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Adoption is a profound experience that touches upon universal themes of abandonment, identity, sexuality, parenthood, and the sense of belonging. The authors utilize family systems theory to construct a practical treatment approach for working with families on the myriad issues and interrelationships that surround adoption. The model described here is broadly inclusive of all families linked by "the adoption triangle''--birth parents, adoptive families, and adoptees--and it offers practical guidance for implementing differential treatment and effective clinical procedures on their behalf.
"On 21 December 1957 French and German teacher Enid Sinclair and English and History teacher Ken (Kenneth)Watson were married at St Anne's church, Strathfield, Sydney. Enid was 32 years old, Ken was 27 and they had met a couple of years earlier while they were both teaching high school in Tamworth, New South Wales (NSW). From the end of the 1957 school year, Ken was given permission by the NSW Department of Education to take a year's leave of absence and travel to England - he was the first teacher given this opportunity - so Ken and Enid headed to London by ship three days after the wedding. After arriving they found accommodation and both worked in London schools throughout 1958. The follo...
Devastated by their loss, the Adams began to search for answers as to why things had gone so horribly wrong.".
The Religion, Marriage, and Family Series investigates marriage and family as major theological and cultural issues. Given that both society and the church have debated these topics intensely but have actually studied them very little, this series attempts to correct recent theological neglect of these important matters.
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Do parents with adoptive children see themselves as similar to or different from nonadoptive parents? Is the stigma attached to adoption lessening? Does open communication about adoption contribute to the family's well-being? How successful are adoptive adults at putting their adolescent turmoil behind them? These and many other important and complex questions are addressed in Families and Adoption, an informative guidebook that shows you how adoption is both a condition and a lifelong process. Families and Adoption discusses legislation that can serve the needs of various members of the adoptive experience to deepen your understanding of the key legal issues associated with consent and open...
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