eet the distinctive needs of children. Lastly, it intends to eliminate discrimination on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the child or the prospective parent. Agency/PractitionerMany agencies are involved in adoption. These systems are involved on the micro, mezzo, and macro level. The systems that are the most involved on a micro level are the families and the children themselves. Adoption agencies are affected and involved at a macro level. A practitioner has many roles when working within the adoption system. They must be able to mediate, agitate, broker, and advocate. A practitioner must do all these roles on the micro, mezzo, and macro level. In order to mediate on a micro level, they must be able to mediate between the adoptive families-the children-and the families who have given up the child. On a mezzo level, they must mediate between agencies and families. A practitioner must also agitate the systems on all fronts. They must do this by working within the families to find the appropriate family for each individual family, and if none seem acceptable, they must stir up the need for better placements. They also must agitate the agency in which they work, so that their coworkers do not drop the ball, or leave a child in limbo for too long. If a practitioner sees that there are problems within the policies and laws with adoption, they must take on the responsibility to agitate the government and show the need and initiative to make policy changes.Realistically speaking, a social worker that works in adoption has to be a broker. They have to provide the services that the child, and each family may need. If they cannot themselves do the follow up services, then they must refer the families and the children to the appropriate service agencies. As social work professionals constantly say, the client?s best interest is our top priority. In the instance of adoption, the child is your number one priori...
