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The Adopter's Handbook
Adoption and fostering of children have undergone immense change in the last few years and there is a need for accurate, precise information about them before, during and after the event. Salter's guide aims to help adopters help themselves through the adoption process and beyond. Easy-to-access information is provided to help users handle the ups and downs of the adoption experience and prepare them for what is likely to happen along the way. Organised in a quick reference format and written by an adoptive parent.
Adopters Handbook, The: 6th Edition
The purpose of this practical guide is to help adopters help themselves through the adoption process and beyond. Easy-to-access information will help users handle the ups and downs of the adoption experience, and prepare them for what is likely to happen along the way. Topics covered include: processes; legal issues; education and health; the needs of the child; the emotional needs of the adoptive parent; and post-adoption support and finances.
The Adopter's Handbook
The purpose of this practical guide is to help adopters help themselves through the adoption process and beyond. Easy-to-access information will help users handle the ups and downs of the adoption experience, and prepare them for what is likely to happen along the way. Topics covered include: processes; legal issues; education and health; the needs of the child; the emotional needs of the adoptive parent; and post-adoption support and finances.
What to Expect When You're Adopting...
As would-be parents cycle through the adoption process, they balance anxiety and fear with the life-altering decision of adoption. The emotional toll of this dance can be completely overwhelming and can confuse parents while navigating the decisions of how to expand their families. Drawing on extensive research and the author's own experience of being adopted, What to Expect When You're Adopting... does not gloss over the realities of the adoption process, but rather leads parents through the many stages and emotional aspects involved and offer practical and sensitive advice allowing you to: - Make crucial decisions with confidence - Build a strong foundation for your family - Separate the myths about adopted children from the realities - Discover the key to healthy attachment with your child Dr Ian Palmer will also deal with the issues of single-parent adoption, infertility and, unusually, the option of remaining childless.
The Adopter's Handbook
The Adopter's Handbook is the authoritative guide to helping adopters through the adoption process and beyond. Organised in a quick-reference format and written by an adoptive parent, this handbook will help everyone involved in the adoption process. Now in its fourth edition, this guide has been revised and updated, taking into account new legislation and initiatives. Topics covered include processes, legal issues, education and health, needs of the child, emotional needs of the parent and post-adoption support and finances.
The Pink Guide to Adoption for Lesbians and Gay Men
An essential step-by-step guide to adoption for lesbians and gay men, covering both the adoption process and the adoption experiences of several lesbians and gay men. Hill's book contains information that is relevant to both single adopters and same-sex couples and is the first of its kind to be published in the UK.
Preparing for Adoption
The ideal first book for prospective adopters. When you decide to adopt a child, you might assume that all the important work begins when the child comes to live with you. In fact the preparation stage before is crucial in ensuring that the adopted child will arrive to a safe and secure family. Preparing for Adoption provides clear advice on how to prepare for you adoptive child and create a strong foundation for a healthy and loving relationship. Julia Davis explains how many different factors can shape preparations for adoption, such as finding out about your child's history and using this information to establish a family environment which will meet your child's specific attachment needs. There is also advice on how to prepare your home to create a sense of safety for your child and how to prepare your family to support you as adoptive parents. Primarily for adopters, foster carers and professionals supporting adopters, this book offers ideas and strategies to help parents prepare a happy and settled home for children before their arrival and ways to parent them in the early days of becoming a family that addresses their attachment needs.
Predators
What motivates sexual abusers? Why are so few caught? Drawing on the stories of abusers, Anna C. Salter shows that sexual predators use sophisticated deception techniques and rely on misconceptions surrounding them to evade discovery. Arguing that even the most knowledgeable among us can be fooled, Salter dispels the myths about sexual predators and gives us the tools to protect our families and ourselves.
Approaching Fatherhood
This is the first book produced in the UK to combine adoptive fathers experiences with a guide to the adoption process - from the man's point of view. In a time when our understanding of fathers and their roles is coming under scrutiny. Fathers have been largely silent and unstudied figures in the adoption world. Fathers play a crucial role in the success of adoptive placements, helping their children to live the secure, happy lives they deserve.
