The Psychology Of Adoption

Author : David M. Brodzinsky Associate Professor of Developmental and Clinical Psychology Rutgers University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199772231
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Adoption written by David M. Brodzinsky Associate Professor of Developmental and Clinical Psychology Rutgers University and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990-04-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume David Brodzinsky, who has conducted one of the nation's largest studies of adopted children, and Marshall Schechter, a noted child psychiatrist who has been involved with adoption related issues for over forty years, have brought together a group of leading researchers from various disciplines to explore the complex interdisciplinary subject of adoption. While recent empirical work has shown that adopted children are more vulnerable to a host of psychological and school-related problems compared to their nonadopted peers, and that the rate of referral of adopted children to mental-health facilities is far above what would be expected given their representation in the general population, our understanding of the basis for these problems remains unclear. In this book, theoretical, empirical, clinical, and social policy issues offer new insights into the problems facing parents of adopted children, and especially the children themselves. A comprehensive study, The Psychology of Adoption will be of interest to child psychiatrists, developmental and clinical psychologists, social workers, social service providers, and adoptive parents.

Author : David Brodzinsky
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761905165
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children's Adjustment to Adoption written by David Brodzinsky and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-06-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives, the authors explore various theories that have addressed the issue of psychological risk associated with adoption.

Author : David M. Brodzinsky
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Issues in Adoption written by David M. Brodzinsky and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of adoption has changed dramatically in the past twenty years. Most adoptions are now transracial or special needs cases. This book will allow Practitioners to gain insights into the psychological issues facing the adopted child.

Author : David M. Brodzinsky
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385414269
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Adopted written by David M. Brodzinsky and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like Passages, this groundbreaking book uses the poignant, powerful voices of adoptees and adoptive parents to explore the experience of adoption and its lifelong effects. A major work, filled with astute analysis and moving truths.

Author : Kathleen Whitten
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1590771338
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Labor of the Heart written by Kathleen Whitten and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides adoptive parents advice in getting through the difficult emotions and decisions about adoption, from dealing with the emotional upheaval of dealing with the issue of infertility, to the ups and downs of the adoption process, the bureaucracy of adoption, and more.

Author : Debbie Hindle
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emotional Experience of Adoption written by Debbie Hindle and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adoption is an extremely complex and emotionally demanding process for all those involved. This book explores the emotional experience of adoption from a psychoanalytic perspective, and demonstrates how psychoanalytic understanding and treatment can contribute to thinking about and working with adopted children and their families. Drawing on psychoanalytic, attachment and child development theory, and detailed in-depth clinical case discussion, The Emotional Experience of Adoption explores issues such as: the emotional experience of children placed for adoption, and how this both shapes and is shaped by unconscious processes in the child's inner world how psychoanalytic child psychotherapy can help as a distinctive source of understanding and as a treatment for children who are either in the process of being adopted or already adopted how such understanding can inform planning and decision making amongst professionals and carers. The Emotional Experience of Adoption explains and accounts for the emotional and psychological complexities involved for child, parents and professionals in adoption. It will be of interest and relevance to anyone involved at a personal level in the adoption process or professionals working in the fields of adoption, social work, child mental health, foster care and family support.

Author : Timothy Patrick Jackson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802829795
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Morality of Adoption written by Timothy Patrick Jackson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Religion, Marriage, and Family Series investigates marriage and family as major theological and cultural issues. Given that both society and the church have debated these topics intensely but have actually studied them very little, this series attempts to correct recent theological neglect of these important matters.

Author : Pamela V. Grabe
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412816458
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adoption Resources for Mental Health Professionals written by Pamela V. Grabe and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is designed to support mental health professionals who work with aspecific group of children: those who have lived in foster care, those who have moved from one substitute home to another, and those who must survive repeated loss of contact with people they trust and love. Because of increased efforts to find permanent homes for these children, many more have been brought to the attention of clinicians. The background and problems of these children differ significantly from those of children who have not experienced separation and loss. This book is intended to provide guidance to professionals who are trying to assess and treat children in foster care or adoptive situations. The editors provide an overview of how the child welfare system DEGREESaffects the children and parents, therapy that can be used, and basic definition of terms. The 23 contributors include professionals with extensive teaching and practical experience in the field, This book will be a basic source for mental health professionals In the field of adoption.

Author : Lita Linzer Schwartz
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789031822
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Adoptions Go Wrong written by Lita Linzer Schwartz and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When adoptions fail to happen, the effects can be devastating on children and the families who chose to adopt them What if you were an adopted child and someone tried to remove you from the family you had grown to love? In the last twenty years, changes in laws, judicial decisions, social welfare practices, and the availability of American children for adoption have led to an increase in disrupted adoptions. When Adoptions Go Wrong: Psychological and Legal Issues of Adoption Disruption examines the psychological and forensic aspects of adoption with an emphasis on how negative events can affect children and the families that choose to adopt them—and how you can prevent those events from happening. When Adoptions Go Wrong is a comprehensive resource on the causes of interrupted adoptions, including changing profiles of adoptive parents who have new reasons for wanting to adopt. With the help of detailed case examples, this powerful book explores the impact of disruptions on the children, the legal issues of determining in whose “best interests” decisions are made, and possible methods of reducing the negative affects of those decisions on the children. It also stresses how important it is, for the professionals involved, to be aware of child development in the adoption process. Topics discussed in When Adoptions Go Wrong include: children's rights legal rights of gays to adopt tribal rights (Native Americans) open adoption individual state laws concerning adoption the media's coverage of child custody cases types of adoption the “Baby Jessica” case the Evan Scott case the “Internet Twins” inadequate social services family court and much more When Adoptions Go Wrong also suggests legislative measures to create uniformity in the way states handle adoption issues to help natural and adoptive parents in making difficult decisions. The book is invaluable for psychologists, judges and lawyers, social workers, and prospective adoptive parents.

Author : Joyce Maguire Pavao
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807028018
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Family of Adoption written by Joyce Maguire Pavao and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the "predictable and understandable developmental stages and challenges for all adopted people."--Jacket.