Adoption and fostering

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

Most children who are fostered or adopted have some level of contact with their birth family -- whether face-to-face or by letter -- yet most of the time the psychological impact of contact on the child isn't considered.

Charley Chatty likes to talk.

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

'Necessary and illuminating' Times Literary Supplement'A writer of genuine accomplishment' Good Book GuideA story of adoption and queer parenting from the award-winning author of The Spring of Kasper Meier, The Other Hoffmann Sister and An Honest ManI'm calling because we have a little boy, four weeks old, who needs a family.

This book investigates the experiences of South Koreans adopted into Western families and the complexity of what it means to "e;feel identity"e; beyond what is written in official adoption files.

Does your child struggle to know how their body is feeling?

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

There are thousands of grandparents raising their grandchildren in the United Kingdom, the majority as a consequence of parental drug use or mental health issues.

In this completely revised and updated edition of Raising Adopted Children, Lois Melina, editor of Adopted Child newsletter and the mother of two children by adoption, draws on the latest research in psychology, sociology, and medicine to guide parents through all stages of their child's development.

Child Welfare: Preparing Social Workers for Practice in the Field is a comprehensive text for child welfare courses taught from a social work perspective.

How do workers around the world balance risk and support to ensure that their practice meets the ever-changing needs of children and their families?

Can adoptive homes be found for non-white children?

Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services, now in its third edition.

Children and young people in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets their emotional and developmental needs.

Life Story Therapy is an approach designed to enable children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives.

Katie Careful has just moved in with her siblings and their new parents.

In this classic adoption picture book for children, Mother Bird rises to meet the challenges of bringing up her baby bird against all odds in an enduring tale of sacrifice, wisdom and love.

This comprehensive text makes an important contribution to the study of surrogacy, developing a novel theoretical framework through which to understand the broader social contexts as well as individual decisions at play within surrogacy arrangements.

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

Adoptions that cross the lines of culture, race and nation are a major consequence of conflicts around the globe, yet their histories and representations have rarely been considered.

Divided into 15 chapters, this book provides the reader with an insight into certain representations of mothers and motherhood in history and today's societies in some areas of the world, notably in Britain and Asia.

Does your child struggle to know how their body is feeling?

Attaching in Adoption is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment.

How do adoptions really turn out?

Who are my birthparents?

The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families.

An exploration of how ordinary U.

Because of their previous damaging experiences, many children and young people enter the care system having already developed emotional problems or at a greater risk of developing them.

Theraplay(R) is an attachment-focused model of parenting that helps parents to understand and relate to their child.

Children are frequently cared for by relatives and friends when parents, for whatever reason, are unable to care for their children themselves.

"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.

What should you expect when you're expecting to foster?

This book highlights the complexities and multi-dimensionalities of child adoption in India by challenging the prevalent adoption theories.

Finally, a parenting book which demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explains what the research means for the everyday life of parents of children who hurt.

Using a socio-legal framework, this book explores the experiences that birth mothers face in state sanctioned adoption proceedings in the UK.

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

Adopted children whose early development has been altered by abuse or neglect may form negative beliefs about themselves and parents, and may resist connecting with others.

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.

Toddler Adoption looks at the unique joys and challenges of adopting and parenting a toddler.

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

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep.

'Denise writes with great warmth and wisdom' - Marian Keyes'A really cracking read' - Martina Cole on If They Could See Me Now'Thought-provoking and moving' - Susan Lewis on If They Could See Me NowHow far would you go to hide a past that would destroy your future?

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A remarkable autobiography'Andrew Billen, The Times'You're struck by his raw honesty in tackling big issues head-on'Tom Bryant, Daily Mirror'So full of heart' Davina McCall'I was riveted by it in a heartbreaking way .

An absolutely heartbreaking and gripping historical novel based on a true story, for fans of Suzanne Goldring, Bridgerton and The Girl Behind the Gates.

'Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' Rosie GoodwinThe emotionally gripping third book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.

When Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, it is clear that Sean, Dougie and their big sister Mary have been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives.

The Sunday Times BestsellerAt just ten years old, Kirsty has already suffered a lifetime of heartache and suffering.