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FIRST INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CHILDHOOD AND FAMILIES

"On philias and phobias": From Biological to Cultural Kinship. Adoption, Homoparentality and other ways to construct families
Barcelona, September 29th and 30th & October 2nd and 3rd, 2006
Main building of the Universitat de Barcelona, Aula Magna. Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585

Friday Sept. 29th Saturday Sept. 30th Monday Oct. 2nd Tuesday Oct. 3rd

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PROGRAM:

Friday Septembre 29th

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08:30- 09:30
REGISTRATION
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09:30- 10:30
OPENING SESSION

Carme Figueras i Siñol, Minister of Welfare and Family, Generalitat of Catalonia

Joaquim Prats Cuevas, Universities and Research Secretary, Generalitat of Catalonia

Màrius Rubiralta i Alcañiz, Rector of the University of Barcelona

Ricard Gomà Carmona, Councillor of Social Welfare Area, Barcelona City Council

Catalina Carreras-Moysí, President of Social Social Welfare Area of the Barcelona Provincial Council

Carme Gómez-Granell, Director of the Institute of Childhood and Urban World (CIIMU)

Joan Bestard Camps, Director of Anthropology Department, University of Barcelona

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10:30- 11:45
Opening lecture
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NEW FAMILIES AND CHILDHOOD POLICIES FOR NEW FAMILIES PRACTICES
Jaume Funes i Artiaga. Families and Childhood Secretary. Ministery of Welfare and Family, Generalitat of Catalonia

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11:15- 11:45
Coffee break
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ON REPRODUCTION
Session Chair: Anna Cabré. Centro de Estudios Demográficos de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION: CHILDHOOD PROTECTION OR ASSISTED REPRODUCTION?
Ana Berástegui. Instituto Universitario de la familia de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid.

AFTER BIOLOGY
Joan Bestard Camps. Universidad de Barcelona

THE THICK STROKE ON HOMOSEXUAL KINSHIP PROFILE
Anne Cadoret. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Groupe d'Analyse du Social et de la Sociabilité -CNRS-GRASS-, Paris.

DISCUSSION

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14:00- 15:30
Lunch time
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15:30- 17:30

ON KINSHIP FORMS
Session Chair: Xavier Roigé. Universidad de Barcelona

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION: LAW, CUSTOM, KINSHIP
Judith Schachter [Modell]. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

LAW, CULTURE AND ADOPTIVE TRADITION IN CONTEMPORARY BRAZIL
Domingos Abreu. Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brasil

DECISION MAKING DUE TU FILIATIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
Silvia Morell Capel. Servicio de asesoramiento psicológico del Casal Lambda, Barcelona

DISCUSSION

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17:30- 18:00
Coffe break
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18:00- 20:00

AFTER FAMILY
Session Chair: Cristina Brullet Tena, Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano (CIIMU)- Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

THE SOCIAL TEMPORALITIES OF INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION AND THE LÍMITS OF THE PLENARY ADOPTION MODEL
Françoise- Romaine Ouellette. Institut National de Recherche Scientifique, Urbanisation, Culture et Société (INRS-UCS), Université du Québec, Canada

BE AND BECOME FAMILY: THE LESBIAN PESPECTIVE OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS IN CHILE
Florencia Herrera Oesterheld. Universidad de Barcelona

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES
Diana Guerra Díaz. Asociación de Ayuda a la Fertilidad GENERA, España

HOMOFAMILIES: THE RIGHT TO ADOPTION
Montserrat Tur i Racero. Lawyer and familiar consellor. Member of Asociación Dones Juristes

DISCUSSION

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20:00- 22:00
COCKTAIL TIME
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Historical Building's Gardens of the University of Barcelona

09:00- 11:00

CHILDREN'S CIRCULATION: LAWS AND CUSTOMS
Session Chair: Judith Solé Resina. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

CAPACITY, SUITABILITY AND ELEGIBILITY IN INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION: A CHALLENGE FOR THE SPANISH LEGAL SYSTEM
Salomé Adroher Biosca. Instituto Universitario de la Familia de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

THE MOVEMENT OF CHILDREN FOR INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION; DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN RECEIVING STATES AND STATES OF ORIGIN 1998-2004
Peter Selman. University of Newcastle, UK

THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OF RELATED CHILDREN IN QUEBEC (CANADA)
Chantal Collard. Concordia University, Montréal, Canada

THE MOROCCO'S CASE: ADOPTION OR FOSTERAGE?
Guernica Facundo Vericat. President of Amics dels Infants del Marroc (IMA), Cataluña

DISCUSSION

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11:00- 11:30
Coffee break
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11:30- 13:30

CHILDREN'S CIRCULATION: ALTERNATIVE TRAJECTORIES
Sessión Chair: Carles Salazar i Carrasco. Universidad de Lleida

"SECRETS AND LIES": THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL DELINQUENCY IN ADOPTION
Anne-Marie Crine. Membre du Comité Consultatif du Délégué de la Communauté Française aux Droits de l'Enfant -DGDE-, Brussels, Belgium

MINOR'S ADOPTION IN RUSSIA: INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION OR CHILDREN TRANSACTION?
Lilia Khabibullina. Universidad de Barcelona

MINOR'S CIRCULATION IN ARGENTINA: A CENTRAL ISSUE IN ACTUAL DEBATE ON MINORITY
María Adela Mondelli. Social Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, Argentina

TRANSNATIONAL MATERNITY: NEW FAMILIAR STRATEGIES REGARDING THE FEMINISATION OF LATIN- AMERICAN MIGRATIONS
Claudia Pedone. Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano (CIIMU)- Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

DISCUSSION

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13:30- 15:00
Lunch time
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15:00- 17:00

FIRST ADOPTION'S STEPS
Session Chair: Inés Brancós Coll. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

KEY ELEMENTS TO SUITABILITY: PREPARING AND EVALUATING PROSPECTIVE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIVE PARENTS
Berta Boadas Mir. Representative of Instituciones Colaboradoras de Integración Familiar (ICIFs) of Barcelona

THE ADOPTION PROCESS AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. THE CATALAN CASE
Lourdes García Tugas. Entidad Colaboradora de Adopción Internacional (ECAI) GENUS, Cataluña

HEALTH EXAMS IN ADOPTIVE CHILDREN
Vicky Fumadó. Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona and Fundación África Viva

POSTADOPTIVE ATTENTION SERVICE IN CATALONIA. A NEW PUBLIC SERVICE FOR NEW FAMILY NEEDS. THE CHALLENGE OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Carles Benet i Domingo. Instituto Catalán del Acogimiento y la Adopción de la Generalitat de Cataluña

DISCUSSION

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17:00- 17:30
Coffee break
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17:30- 19:30

RISKS AND RECOURSES IN ADOPTION
Session Chair: Esther Grau Quintana, Centro de Recursos para la Infancia y la Adopción (CRIA)

RECOVERY AFTER INITIAL ADVERSITY. A STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTEES IN SPAIN
Jesús Palacios. Universidad de Sevilla

PRE-ADOPTION INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND IMPACT OF POST-ADOPTION FUNCTIONING
Victor Groza. Mandel School of Applied Social Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTEES
Monica Dalen. Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Norway

STRESSORS PERCEIVED BY ADOPTIVE FAMILIES DURING THA ADJUSTMENT PROCESS AND THE STRATEGIES DEPLOYED TO MANAGE THEM
Nuria Fuentes Peláez. Universidad de Barcelona

DISCUSSION

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Sunday October 1st
Free time. Optional cultural activities
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Monday October 2nd

09:00- 11:00

FAMILY....? FAMILIES
Session Chair: Carlos Villagrasa. Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano (CIIMU)- Universidad de Barcelona

THE FAMILY OR THE FAMILIES. A MODEL RULED BY GODS OR A HUMAN ASSOCIATION TO FACE DAYLY LIFE?
Josep Antón Rodríguez. President of Casal Lambda, Barcelona

MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ADOPTIVE GRANDMOTHER IN MALLORCA
Elisabeth Ana Kay-Stewart. Adoptive grandmother

TRADITIONAL FAMILY MODELS
Ester Nolla i Miró. Asociación de Madres Padres de Gays y Lesbianas de Cataluña -AMPGIL-

