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Grief and Loss
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Excerpt from book. Talks about the common causes of grief and loss, how people deal with these emotions and suggests innovative methods for combating grief and loss.
NJ ARCH - Articles for Professionals
Below is a
list of articles recommended by NJ ARCH for adoption professionals.
Included
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
The Adopted Child |
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/adopted.htm
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Brief description of statistical trends of adoption in America. Includes types of children in need of adoption and the issues they face. Good overview, concise, without in-depth information. |
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Excerpt from book. Talks about the common causes of grief and loss, how people deal with these emotions and suggests innovative methods for combating grief and loss. |
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Keefer, Betsey and Jayne E. Schooler |
Just the Facts Ma’am: Why Do Children Need Them?
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Book Title: Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child |
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This chapter includes the topics: unrealistic fantasies of adoptive parents and children, identity confusion, “magical thinking,” divided loyalties, fears, disconnectedness, and trust issues. Also includes a short case study. All topics focus on the importance of honesty towards adopted or foster children. |
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Post Adoption Counseling Services, Children’s Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
The Impact of Loss
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Book Title: Insight Into Adoption… By Barbara Taylor Blomquist |
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Emphasizes the sense of loss experienced by adopted children. Offers several key parenting skills that parents can use to specifically help children cope with loss. |
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Keefer, Betsy and Jayne E. Schooler |
The Ten Commandments of Telling: Principles to Consider
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Book Title: Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child… |
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Excerpt from the book listed above, has ten simple, one-sentence guidelines aimed at helping parents with the issue of telling their adopted child about their situation. |
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Fahlberg, Vera Ph.D. |
Post-Adoption Services: Perspectives Press Fact Sheets
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Book Title: A Child’s Journey Through Placement |
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A paper developed from the book listed above that can be used for training or general information. Includes the following topics: child risk factors, parent risk factors, the role of the family, the role of the social worker, the role of the mental health professional, and the needs and forms of post adoptive services. |
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Wright, Pamela Darr, M.A., M.S.W., L.C.S.W., and Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. |
Your Child’s IEP: Practical and Legal Guidance for Parents |
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An easy to read and comprehensive article about all aspects of the IEP process including testing, legal rights, child’s progress, case law, and other helpful hints. An excellent resource. |
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| Chalker, Maxine, M.S.W., L.S.W. |
Post Adoption Depression Syndrome: Defining It, Helping Clients Cope
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A brief, simple and honest article highlighting the common issues faced by families after the emotional adoption process. Offers some insight about post-adoption concerns, including what to expect and how to cope. |
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| Jeff Katz |
Listening to Parents: Overcoming the Barriers to Adopting
Children from Foster Care (view article here: click icon below) |
Evan B. Donaldson, Adoption Institute | Special Study |
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| The vast majority of potential parents who are recruited – well over 90 percent – do not ultimately wind up adopting a child not because they don’t want to, but apparently because they decide not to deal with a system they perceive as too frustrating, bureaucratic and just plain unfriendly. This comprehensive study lays out detailed recommendations for changing the system and improving children’s prospects of finding permanent, loving families. | |||
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| Minnesota Adoption Support and Preservation |
Adoption Friendly Curriculum (view article here: click icon below) |
Fact Sheet | |
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| This brief Fact Sheet provides ways school curriculums can be more sensitive to the issues and feelings facing adopted children in schools. Simple and easy to use checklist included. | |||
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Carlson, Eve and Lita Furby, Judith Armstrong, and Jennifer Shales |
A Conceptual Framework for the Long-Term Psychological Effects of Traumatic Childhood Abuse
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Child Maltreatment |
Vol.2 No. 3 August 1997 |
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Describes major sources of traumatic stress and suggests typical responses to that stress. Attempts to make predictions between types of abuse and expected long-term symptoms. Also includes biological factors, developmental factors, and abuse severity. |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Suggestions for Nurturing Your Child’s Mental Health
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Simple, easily understood 12-point list of suggestions for parents in order to help any child maintain good mental health. Includes issues of responsibility, safety, emotional expression, setting examples, and discipline. |
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Attachment Center at Evergreen, Inc. |
Symptoms of Attachment Difficulties
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Book Title: Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge |
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Includes 6 symptoms for children from birth to one-year-old. Thirteen symptoms for children aged 1 to 5. Eighteen symptoms for children aged 5 to 14. |
