Adoption and fostering

Around three quarters of people who turn to adoption do so because of infertility and those working in this field need information, guidance and support to assist them in the process of adoption to support the adopters and to deal with any issues that may result from infertility.

When I am ready, I need you to talk to me and help me understand my feelings.

In the late 1960s the child care service had undergone considerable change, and was to change again after the Seebohm Committee had reported.

Music therapy is a valuable method of support and treatment for those dealing with trauma within the adoption community.

Young people who leave care with few or no educational qualifications are at very high risk of social exclusion in adulthood.

Based on research from the Thomas Coram Research Unit, the contributors to this text look at the views and experiences of young people and provide an encouraging outlook of what those in care have the potential to achieve.

In a deep dark forest, Little Coyote grows up with a tough gang of big strong coyotes.

Changes in family structures, demographics, social attitudes and economic policies over the last 60 years have had a large impact on family lives and correspondingly on family law.

Foster parenting is often seen as a calling and a mission of love.

Adoption is an extremely complex and emotionally demanding process for all those involved.

In recent decades, there have been many changes to adoption law and practice, such as a sharp decline in the voluntary relinquishment of children, an increase in the number consigned to public care, and an abrupt decrease in those made available on an intercountry basis.

Officially supported and endorsed by the Theraplay Institute, this handbook provides concrete assistance from international experts on deepening Theraplay knowledge and skills in much-needed and requested areas of practice.

Many adopted or foster children have complex, troubling, often painful pasts.

When Deborah Gold and her husband signed up to foster parent in their rural mountain community, they did not foresee that it would lead to a roller-coaster fifteen years of involvement with a traumatized yet resilient birth family.

This innovative book brings together a wide range of therapeutic approaches, techniques and models to outline recent developments in the practice of supporting children in out-of-home care.

Child protection made simple: the plain-speaking guide for all those concerned with the protection of children.

For children growing up in foster care, the role of their birth parents is an important factor in the success of their long-term placements.

Redeem Your Adoption Journey In this groundbreaking book, adoption advocates Betsy S.

There was a growing concern in the 1970s about the number of unwanted pregnancies and the problems these posed for parents, children and society.

Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs.

This book guides childcare professionals through attachment theory and provides techniques for caring for children with attachment difficulties.

Based on a hugely successful US model, the Seven Core Issues in Adoption is the first conceptual framework of its kind to offer a unifying lens that was inclusive of all individuals touched by the adoption experience.

William Wobbly is having lots of wobbly feelings one morning but his mum is so busy that she doesn't notice.

Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children is full of creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counselling, life story work or direct work.

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.

Foster children are more likely than other children to be involved in risky activities online due to backgrounds of neglect and abuse, an absence of supportive adults, lower self-esteem, and greater exposure to drugs and alcohol.

In 1990, disturbing television footage emerged showing the inhumane conditions in which children in Romanian institutions were living.

Who are my birthparents?

Andy Pithouse and Alyson Rees use original research to identify key ingredients needed to help create successful foster placements and help prevent placement breakdown.

It's no secret that tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by American parents and that Western aid organizations have invested in helping orphans in China-but why have Chinese authorities allowed this exchange, and what does it reveal about processes of globalization?

This book presents a comprehensive overview of psychoanalytic work with immigrant mothers, fathers, and their children, combining clinical examples and contemporary research to explore ways in which psychoanalysts can work and shape appropriate therapeutic settings.

All children need love, but for troubled children, a loving home is not always enough.

Since the early 1990s, close to 250,000 children born abroad have been adopted into the United States.

'Our book about trauma features buzzy bees stuck in your tummy, yes, and also science and superheroes, carrots and lambs, lollies and, unfortunately for me, baboons.

In this poignant book, Lisa Cherry brings together a collection of candid and personal reflections on the care system in the UK, offering alternative ways of thinking about the care experience, supporting better ways of working, and providing justification for a trauma-informed lens to be applied to all forms of work with those in care.

Riley the Brave is a little bear with big feelings.

"e;A beacon through the often tangled and varied paths to parenting through adoption"e; - William Pierce, President, National Council for AdoptionHailed as "e;an extremely valuable resource"e; by Jann Heffner, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, this new edition covers the adoption process, new information on cyber adoption, changes in adoption laws, and the financial considerations of adoption.

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There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged.

Another Mother gives voice to women who become mothers through the routes of adoption, surrogacy and egg donation, and their silent partners - the birth mothers, surrogate mothers and egg donors - who make motherhood possible for them.

Die steigende Anzahl ungewollt kinderloser Paare in den westlichen Industrienationen gilt als Hauptgrund für das steigende Interesse an Adoption von Kindern aus dem Ausland.

How can professionals work together with foster carers to create stable and therapeutic foster placements?

Children and Emotional Abuse is a research-informed learning resource for students in social work about the dynamics and consequences of psychological abuse-especially as it occurs in dysfunctional families and affects children and adolescents.

It is a story that moves us to tears.

This book aims to share information about the experiences of birth parents and those currently working therapeutically with them, with the hope of promoting greater understanding and improved service development.

How can adoptive parents and their teenagers navigate the challenges of the adolescent years?

Black Single Mothers and the Child Welfare System examines the pressures, hardships, and oppression women of color face in the child welfare system, and how this affects social workers who investigate childhood abuse and neglect.

A sensitive picture book to help ease the anxieties of foster children aged 4 to 10 entering placement.

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022Craig Bromfield was just 13 years old when Brian Clough, on a whim, took him and his older brother Aaron in.

Most people with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD) or Asperger Syndrome (AS) are underemployed.