Adoptive families

Learn more about The Birth of an Adoptive, Foster or Stepmother
The Birth of an Adoptive, Foster or Stepmother
by Barbara Waterman

Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences that are shared by all those who enter the motherhood portal. She highlights the importance of wider family and professional support for non-biological parents and primary caregivers of both genders, and their children. A stepmother herself and a practicing psychologist, Waterman's writing is illustrated throughout with vignettes of children and parents from a range of backgrounds.
   
$25.95

Learn more about Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents
Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents
by Gerald P. Mallon

Mallon (Hunter College School of Social Work, New York City) provides social work practitioners with guidelines for working with lesbian and gay people interested in fostering or adopting. Coverage includes the stereotypes and myths influencing attitudes toward lesbians and gay men as parents; how the development of policy and legislation over the years has influenced such perceptions; strategies for recruitment of lesbians and gay men as adopters and foster parents; issues of best practice at all stages of the assessment process, such as training issues and home studies that are lesbian and gay competent; and ways for social workers to more effectively support lesbian and gay adopters and foster parents once they have been matched with a child or youth. The text also contains information about national organizations and web and video resources. No subject index. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
   
$18.95

Learn more about The Blending of Foster and Adopted Children into the Family
The Blending of Foster and Adopted Children into the Family
by Heather Lehr Wagner & Marvin Rosen

Learn how to accept, nurture, and embrace new family constructs.
   
$25.00
 
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