| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1151 |
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Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1151.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; UNIT 1. Overview of the Study; 2. Research Design; 3. Characteristics of the Sample (with Isaac Gusukuma); 4. Intact, Disrupted, and Dissolved Adoptions: A Comparison (with Isaac Gusukuma); 5. Agency, Adoptive Family, and Child Factors in Special Needs Adoptions; UNIT 2. Placement Outcomes; 6. Foster Parent Adoptions (with Isaac Gusukuma and Steven Onken); 7. Single-Parent Adoptions; 8. Sibling Placements; 9. Transracial Adoptions (with Isaac Gusukuma) |
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UNIT 3. Adoption Service Delivery Issues10. Matching Families and Children; 11. Transition Planning; 12. Assessing Potential for Abuse; 13. Adoption Outcomes: Perspectives of Adoption Supervisors; 14. Adoption Outcomes: Perspectives of Post-Adoption Service Providers; UNIT 4. Implications for Training and Practice; 15. Implications for Training: Families and Workers (with Steven Onken); 16. The Challenges of Special Needs Adoptions: Practice Recommendations; References; Index |
| Notes |
Originally published: Garland Publishing, 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Special needs adoption -- United States
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Older child adoption -- United States
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Adoption agencies -- United States
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Family social work -- United States
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Adoption agencies
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Family social work
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Older child adoption
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Special needs adoption
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317713920 |
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1317713923 |
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