HOMOPARENTALITY: FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO COLLECTIVE FIGHT
Elisabet Vendrell i Aubach. Asociación de Familias Lesbianas y Gays (FLG)

SIMPLE IS POSSIBLE WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE COMPLEX
Joan Paz. Adoptive

DISCUSSION

11:30- 13:30

FAMILIAR INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN
Session Chair: Ignasi Vila. Universidad de Girona

INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION: A UK PERSPECTIVE ON POST-ADOPTION ISSUES
Kathy Mason. University of Newcastle, UK

IMAGINED KIN, PLACE AND COMMUNITY: THE CONFLICT BETWEEN "THE NAKED CHILD" AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PULL OF ORIGINS
Signe Howell. Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo

CLINICAL WORK ON POST ADOPTION IN ITALY
Jolanda Galli. Psicoterapeuta, Consultora de la Autoridad Central Italiana (CAI) para la Adopción Internacional

DIFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN GAYS AND LESBIANS WANTING CHILDREN
Martine Gross. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Centre d'Études Interdisciplinaires des Faits Religieux -CNRS-EHESS-CEIFR-, Paris

DISCUSSION

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13:30- 15:00
Lunch time
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16:00- 20:00
Poster's presentations
Library of Catalonia
Carrer de l'Hospital, 56. Barcelona

Session Chair: Joan Bestard Camps, Universidad de Barcelona

Lisa B. Johnson, Kennesaw State University , USA
Scott D. Ryan, Florida State University , USA
Adopted adolescents: Who do they turn to for support?

Alicia Ballester, Universidad Jaume I de Castellón, España
Lidón Villanueva, Universidad Jaume I de Castellón, España
Descriptive study of foster families in Castellón

Ana Arraiz Pérez, Universidad de Zaragoza, España
Fernando Sabirón Sierra, Universidad de Zaragoza, España
Alejandra Cortés Pascual, Universidad de Zaragoza, España
The new family dynamics in the transcultural construction European: an ethnographic research (TRANSFAMILIAE)

Auksuole Cepaitiene, Lithuanian Institute of History , Vilnius , Lithuania
‘ To have a child': Ideas about assisted reproduction and adoption in Lithuania

Sergi Corbella, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Meritxell Pacheco, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Antonia Maria Gómez, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Theoretic integration about adoption: biosocial theory on learning by Millon and relational constructivism

Maria Scudellari, Area Famiglia dell'Ulss n. 20 di Verona, Italia
Alessandra Moro, Unità Operativa Equipe Adozioni dell'Ulss n.16 di Padova, Italia
“Adoption in movement”. Project from the Veneto Region ( Italy ) for the accompaniment and help for adoptive families (Carried out in the provinces of Verona and Padova)

Meritxell Pacheco, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Sergi Corbella, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Antonia Maria Gómez, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
L. Botella, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
The construction of the identity of adoptive son and daughter: a constructivist approach to relationships

Carme Ortoll, CEIP Circell-Olèrdelola, España
Concepció Poch, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, España
Eulàlia Purtí, IES Blancaflor de La Garriga, España
M. Antònia Pujol, Universidad de Barcelona, España
Mª. Rosa Terradellas, Universidad de Girona, España
The training programmes for mothers and fathers. Their incidence in the modification of conceptions about family structures and family educational practices

Montserrat Alguacil, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Berta Boadas, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
Cristina Salles, Universidad Ramon Llull, España
The educational dimension in the process of aptitude of the families in the process of international adoption: the ICIF (Collaborating Institution for Family Integration) FBAS, a proposition from Catalonia

Paloma Fernández-Resines, Universidad Pública de Navarra, España
Self-sufficient mothering: Women as Fathers and Mothers by Choice in Spain

Scott D. Ryan, Florida State University , USA
Becoming parents: Lesbian mothers adoption experience

Seija Sukula, University of Tampere , Finland
Travelling to motherhood - stories of single motherhood in choice

Jessaca B. Leinaweaver, University of Manitoba, Canada
The Production of Adoptable Children in Peru

