Occurs inside the
body. Eggs collected
under local anesthetic
- Social Parenting
- Adoption
- Social Implications; * Regulated by Adoption Act 2000
(NSW) and Family Law Act 1975. * All legal
rights/responsibilities transferred to social parent. * Change
is permanent. * Child must receive counselling about BG
- Step-parent
- Legal Implications; * Has no legal
responsibility. *After long-term
relationship ends-may have visitation
rights. * Death of step-parent (child's
rights differ from biological child's
rights). * If child is adopted, child's
rights to biological parents
inheritance is lost
- Social Implications; * Community perceptions. * Power
struggle (may cause issues). * Conflict (Child is a part of
more than 1 household - relationships/responsibilities
may be blurred). * Different parenting styles
- Surrogacy
- Legal implications; * Specific
criteria needs to be established
for both parties. * Payment
cannot be made. * Adoption
process needs to be undetaken
- Social Implications; * Surrogate mother may
have on going attachment. * Emotional pain
giving up baby. * Surrogate mum goes back
on agreement. * Social parents change
mind (don't want baby). * Costly. *
Community acceptance
- Foster
- Social Implications; * Must encourage
contact with bio parents. * Siblings cannot
be accommodated together. * 30% of
foster children have been abused. * Foster
family may need to take out restraining
order on bio parents. * Multiple placement
changes
- Legal Implications;
* Regulated by
legislation. * Need a
license unless
related. * Cannot
make medical
decisions. * May be
compensated for
damage
- Caring Relationships
- Paid Carers
- Family Day Care
- Nanny
- Doctor/ Nurse
- Teacher
- Foster Carer
- Palliative care
( terminally ill)
- Voluntary Carers
- Not paid
- Often woman (71%
of primary carers
are women)
- EXTRA INFO!
- Conflict between carer and dependent
- May need formal support
- Family members may provide care
and support child/adult with disability,
mental health issue, temporary illness