Books for professionals on
Permanency
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McKelvey, Carole A. |
Adoption Crisis |
The Truth Behind Adoption and Foster Care |
1994 |
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The author points out the many failures of the nation's foster care and adoption systems, and the consequent poor results for children in these systems. More complaints than solutions offered. |
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Schooler, Jayne and Norris, Betsie |
Journeys After Adoption
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Understanding Lifelong Issues |
2002 |
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How can those touched by adoption navigate successfully through the issues of search, reunion, and aftermath? Book draws upon the experiences of adoptees, adoptive parents, and birthparents, and offers insight into the concerns, joys, and pain. |
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Melina, Lois R. |
Raising Adopted Children
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Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent |
1998 |
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Parent's Guide to rearing children in an adoptive family. Drawing from child development, psychology, sociology, medicine, and experience, examines child's development at each age. Special topics: multi-racial, serious behaviors, single parents. |
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Silber, Kathleen |
Dear Birthmother, Thank You For Our Baby
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1998 |
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Seminal book on open adoption, has been updated to reflect current practices. Provides practical suggestions about beginning and maintaining an open adoption. Contains actual letters exchanged. Will help one to carefully consider the issues. |
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Partridge, Susan |
Learning from Adoption Disruption |
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1986 |
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Exceptionally helpful book for adoption professionals to use as they gauge the adequacy of their special needs adoption program and practices. The "Stages of Disruption" are most insightful, and make the book worth buying." Contributing factors" also useful. |
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Rosenberg, Maxine B. |
Growing Up Adopted
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A small but striking collection of brief case studies based on lengthy interviews with children of alcoholics of all ages and back grounds the text is consciousness raising low key and highly readable. |
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Archer, Caroline |
Trauma, Attachment and Family Permanence |
Fear Can Stop You Loving |
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Fostered and adopted children can present major challenges resulting from unresolved attachment issues and early traumatic experiences. |
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Barth, Richard |
Adoption & Disruption |
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With a focus on optimizing the potential of older child adoption as a key element in child welfare services, this book analyzes the personal and social economy values of adoption, and the changing characteristics of adoptive children and families, while providing models of psychosocial adjustment to adoption. |
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