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U.S. Office of Special Education Programs |
Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/needs/speced/adhd/adhd-resource-pt1.doc
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A comprehensive article (16 pages) complete with data and analysis that examines the following: causes of ADHD, identification of ADHD, legal requirements of educational services for students with ADHD, treatment options, and effects of ADHD on school performance. |
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| Mercer, Jane PhD. |
Attachment Therapy: A Treatment Without Empirical Support |
Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice | Winter 2002 - Vol. 1 No. 2 |
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| Attachment therapy (AT) is a mental health intervention for children that involves physical restraint and discomfort. Practitioners base its use on the assumption that rage resulting from early frustration and mistreatment must be provoked and released in order for the child to form an emotional attachment and become affectionate and obedient. Death and injury have resulted from AT, which has nevertheless been supported by some state agencies. AT practitioners have claimed that research evidence supports the effectiveness of their techniques. In the present paper, the research evidence is examined with respect to research design and statistical analysis, and it is concluded that AT remains without empirical validation. | |||
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| Juffer, Femmie and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn |
Behavior Problems and Mental Health Referrals of
International Adoptees |
JAMA | May 25, 2005 Vol. 293 #20 |
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| This article compares literature and research regarding the mental health adjustment of adopted children. It compares the nature of adjustment between children adopted domestically and internationally. | |||
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
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| Short article about a research study of foster children with PTSD. Includes additional resources. | |||
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Family Services of Peel |
A Menu of Choices for Women Who Were Sexually Abused as Children
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Provides a step-by-step guideline for conducting support in individual or group setting around sexual child abuse issues. Acts as a how-to outline for topics to be covered and exercises. |
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Gil, Eliana PhD. |
Age-Appropriate Sex Play Versus Problematic Sexual Behaviors
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Helps professionals and parents recognize and appropriately respond to sexual behavior in children. Mostly easily understood, some jargon. |
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Heiman, Marsha Ph.D |
Reducing Liability Risks in the Treatment of Potential Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse
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Reflective work of a private practicing professional. Intention of article is to “open a dialogue” in the community to work on a more practical unified approach in dealing with issues of sexual abuse. |
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Cavanaugh Johnson, Toni |
Clinical Evaluation
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Offers a sample interviewing process for clinicians working with children with sexual behavior problems. Gives sample questions and explanations of the appropriateness of each question. |
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Summit, Roland, M.D. |
The Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome
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Child Abuse and Neglect |
Vol.7 1983 p.177-193 |
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Suggests that “societal definitions of ‘normal’ victim behavior [in child abuse cases] are inappropriate and procrustean.” Offers a deeper analysis of pain suffered by children who are victims of child abuse and maltreatment. |
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Berliner, Lucy and Benjamin E. Saunders |
Treating Fear and Anxiety in Sexually Abused Children: Results of a Controlled 2-Year Follow-Up Study
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Child Maltreatment |
Vol.1 No.4 Nov. 1996 |
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Highly technical case study, including research statistics. Specific goal of the study was “to determine whether the addition of specific interventions designed to reduce fear and anxiety to a standard group treatment program…would result in greater reduction in these symptoms.” |
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Becker, Marla G. and Richard P. Barth |
Power Through Choices: The Development of a Sexuality Education Curriculum for Youths in Out-of-Home-Care
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Child Welfare |
Vol.LXXIX No.3 May/Jun.2000 |
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A fairly detailed profile and analysis of a successful pregnancy/STD/HIV prevention curriculum. Includes an overview of recent trends, the curriculum, and the policy issues and implications of the work. |
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Berliner, Lucy and Diana M. Elliot |
Sexual Abuse of Children
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Book Title: Aspects of Child Maltreatment |
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One chapter excerpt from the book listed above. A detailed analysis and discussion of the following topics: incidents and characteristics of abuse, effects of sexual abuse, mediating factors, and treatment issues. |
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Faller, Kathleen Coulborn |
Interviewing Children Who May Have Been Abused: A Historical Perspective and Overview of Controversies
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Child Maltreatment |
Vol.1 No.2 May 1996 |
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Reads like a literature review and includes a detailed discussion of the “ability of an interviewer to conduct a competent interview, the competence of a child to describe actual events, interview structure and process, decision making about the likelihood of sexual abuse. |
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Keck, Greogory C. and Regina Kupecky |
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs
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