Handbook of Adoption

Handbook of Adoption

Author: Rafael A. Javier

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 585

ISBN-13: 1412927501

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'Handbook of Adoption' addresses topics in adoption that reflect the many dimensions of theory, research, development, race adjustment and clinical practice which can affect adoption triad members.


Foster Care

Foster Care

Author: David D. Bellis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-04

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780788177347

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Minority children -- who made up over 60% of those in foster care -- waited twice as long for permanent homes as did other foster children, because there were fewer minority parents in the pool of foster and adoptive parents. The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended in 1996, sought to decrease the length of time that children wait to be adopted by eliminating race-related barriers to placement. This report provides information on (1) efforts by federal, state, and local agencies in foster care and adoption placement policy and guidance, and technical assistance; (2) the challenges all levels of government face to change placement practices.


Adoption

Adoption

Author: Roman Espejo

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780737707892

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Debates issues concerning the adoption of children, presenting arguments both in favor of and against adopting.


Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions

Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions

Author: Rowena Fong

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0231540825

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With essays by well-known adoption practitioners and researchers who source empirical research and practical knowledge, this volume addresses key developmental, cultural, health, and behavioral issues in the transracial and international adoption process and provides recommendations for avoiding fraud and techniques for navigating domestic and foreign adoption laws. The text details the history, policy, and service requirements relating to white, African American, Asian American, Latino and Mexican American, and Native American children and adoptive families. It addresses specific problems faced by adoptive families with children and youth from China, Russia, Ethiopia, India, Korea, and Guatemala, and offers targeted guidance on ethnic identity formation, trauma, mental health treatment, and the challenges of gay or lesbian adoptions