Birth Of An Adoptive Foster Or Stepmother

Author : Barbara Waterman
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1843107244

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The Birth of an Adoptive, Foster Or Stepmother by Barbara Waterman Pdf

Adoptive, foster and stepmothers, like biological mothers, find their lives completely changed by motherhood although they are not always granted the rights and privileges accorded to those who give birth. Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences that are shared by all those who enter the motherhood portal. She highlights the importance of wider family, community and professional support for non-biological parents and primary care-givers 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. She shows the important ways in which a non-biological attachment is both more similar to and more different from a biological attachment than is currently understood. In doing this, Waterman broadens the notion of the `traditional' family, and offers a positive alternative to the myth of the perfect mother. All kinds of step-, adoptive and foster families and those coming into contact with them will find this thoroughly researched and personal book an indispensable guide.

Author : Jenny Perkel
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04
Category : MEDICAL
ISBN : 9781776147472

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Children in Mind by Jenny Perkel Pdf

"Children in Mind presents a broad range of up-to-date findings from psychological, neurobiological, genetic, psychiatric, sociological and epidemiological research related to the diagnosis and treatment of children's mental health problems. Theoretically informed but not theoretically dense, the book cites both local and international studies to increase awareness and understanding of children's mental health. Perkel discusses a broad spectrum of issues faced by today's children and adolescents: the Covid-19 pandemic, the influence of electronic media, diverse family structures, stress and trauma, and difficult socio-economic circumstances. While offering no easy answers or formulaic solutions to the problems of troubled children, she shows how to think about children's mental well-being in today's South Africa and other developing countries."--

Author : Chloe Caldwell
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781593767006

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The Red Zone by Chloe Caldwell Pdf

A searching, galvanizing memoir about blood and love: how learning more about her period, PMS, PMDD, and the effects of hormones on moods transformed her relationships—to a new partner, to family, to non-blood kin, and to her own body—from the beloved essayist and author of Women Chloe Caldwell’s period has often felt inconvenient, uncomfortable, or even painful. It’s only once she’s in her thirties, as she’s falling in love with Tony, a musician and single dad, that its effects on her mood start to dominate her life. Spurred by the intensity and seriousness of her new relationship, it strikes her: her outbursts of anxiety and rage match her hormonal cycle. Compelled to understand the truth of what’s happening to her, Chloe documents attitudes toward menstruation among her peers and family, reads Reddit threads about PMS, attends a conference called Break the Cycle, and learns about premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD, which helps her name what she’s been going through. For Chloe, healing isn’t about finding a single cure. It means reflecting on underlying patterns in her life: her feelings about her queer identity and writing persona in the context of a heterosexual relationship; how her parents’ divorce contributed to her issues with trust; and what it means to blend a family. The Red Zone is a candid, revelatory memoir for anyone grappling with controversial medical diagnoses and labels of all kinds. It’s about coming to terms with the fact that—along with proper treatment—self-acceptance, self-compassion, and transcending shame are the ultimate keys to relief. It’s also about love: how challenging it can be, how it reveals your weaknesses and wounds, and how, if you allow it, it will push you to grow and change.

Author : Eric Blyth,Ruth Landau
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1843100851

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Third Party Assisted Conception Across Cultures by Eric Blyth,Ruth Landau Pdf

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Rachel Balen,Marilyn Crawshaw
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0857003909

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Adopting after Infertility by Rachel Balen,Marilyn Crawshaw Pdf

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. Adopting after Infertility is an accessible and informative interdisciplinary book that addresses the issues that professionals working with adopters and the adopters themselves face when going through the adoption process and the impact of infertility on their experiences. The book includes chapters on the effects of infertility, why people may choose adoption and the assessment and preparation process. It also covers what an Adoption Panel needs to know about the prospective parents, the experiences of those coming to adoption from minority communities or when living with health conditions and post-adoption support needs. Personal accounts by people who have experienced adopting after infertility are included throughout the book. This book will be essential reading for professionals and academics from a range of disciplines including social work, psychology, health, mental health and counselling. It will also be invaluable to students studying for post-qualifying awards.

Author : Debbie Hindle,Graham Shulman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134192601

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The Emotional Experience of Adoption by Debbie Hindle,Graham Shulman Pdf

Adoption is an extremely complex and emotionally demanding process for all those involved. This book explores the emotional experience of adoption from a psychoanalytic perspective, and demonstrates how psychoanalytic understanding and treatment can contribute to thinking about and working with adopted children and their families. Drawing on psychoanalytic, attachment and child development theory, and detailed in-depth clinical case discussion, The Emotional Experience of Adoption explores issues such as: the emotional experience of children placed for adoption, and how this both shapes and is shaped by unconscious processes in the child’s inner world how psychoanalytic child psychotherapy can help as a distinctive source of understanding and as a treatment for children who are either in the process of being adopted or already adopted how such understanding can inform planning and decision making amongst professionals and carers. The Emotional Experience of Adoption explains and accounts for the emotional and psychological complexities involved for child, parents and professionals in adoption. It will be of interest and relevance to anyone involved at a personal level in the adoption process or professionals working in the fields of adoption, social work, child mental health, foster care and family support.

