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Adoption Therapy : Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues by Laura Dennis (2014, Trade Paperback)

A much-needed anthology addressing a variety of potential psychological and physiological concerns, Adoption Therapy, Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues is a must-read for adoptees, adoptive parents, first families, and vitally, mental health professionals. With writing by adoptees, adoptive parents, and clinicians, Adoption Therapy is a first-of-its-kind and wholly unique reference book, providing insight, advice, and personal stories which highlight the specific nature of the adoptee experience. Topics Include: -The psychological dangers in leaving trauma and grief buried and unaddressed -The importance of community in healing the wounds of separation -Understanding the physical and psychological effects of transracial adoption -Attachment-including the inability to attach, inappropriate attachment, and the myth of Reactive Attachment Disorder -Conception by rape: an adoptee speaks out -Co-dependency, intimacy, and creating closeness -The life-long effects of pre- and perinatal trauma -Processing complex trauma, complex grief, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -Specific concerns for Late Discovery Adoptees -The relationship among trauma, anger and rage, and substance abuse -For adoptive parents and adoptees: red flags when working with a therapist -Laura Dennis, Anthology Editor and Author of Adopted Reality, A Memoir

Book Title
Adoption Therapy : Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues
Author
Laura Dennis
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Psychology, Social Science

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