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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816839903321

Titolo

Working with adoptive parents [[electronic resource] ] : research, theory, and therapeutic interventions / / edited by Virginia M. Brabender, April E. Fallon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-118-41891-3

1-118-41615-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrabenderVirginia

FallonApril

Disciplina

362.734

Soggetti

Adoptive parents

Parenting

Parent and child

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the stage : the adoptive parent in context / Virginia Brabender and April Fallon -- Theoretical contributions to the understanding of parent-child bonding in adoption / April Fallon and Barbara L. Goldsmith -- Using research to inform best practices in working with adoptive families / Hal S. Shorey, Sanjay R. Nath, and Meredith Carter -- The adoptive mother / Virginia Brabender, Amanda Swartz, Mary Winzinger, and April Fallon -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

Practical techniques for guiding parents through the stages of adoption and beyond  ""This book makes a significant contribution to both a greater understanding of adoption and its complex dynamic constellations as well as to serving those who are or come across adoption families, many of whom count on us adoption-informed mental health professionals to clarify and facilitate the challenges they face.""-From the Foreword by Henri Parens, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University, Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia ""What