This book focuses on adoptive families after the legal finalization of the adoption has taken place. The authors, Susan Livingston Smith and Jeanne A. Howard, incorporate the findings of their own unique research project on troubled adoptive families with other empirical research, theory, practice, and knowledge. This volume is rich with case examples, detailed case histories, presentations of various practice strategies, and resources. The overall result is a stand-alone volume offering a clear and well-documented overview of the topic. It will be invaluable to social workers and other professionals working with children and families.
| ISBN: | 9780761906568 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 1999 |
| Author: | Susan Livingston Smith, Jeanne Howard |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services |
| Genres: |
Social work |