Isabel Barcia, Centro de Intervención Psicológica, Análisis e Integración Social (CIPAIS), Barcelona, España
Catherine Galaman, Centro de Intervención Psicológica, Análisis e Integración Social (CIPAIS), Barcelona, España
Anna Gasull, Centro de Intervención Psicológica, Análisis e Integración Social (CIPAIS), Barcelona, España
Eduard Tàpias, Centro de Intervención Psicológica, Análisis e Integración Social (CIPAIS), Barcelona, España
Constructing family relationships: implementing a community programme of psychological guidance

Elisabet Font i Fàbregas, Instituto de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales (INTRESS)- Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, España
Invisible loyalties: transgenerational transmission in the motives that lead to adoption

Ingrid Stjerna, Social worker, Stockholm , Sweden
The importance of being honest

Judith Oller Badenas, Universidad de Girona, España
Ariadna Lleonart Sitjar, Universidad de Girona, España
Ignasi Vila Mendiburu, Universidad de Girona, España
Montserrat Tur i Racero , Asociación Dones Juristes, España
A training program for parents. Appraisal of the workshop: “Familiar diversity: different family models”

09:00- 11:00

SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN
Session Chair:Carmen Panchón, Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano (CIIMU) - Universidad de Barcelona

DISORDERS OF ATTACHMENT: VISIBILITY, DISABILITY AND RHETORICS OF NORMALCY IN TRANSNATIONAL ADOPTION DISCOURSE
Lisa Cartwright. Universidad de California, San Diego, USA

"ME, CHOCOLATE; DADY, COOKIE.". ADOPTION AND RACIAL STEREOTYPES: THE FAMILIES' EXPERIENCE
Beatriz San Román Sobrino. Representative of the Coordinadora de asociaciones de Defensa de la Adopción y el Acogimiento CORA

"WE DO NOT HAVE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AT THIS SCHOOL; WE JUST HAVE CHILDREN ADOPTED ABROAD." FAMILIES AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON MINORS' "CULTURAL ORIGINS"
Diana Marre. Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano -CIIMU- y Universidad de Barcelona

FAMILIAR DIVERSITY: HOW TO INCLUDE IT IN EDUCATOR'S CURRICULA
Mª Rosa Terradellas Piferrer. Universidad de Girona

DISCUSSION

11:30- 13:30

MATERNITIES, PATERNITIES AND OTHER FAMILIAR RELATIONSHIPS
Session Chair: Lluís Flaquer Vilardebó, Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano (CIIMU)- Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

MATERNITY IN LESBIAN COUPLES: NOVELTY AND PERSPECTIVE OF MATERNAL AND FAMILIAR MODELS
Elixabete Imaz. Departamento de Filosofía de los Valores y Antropología Social, Universidad del País Vasco

ETHNOGRAPHICAL VIDEO ABOUT MINOR CIRCULATION AND UPBRINGING IN BRAZILIAN POPULAR CLASSES
Claudia Fonseca. Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

GAY LIBERATION AND ADOPTION POLITICS: WHOSE RIGHTS?
Laura Briggs. Department of Women Studies, University of Arizona, USA

BEING A DAUGHTER OF LESBIANS. HOMOPARENTAL FAMILY FROM CHILDREN'S VIEWS
Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau. Writer

DISCUSSION

15:00- 17:00

TRACKING THE ORIGINS
Session Chair: Sílvia Carrasco Pons. Instituto de Infancia y Mundo Urbano (CIIMU)- Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

ADOPTEES AND MIGRANT'S ROUTES TO THE ROOTS. A COMPARISON
Caroline Legrand. Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale, Paris.

"TRAVELING HOME IN BOTH DIRECTIONS": RETHINKING "FAMILY" IN AN ADOPTED WORLD
Barbara Yngvesson. Hampshire College, Amshert, Massachussets, USA

CROSSING BORDERS, SEEKING CONNECTIONS: CHINESE ADOPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Toby Volkman. Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program, New York, USA

DISCUSSION

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17:00- 18:00
Clossing session
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Carme Gómez- Granell. Director of the Institute of Childhood and Urban World (CIIMU)

Joan Bestard Camps. Director of the Social Anthropology Department, University of Barcelona

Diana Marre. Senior Researcher of the Institute of Childhood and Urban World (CIIMU) & Forum Scientific Director