Overview
Practical techniques for guiding parents through the stages of adoption and beyond
Editors Virginia Brabender and April Fallon are clinical psychologists and also adoptive parents whose families are acquainted with both the uncertainty and joy of adoption. In Working with Adoptive Parents, they offer an in-depth treatment of the distinctive needs, feelings, impulses, expectations, and conflicts that adoptive parents experience through the stages of adoption and beyond. This volume offers a comprehensive picture of adoption through an exploration of the experiences and developmental processes of the adoptive parent.
Featuring contributions from mental health professionals whose careers have focused on work with families through the adoption process, this unique book:
- Covers the theory, research, and practice of adoptive parenting throughout the life cycle
- Explores the issues unique to the adoptive mother and adoptive father as they traverse the stages of parenting
- Offers a close look at families with special needs children
- Acknowledges and explores the great diversity among adoptive families and the kinship networks in which they are embedded
- Examines attachment issues between adoptive parent and child
Providing a framework for therapists to conceptualize their work with adoptive parents, Working with Adoptive Parents clarifies and facilitates the journey that many of these families face.
This book title, Working with Adoptive Parents (Research, Theory, and Therapeutic Interventions), ISBN: 9781118109120, by Virginia M. Brabender, April E. Fallon, published by Wiley (June 10, 2013) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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