PSYCHOSOCIAL AND LEGAL PREPARATION IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS: AN ANALYSIS OF PARENTS' EXPECTATIONS

Abstract

Adoption is a process of several stages, including psychosocial and legal preparation. Thus, the current legislation on adoption establishes that the preparatory course is necessary for the training and preparation of people who wish to receive an adopted child. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of psychosocial and legal preparation on the expectations of applicants for adoption. This is a literature review, whose data search was carried out in the main research databases, namely: SciELO, LILACS and MEDLINE, using the following descriptors: "adoption" AND "parents" and "adoption" AND "expectations", between the years 2013 and 2022. As inclusion criteria, articles were inserted in full free of charge and whose results meet the objective of the study. The exclusion criteria were articles written in other languages, publications prior to 2013, texts not available for free, theses, monographs and bibliographic review articles. The results pointed out that it is necessary to prepare for adoption, starting from the search for fostering, and thus, it is worth emphasizing the importance of a qualified preparation, with a good multidisciplinary team, of qualified professionals to conduct the adoption process. It is noteworthy that it is necessary to deconstruct certain beliefs about adoption and the adopted child, as well as to understand the main function of adoption. Therefore, preparation for adoption and understanding on the part of adopters is essential, considering that the adoption process needs the most appropriate actions, guidance and advice on the subject.