SOCW 2361
Research Project
4-04-02
Research Question: How does a child cope with the loss of a parent who
suffered from AIDS:
Introduction: This research study will show the challenges that children face
when dealing with the loss of a parent due to the AIDS virus. The sources for the
research have come from the Tarrant County College Resource Center, online internet
sites, and an interview with a social worker, Rebecca Wright, from the AIDS Outreach
Center Youth Services Program.
Abstract: These studies determine the living situations of children before and
after the parents' death. It reports on how families have begun adopting children whose
parents have dies. It focuses on the idea that orphaned children could grow into
dysfunctional adults and further destabilize society. there are several initiatives taken by
the government of the United States to help these children. It explains what
stand-by-guardianships are, and how they are used as a method of allowing people who
are chronically ill to deal with their children in permanency planning while they are still
alive; and implications for foster care. It shows the relevance of the findings to school
social workers. There is a discussion of how the legal system and the social service
system can resolve the conflict.
Losing a family member to AIDS can be a devastating experience, losing a parent
to AIDS can be even worse. Today, as the AIDS epidemic becomes increasingly
problematic in the United States, there is much focus placed on the individuals who die
from the ...