Description: for Adoption : An Exploration of the Adoption Experience for Families and Professionals, Paperback by Roy, Alison, ISBN 0367439476, ISBN-13 9780367439477, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "The experience of adoption, both adopting and being adopted, can stir up deep emotional pain, often related to loss and early trauma. A for Adoption provides insight and support to those families and individuals facing these complex processes and challenges. Drawing on both a psychoanalytic, theoretical framework, and first-hand accounts of adopters, adoptees and professionals within the adoption process, Alison Roy responds to the need for further and consistent support for adoptive parents and children, to help inform and understand the reality of their every-day lives. This book explores both the current and historical context of adoption, as well as its depiction within literature, before addressing issues such as conflict in relationships, the impact of significant trauma and loss, attachment and the importance of early relationships, and contact with birth families. Uniquely, this book addresses the experiences of, and provides support for, both adoptive professionals and families. It focuses on understanding, rather than apportioning blame, and responds to a plea from parents who requested ".... a book to help me understand my child better...""--
Price: 31.86 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2024-09-26T13:41:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: For Adoption : an Exploration of the Adoption Experience for Families and Professionals
Number of Pages: 166 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Movements / Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, Statistics, Adoption & Fostering
Genre: Family & Relationships, Psychology
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Alison Roy
Book Series: Tavistock Clinic Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
