"This remarkable book joins the company of 'self-work,' deep acts of memory that serve to illuminate the present by shining the clear light of careful regard on the past. The book finds company in the work of D.J. Waldie's Holy Land, Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and the…
"This remarkable book joins the company of 'self-work, ' deep acts of memory that serve to illuminate the present by shining the clear light of careful regard on the past. The book finds company in the work of D.J. Waldie's Holy Land, Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and th…
"This remarkable book joins the company of 'self-work, ' deep acts of memory that serve to illuminate the present by shining the clear light of careful regard on the past. The book finds company in the work of D.J. Waldie's Holy Land, Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and th…
"I began to notice how everything out there, in the wild, seemed to move. Oceans. Sharks. Wolves. Elephants. Rivers. Nothing stayed in the same place. I wanted to be like them too, and the only way to do this was to keep moving." When Kate Mathieson finds herself with nothing to…
The authors provide an overview of historical and contemporary considerations of adoption, explore various theories linking psychological risk with adoption and discuss empirical research on factors that influence the adjustment process.
This volume offers extensive coverage of theory and research on children and families and the contextual issues pertinent to the adoption process, with clinical vignettes punctuating key points. The authors close with a discussion of intervention and assessment issues that commo…
Focusing on developmental and clinical issues in children's adjustment to adoption, the authors introduce this volume with an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives, then explore various theories that have addressed the issue of psychological risk associated with a…
This volume offers extensive coverage of theory and research on children and families and the contextual issues pertinent to the adoption process, with clinical vignettes punctuating key points. The authors close with a discussion of intervention and assessment issues that commo…
Welcoming a new child into the home through adoption is a life-altering experience -- for the child, the parents, and everyone else in the family. Expectations and realities often differ dramatically, and adjusting to the change can be difficult and emotionally painful. Since th…
Welcoming a new child into the home through adoption is a life-altering experience-for the child, the parents, and everyone else in the family. Expectations and realities often differ dramatically, and adjusting to the change can be difficult and emotionally painful. Since the m…
"Positive and practical, this guide is designed to offer a route to recovery from grief and loss after adoption or long-term foster care."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Positive and practical, this guide is designed to offer a route to recovery from grief and loss after adoption or long-term foster care. Children growing up in adoptive families or foster care often have complicated feelings about the loss of their birth parents - feelings which…
Positive and practical, this guide is designed to offer a route to recovery from grief and loss after adoption or long-term foster care.
