Adoption & prenatal alcohol and drug exposure : [research, policy, and practice] / edited by Richard P. Barth, Madelyn Freundlich, and David Brodzinsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barth, Richard P., 1952-

Freundlich, Madelyn.

Brodzinsky, David.

Child Welfare League of America.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special needs adoption--United States--Congresses.

Special needs adoption.

Children of prenatal substance abuse--United States--Congresses.

Children of prenatal substance abuse.

Children of prenatal alcohol abuse--United States--Congresses.

Children of prenatal alcohol abuse.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Adoption and prenatal alcohol and drug exposure

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Child Welfare League of America : Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, [2000]

Summary:

This book provides important information on the impact of prenatal substance exposure on children's immediate health and well-being; the long-term implications for children's health and development; the role that a positive postnatal environment can play in remediating the effects of prenatal substance exposure; suggested counseling for prospective adoptive parents concerning substance exposure; and the ongoing services and supports that are needed for adoptive families and their substance-exposed children to maximize positive outcomes. This book was developed with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is designed to serve as a key resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and others with an interest in, and a commitment to, adoption for substance-exposed children.

Contents:

1. The Impact of Prenatal Substance Exposure: Research Findings and Their Implications for Adoption / Madelyn Freundlich 1

2. Outcomes for Drug-Exposed Children Eight Years Postadoption / Richard P. Barth, Devon Brooks 23

3. African American Kin Caregivers And Child Welfare Issues: Research Implications / Robert B. Hill 59

4. Fetal Alcohol Exposure and Adult Psychopathology: Evidence from an Adoption Study / Remi J. Cadoret, Kristin Riggins-Caspers 83

5. T.I.E.S. for Adoption: Supporting the Adoption of Children Who Were Prenatally Substance Exposed / Susan B. Edelstein, Jill Waterman, Dorli Burge, Carolyn McCarty, Joseph Prusak 115

6. Alcohol-Related Disorders and Children Adopted from Abroad / Jane Ellen Aronson 147

7. Attachment Issues for Adopted Infants / Mary Dozier, Kathleen E. Albus 171

8. Societal Attitudes Toward Drug-Using Women and Their Children: Past and Present / Stephen R. Kandall 199

9. Emerging Legal Issues in the Adoption of Drug-Exposed Infants / Judith Larsen, Harvey J. Schweitzer 227

10. The Adoption of Children Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol and Drugs: A Look to the Future / Madelyn Freundlich 255

Table 1-1. Short-Term Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs (Adapted from Brady et al. 1994) 8

Table 2-1. Attrition Analysis 1: Effect of Child Characteristics and Functioning in Wave II on Participation in Wave III (N = 719) 33

Table 2-2. Family Characteristics 34

Table 2-3. Child Characteristics 35

Table 2-4. Child's Preadoptive History as Reported at Four and Eight Years 37

Table 2-5. Child's Development as Reported at Four and Eight Years 39

Table 2-6a. Child's Educational Outcomes at Eight Years 40

Table 2-6b. Child's Adjustment at Eight Years 41

Table 2-7a. Mean BPI Scores at Four and Eight Years: Non Drug-Exposed 42

Table 2-7b. Mean BPI Scores at Four and Eight Years: Drug-Exposed 43

Table 2-7c. Percentage of Adoptions Scoring in the 75th Percentile on the BPI at Four and Eight Years 44

Table 2-7d. Change in Behavior Between 1993 and 1997 45

Table 2-8a. Overall Functioning at Eight Years 46

Table 2-8b. Effect of Child and Family Characteristics on Functioning Poorly (or Well) at Eight Years (N=180)1 47

Table 2-9. Family Relations Eight Years 48

Table 2-10. Closeness at Four and Eight Years 49

Table 2-11. Satisfaction at Four and Eight Years 50

Table 4-1. Evidence from Records Suggesting FAE 92

Table 4-2. Adverse Adoptive Family Factors by Fetal Alcohol Exposure (n = 21) 94

Table 4-3. Distribution of Biologic Risk by Environmental Risk 97

Table 4-4. Results for 2 (Gender) [times] 2 (Bio ALC) [times] 2 (Bio ASP) [times] 3 (Environmental Risk) Analyses of Variance Examining Psychiatric Symptoms 100

Table 6-1. Features Observed in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects 154

Table 6-2. Cognitive and Behavioral Effects Associated with Alcohol Related Disorders 155

Table 10-1. A Comprehensive Adoption Support and Services Program (Adapted from Sullivan 1997) 269

Figure 4-1. Axis I Substance Abuse/Dependence Symptoms by Pre- and Post-natal Environmental Risk Status 99

Figure 4-2. Axis I Psychiatric Disorder Symptoms by Pre-and Post-natal Environmental Risk Status 101

Figure 4-3. Axis II Personality Disorder Symptoms by Pre- and Post-natal Environmental Risk Status 102

Figure 4-4. Axis II Antisocial Personality Disorder Symptoms by Pre- and Post-natal Environmental Risk Status 103

Figure 4-5. Percentage of Subjects with Substance Abuse/Dependence DSM-III-R Lifetime Diagnoses for Three Environmental Risk Groups 104

Figure 4-6. Percentage of Subjects with Axis I and II DSM-III-R Lifetime of Psychiatric and Personality Disorder Diagnoses for Three Environmental Risk Groups 105.

Notes:

Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0878687203

OCLC:

42429284