Child Welfare And Family Services Case Study

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Entitlement
In relation to the dynamics in adoptive family development, the authors of, Child Welfare and Family Services, define entitlement as, “a process that occurs before and during the time a child enters the family” (Whitlaw, 405). There are two forms of entitlement. In the legal sense, entitlement is achieved once the adoption papers are signed. However, emotional entitlement can be more complicated. In both Ashley’s and the Courter’s case, legal entitlement was gained when Ashley said the three little words of, “I guess go.”
At first I was very surprised that these were the three little words, but the more I thought about them, the more they made sense. Originally, I assumed they would be, “I love you.” But at this point in the book, Ashley clearly did not feel that way towards to Courters. In fact, signing the adoption papers seemed only to confuse Ashley even more about what she wanted. However, as time passed, Ashley started showing signs of emotional entitlement. She soon started trying new foods and the next summer, while at art camp, Ashley called home and told Gay she was homesick (Courter, 233). But it wasn’t until after she tried to drug …show more content…
Ashley stood on a ladder which was held by Josh and Blake in order to put the last ornament on the tree. Later, Gay said, “I know love is growing in my heart because… Well, I almost had a heart attack when you were on that ladder!” (Courter, 206). And later, after the family had a rough day at the train station, Gay finally told Ashley she loved her (Courter, 12). Phil showed emotional entitlement when he, Gay, and Ashley met her Mother in a diner. As Ashley’s Mother talked about how she fell out of a moving car as a baby and how Lorraine, “Tried to get her back,” Phil was visibly agitated. He clearly felt upset when he learned some of the details of his daughter’s sad

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