Open Records

Sarah, There has been push back from some mothers when the discussion happens around open records. When you get to the bottom of their concerns (which are valid) it is that completely open records would mean both counselling records and very personal medical records (along the lines of your yearly exam etc). I have never heard an adoptee say they would want those types of records. The trend is now to try to refer to OBC access to not cause fear of ALL records being provided. Pretty sure the legislation to release the OBC would include the standard non-identifying info the SW would create, i.e. reason for placement, education, religion, nationality, etc, with the identifying info left in. Did that make sense? Kind regards,Dickons