Adoption category: 683 books
by Gianluigi Schiavon
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Questa è la storia di Giò e di suo padre separato, che infiniti dolori inflisse a entrambi. Oltre a inestimabili gioie, che qualcuno tentò inutilmente di cancellare. Fu, senza dubbio, una guerra. Più esattamente, un percorso di guerra. Con molte trappole disseminate, che è meglio imparare a conoscere...
by Claudia J. Jarrett
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 1978
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 1978
Hundreds of thousands of children in this country are without permanent homes right now, waiting in foster homes and institutions for families who could adopt them. Here, in "a book that workers and parents have been waiting for" (Child Welfare), nationally known family counselor and adoptive...
by Yolanda Bryant
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
When children are taken from their family, due to abuse or neglect, they enter the custody of social services and are put into a foster home. Some of these children are lucky enough to be given a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). “One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special...
The Search for Catherine
Black Butterfly, #2
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
This is the story of Catherine Hilton, a mother struggling with substance addiction and domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, Victor Sinclair. When Catherine's home is investigated, Child Protective Services (CPS) intervenes, Victor is sent to prison, and she loses her children to the foster...
by Tope Oni, Bunmi Oni
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
"From my view, some of the things that made you a great Dad (in our childhood, many of which you still do now) were:
You always prayed for us
You valued your children so much that you always talked about us, wanted us around
You spent time with us and we did a lot of things together (family...
by Glenda Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Any child will know when she’s loved unconditionally. And every child should be entitled to a nurturing environment and love—but this is not what always happens.In 1943, Anna Townsend, at the age of six weeks, is adopted by a couple who is unable to have children of their own. With her...
by Anne Biggs
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Ireland holds the keys ... to love and to life.
A late-night phone call, pulls her back to Dublin. A fall in the park; lost memories … a mother’s long buried fears.
Catherine is going home.
Things become complicated, as she re-discovers family dynamics overlooked as a teen. The middle...
Healing the Hidden Hurts
Transforming Attachment and Trauma Theory into Effective Practice with Families, Children and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Healing the Hidden Hurts: Transforming Attachment and Trauma Theory into Effective Practice with Families, Children and Adults provides a unique collection of professional and personal responses to the challenges that arise in dealing with attachment difficulties.
With contributions from social...
Creating Stable Foster Placements
Learning from Foster Children and the Families Who Care For Them
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Andy Pithouse and Alyson Rees use original research to identify key ingredients needed to help create successful foster placements and help prevent placement breakdown.
In this study the lives and activities of 10 foster families who provide lasting and effective care are examined. The families'...
Assessment and Intervention with Mothers and Partners Following Child Sexual Abuse
Empowering to Protect
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Assessment and Intervention with Mothers and Partners Following Child Sexual Abuse provides child protection professionals with the guidance they need to make the right decisions in cases of suspected or proven sexual abuse and ensure the best outcome for the child.
Assessments and interventions...
Figli che trasformano. La nascita della relazione nella famiglia adottiva
La nascita della relazione nella famiglia adottiva
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Il volume prende le mosse dal periodo che segue l’ingresso del bambino nella famiglia adottiva per avvicinarsi ai temi e ai vissuti che maggiormente lo caratterizzano. Il primissimo incontro, i primi mesi del bimbo nel nuovo mondo, il radicamento e l’ingresso a scuola, le trasformazioni all’interno della coppia…
Fratelli in adozione e affidamento. Il diritto alla fratellanza e la continuità degli affetti nella relazione fraterna biologica e sociale
Il diritto alla fratellanza e la continuità degli affetti nella relazione fraterna biologica e sociale
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Il volume sottolinea il valore della fratellanza e il diritto dei fratelli, nel rispetto della continuità degli affetti, a non essere separati nei percorsi di affidamento e adozione. Un testo per gli operatori che lavorano nel mondo dell’adozione, che si trovano quotidianamente ad affrontare decisioni...
Mamme dentro. Figli di donne recluse: testimonianze, riflessioni e proposte
Figli di donne recluse: testimonianze, riflessioni e proposte
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Quando una donna ha commesso un reato deve scontare una pena in carcere, che ne è dei suoi figli? Il volume affronta il tema con concretezza e attraverso una prospettiva particolarissima. Con esempi di vita realmente vissuta, si prospettano problemi e si propongono soluzioni possibili, anche se mai facili. Un testo per psicologi, operatori sociali, giudici e avvocati.
My Kids Know More than Me!
15 Life Lessons from Foster and Adopted Children
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
This book shares true stories of how foster and adopted children inspire new understandings and teach us fifteen important life lessons. Each chapter explores a life lesson taught through the stories of my foster and adopted children. Lessons important to parenting and personal character include resiliency,...