Adopted Child

"... overviews recent research on children's adjustment to adoption and its relevance for key questions addressed in developmental science."--Provided by publisher.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Psychological adjustment and mental health of adopted children; 3. Postadoption recovery; 4. Parenting and family influences on developmental recovery and adjustment; 5. Emergence and development of adoptive identity; 6. Modern adoptive families; 7. Postadoption family needs, supports, and services; 8. Conclusions and future directions for research, practice, and policy; References.

Summary

This Element presents a historical perspective on adoption practice and adoptive family life, research on children's adjustment to adoption, factors impacting adoptive identity development, different types of postadoption support, and services, and recommendations for future research and practice.

Foreword

This Element presents research on adopted children's psychological adjustment, factors affecting adversity recovery, and adoptive identity.

Product details

• Authors: David Brodzinsky, David (Rutgers University) Palacios Brodzinsky, Jesus Palacios, Palacios Jesus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009454445
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0945444-5
• No. of pages: 86
• Series: Elements in Child Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Adoption, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Child & developmental psychology, Advice on parenting, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Adoption & fostering, Parenting: advice and issues, Adoption and fostering: advice and issues, Adoption and fostering