Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Families [Hardcover]

Rafael Art Javier (Author), Amanda L. Baden (Author), Frank A. Biafora (Author), Alina Camacho-Gingerich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1412927501 | ISBN-13: 978-1412927505 | Publication Date: December 19, 2006 | Edition: 1

Although most mental health and behavioral health professionals have encountered adoption triad members-birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted persons-in their clinical practice, the vast majority have had no formal or informal training on adoption issues. The Handbook of Adoption is the first text designed for mental health practitioners to specifically address the many dimensions of adoption-related issues which can and do affect adoption triad members, specifically in the United States.

Editorial Reviews

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"Unique and refreshing in its total inclusion of the entire adoption triad experience, the book strongly supports more fully incorporating the needs of this special population in psychotherapy and social work degree programs." -P.M. Salela, University of Illinois, Springfield (P.M. Salela CHOICE )

About the Author

Rafael Javier, Ph.D. holds numerous appointments, including on the clinical faculty at the Downstate Medical Center in New York, St. John’s University, NYU Medical School, and several institutes and family counseling centers. He is a very prolific author, having written and edited many books and journal articles in the fields of interpersonal violence, family, language and cognition and diversity.

 

Amanda L. Baden earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. Currently, she is assistant professor of Counseling at Montclair State University. She has published widely in the area of counseling and adoption.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 584 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (December 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412927501
• ISBN-13: 978-1412927505
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,580,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, May 25, 2007

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This review is from: Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Families (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for researching and critiquing the policy and process in adoption.

2.0 out of 5 stars Handbook of adoption, October 21, 2009

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Sebastien Monette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Families (Paperback)

This book disappointed me. The authors did not make enough reference to recent scientific literature. To complete with the recent meta-analytic reviews like:

van Ijzendoorn, M. H., & Juffer, F. (2006). The Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture 2006: Adoption as intervention. Meta-analytic evidence for massive catch-up and plasticity in physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(12), 1228-1245.

An integration of psychoanalytic and empirical data would have been great.

-A Psychology Psy.D.-Ph.D. student.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource on Adoption Issues, November 12, 2007

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Christopher J. Alexander, Ph.D. "Christopher ... (Rio Rancho, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Families (Hardcover)

This is a great resource on adoption issues, which is why I included it in my Listmania collection of books on the topic. As a child psychologist who works primarily with foster and adopted children and their families, I found this book very educational. Some of the content can be a bit clinical, and so parents might find themselves overwhelmed with the content. But practitioners working in this field must have a copy. I like how the authors address cutting-edge issues in adoption, addressing the complexity of children, families, and the child welfare system.

Christopher J. Alexander, Ph.D. (Author, 'Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment of Foster and Adopted Children; A Guide for Parents and Practitioners,' 2009).