Author : Caroline Gallup,William L. Ledger
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781843104636

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Making Babies the Hard Way by Caroline Gallup,William L. Ledger Pdf

What lengths would you go to have a baby? This work describes at times devastating social, emotional, spiritual and physical impact of infertility on the author and her husband, including feelings of bereavement and inadequacy as well as financial pressure.

Author : Ellen L.K. Toronto,Joann Ponder,Kristin Davisson,Maurine Kelber Kelly
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 9781315532561

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A Womb of Her Own by Ellen L.K. Toronto,Joann Ponder,Kristin Davisson,Maurine Kelber Kelly Pdf

Gender and body-based distinctions continue to be a defining component of women's identities, both in psychoanalytic treatment and in life. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors explore the ways in which women's sexual and reproductive capabilities, and their bodies, are regarded as societal and patriarchal property, and how as the "other", they can be the focus of mistreatment such as rape, sexual slavery, restriction of reproduction rights, and ongoing societal repression. They also explore the cultural definitions of motherhood, and how these set narrow definitions for the acceptable face of motherhood and for being a woman generally

Author : Denise B. Lacher,Todd Nichols,Joanne C. May
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781843107972

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Connecting with Kids Through Stories by Denise B. Lacher,Todd Nichols,Joanne C. May Pdf

Children whose early development has been damaged by abuse or neglect are notoriously difficult to reach. Through many years' therapeutic work with adopted children and their families, the Family Attachment Center of Minnesota has developed an exciting and innovative technique which uses stories as the main mode for helping parents to communicate and connect with their troubled children. Connecting with Kids through Stories is an accessible guide to Family Attachment Narrative Therapy for the parents of adopted or fostered children, and for the professionals who work with them. Providing a thorough theoretical grounding, and detailed information on therapeutic techniques and how to assess progress, the book shows parents how to create their own therapeutic stories to promote increased attachment and improved behavior in their child. The authors describe how different kinds of narratives can help with specific difficulties and illustrate their techniques with the story of a fictional family who develop their own narratives to help their adopted child heal. The Family Attachment and Counseling Center of Minnesota works to promote the growth and healthy functioning of individuals and families through professional guidance, with a particular emphasis on services for children. The Center's Family Attachment Narrative Therapy program has been especially developed to help children whose development has been compromised by early life trauma and attachment relationship difficulties.

Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
Publisher : British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Adopted children
ISBN : 1905664761

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The Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier Pdf

Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.

Author : John Michael Brick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Public schools
ISBN : OSU:32435052767340

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School Safety and Discipline Data File User's Manual by John Michael Brick Pdf

Author : Ann Morris
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780857001160

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The Adoption Experience by Ann Morris Pdf

This is a book of real life stories of adopters which takes the reader through every stage of the adoption process starting with the moment when they decide that adoption is the right option for them to the stories of adoptees brought up by adoptive parents. In between, the book looks at all the different types of adoption that are carried out by all sorts of families from all sorts of children of every race and age and with every kind of problem. They range from babies who are only days old when they are taken into an adoptive family to teenagers with a multitude of psychological and physical problems. The book looks at both the success and failure of these adoptions. Its aim is to inform and enlighten professionals, adopters, potential adopters and all those whose lives have in some way been touched by adoption or want to know more about it. In 15 chapters it includes more than 70 real life stories which are all told from the heart sometimes in a moment of crisis and sometimes at a time of joy. They are not analysed, they are true stories about how it feels to be at the centre of adoption. All the stories, which have been recounted over the past 10 years, are reflective of adoption today in Britain. The book also includes a chapter on the legal aspects of adoption and a further chapter of useful information and addresses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435057905309

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Data File Users Manual, Vol. 4, September 1997 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary A. Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015041532899

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National Household Education Survey of 1996: Youth civic involvement data file by Mary A. Collins Pdf

Author : Mary A. Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : PURD:32754066848601

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National Household Education Survey of 1996 by Mary A. Collins Pdf

The 1996 National Household Education Survey (NHES:96) was a random digit dial telephone survey of households that was developed by the National Center for Education Statistics and conducted by Westat, Inc. The NHES:96 included two topical survey components, "Parent and Family Involvement in Education," (PFI) which collected data about family involvement in children's schooling, and "Civic Involvement," (CI) which collected data about participation in civic activities and attitudes toward government. This manual provides documentation and guidance for users of the four public release data files of the NHES:96: the Household and Library File, the PFI and CI files, the Youth Civic Involvement file, and the Adult Civic Involvement File. Volume I contains information about the purpose of the study, the data collection instruments, the sample design, and data collection and data processing procedures. Volumes II through V each contain a guide to the data file and its codebook, a discussion of data considerations and anomalies, and, in appendixes, the file layout and additional information. This volume contains the following sections: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Description of Data Collection Instruments"; (3) "Sample Design and Implementation"; (4) "Data Collection Methods and Response Rates"; and (5) "Data Preparation." An appendix presents the screener for the four files. (Contains 1 figure, 17 tables and 25 references.) (SLD)