Nurturing adoptions : creating resilience after neglect and trauma / Deborah D. Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Deborah D., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoption.

Adopted children.

Problem children--Behavior modification.

Problem children.

Resilience (Personality trait).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a comprehensive guide to nurturing adoptions, explaining the theory behind the impact of neglect and trauma on children's development, and what attachment means. It provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal.

Contents:

The changing nature of adoption

Trauma, stress, and post traumatic stress disorder : interrelationships

Neglect

Traumatic stress : the symptom clusters

Early relational trauma, traumatic loss, and effects on development

Trauma and neglect : double insults

Attachment and trauma/neglect

Common ground : what parents, caseworkers, teachers, and therapists can do to help

The role of the child welfare/social worker

The role of the mental health worker

Structuring careers and practices

Creating resilience in children and their families.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613528025

9781280124167

1280124164

9780857006073

085700607X

OCLC:

772845674