Supporting birth parents whose children have been adopted / edited by Joanne Alper ; forewords by Dr John Simmonds OBE and The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alper, Joanne, editor.

Simmonds, John, writer of preface.

McFarlane, Andrew, writer of preface.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoption--Great Britain.

Adoption.

Birthparents.

Birthparents--Counseling of.

Great Britain.

Birthparents--Counseling of--Great Britain.

Birthparents--Services for.

Physical Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.

Contents:

Part I Evaluation of Therapeutic Support for Birth Parents (Hertfordshire University)

1 How Best to Support Birth Relatives: What the Experts Say p. 33 / Lizette Nolte and Hannah Morgan and Caoimhe Forbes

2 'Like a Light in the Dark': A Hertfordshire University Evaluation of the Adoptionplus Birth Relative Counselling Service p. 48 / Lizette Nolte and Hannah Wright and Hannah Morgan and Caoimhe Forbes

Part II A Trauma-Informed and Relationship-Based Approach to Therapeutic Support for Birth Parents (Adoptionplus)

3 The Hole That is Left: The Pain of Losing Children to Adoption p. 73 / Carole Green

4 Engagement, Flexibility and Pre-counselling p. 85 / Joanne Alper and Patricia Downing

5 Working with Birth Fathers p. 98 / Ian Orr-Campbell

6 'No Quick Fix': The Benefits of Longer Term Counselling for Birth Parents With Complex Histories of Trauma and Abuse: Carries Story p. 109 / Kim S. Golding and Jane Gould

7 'Contact' from the Birth Parents' Perspective p. 132 / Carole Green

Part III A Group Work Model (After Adoption)

8 Breaking the Cycle: An Approach to Group Work with Birth Mothers p. 151 / Daljit Gill and Bethany Lambert

Part IV Creating Space for Change: Supporting Women Who Have Experienced Recurrent Care Proceedings (Pause)

9 Taking a Pause: An Innovative Approach to Working with Women Who Have Experienced Multiple Removals of Children p. 169 / Sophie Humphreys and Ellen Marks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1785923234

9781785923234

OCLC:

1081437214