Description
This collection bridges the voices of international scholars and adopted persons to share knowledge about clinical practice with adopted people in adolescence and early adulthood.
Coming at a time when countries are beginning to focus on adoption reform, this handbook is the first to address not only the external, systemic contributions to their developmental complexities but also the underlying, internal meanings of being adopted as children become adolescents and mature into adulthood. It explains how adopted clients differ from those not adopted and emphasizes the need for clinical research on adopted people in this older age group. Exploring how clinicians can understand their client's clinical needs, it offers specific protocols and frameworks for assessment and necessary modifications in language and treatment. With a foreword by Miriam Steele, chapters examine the legal and sociopolitical cultures, policies, and practices in which adoption is embedded, calling for broad systemic change.
Embracing theoretical, conceptual, and global perspectives, this handbook is written for clinicians in all disciplines, at all tiers of practice, administration, and training, identifying the key roles they can potentially play in expanding and better focusing our understanding of the psychology of being adopted.
Author: Doris Bertocci
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/11/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9780367558666
ISBN10: 0367558661
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Social Science | Social Work
About the Author
Doris Bertocci, LCSW is in private practice in New York after a long career in college mental health treating young adults at Columbia University. She had previously worked with birthmothers and adoption agencies, and in recent years has been active in adoption reform. She continues to work in the interface of mental health, adoption, family law, and child custody litigation.
Christopher F. Deeg, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years' experience treating adopted persons of all ages and those related to them. He is trained in cognitive-behavioral treatment, interpersonal therapy, psychoanalysis, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. He has several publications on the psychology and treatment of adopted persons.
Linda Mayers, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City, and has worked for most of her career with adoptive families and adopted people of all ages. She is Adjunct Associate Professor at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York. An ongoing interest is in the developmental complexities of adopted individuals throughout the lifespan.
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