Binding: Paperback
Description: This collection bridges the voices of international scholars and adopted persons to share knowledge about clinical practice with adopted people in adolescence and early adulthood. Coming at a time when countries are beginning to focus on adoption reform this handbook is the first to address not only the external systemic contributions to their developmental complexities but also the underlying internal meanings of being adopted as children become adolescents and mature into adulthood. It explains how adopted clients differ from those not adopted and emphasizes the need for clinical research on adopted people in this older age group. Exploring how clinicians can understand their client's clinical needs it offers specific protocols and frameworks for assessment and necessary modifications in language and treatment. With a foreword by Miriam Steele chapters examine the legal and sociopolitical cultures policies and practices in which adoption is embedded calling for broad systemic change. Embracing theoretical conceptual and global perspectives this handbook is written for clinicians in all disciplines at all tiers of practice administration and training identifying the key roles they can potentially play in expanding and better focusing our understanding of the psychology of being adopted .
Title: Handbook On The Clinical Treatment Of Adopted Adolescents And Young Adults
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367558666
Pages: 336 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White; 4 Line Drawings, Black And White; 4 Illustrations, Black And W
Publication Date: 8/11/2023
Category: Adoption