Virtually all literature about birth parents of adopted children has focused on mothers. In this pioneering study, Gary Clapton gives us a fresh perspective: he recounts the experiences of thirty birth fathers separated from their children at birth, and suggests ways of applying this knowledge to work with adopted children, their adoptive families and birth parents. Discussing different notions of fatherhood, such as biological paternity, social fatherhood, sperm donorship and the 'father figure,' this informative book gives new light on issues such as the decision to give up a child for adoption, the child's desire to find his or her birth parents, and the facilitation of contact later in life. Written in an accessible style for busy professional readers, Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences offers a new understanding of the causes and consequences of adoption, and makes positive suggestions for working with those whom it affects.
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Gary Clapton is a post-adoption counselor with Birthlink in Edinburgh and a training officer with City of Edinburgh Council Social Work Department.
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This book is the first to be written about birth fathers in adoption. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Department of Health, North American, The Guardian, Community Care, Concerned United Birthparents, Post-Adoption Social Workers Group, The Observer New!
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This book is the first to be written about birth fathers in adoption. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Department of Health, North American, The Guardian, Community Care, Concerned United Birthparents, Post-Adoption Social Workers Group, The Observer New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Out of the Shadows: Birthfathers' Stories by Mary Martin Mason on page 25, page 36, and Back Matter
- Men, Gender Divisions and Welfare by Jeanette Edwards in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Psychology of Adoption by David M. Brodzinsky in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Attachment Across the Life Cycle by Colin Murray Parkes in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Father Figure by Lorna McKee in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- After Adoption: Direct Contact and Relationships by Janette Logan in Back Matter
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