Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals
- ISBN-10
- 0231172540
- ISBN-13
- 9780231172547
- Category
- Intercountry adoption
- Pages
- 424
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-12-17
- Author
- Rowena Fong
Description
With essays by practitioners and researchers who source empirical research and practical knowledge, this volume recounts the day-to-day realities of the transracial and international adoption process. It addresses key developmental, cultural, health, and behavioral issues and provides techniques for navigating domestic and foreign adoption laws. This text provides targeted guidance on ethnic identity formation, trauma, mental health treatment, the challenges of gay or lesbian adoptions, and a host of other issues not addressed in other volumes.
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- 2016-01-26
- 384 pages
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- Columbia University Press
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