Attachment Handbook for Foster Care and Adoption Paperback – 8 Jun 2006

Review ------ 'This handbook is exactly that; a book that should be kept to hand by foster carers, adopters and social workers alike. It is accessible both to read from cover to cover, or to dip into as and when issues arise. It is explanatory, supportive and encouraging but, above all, practical.' --Children & Young People Now Really good in into attachment, a real eye opener! I would recommend this to anyone going through adoption process or foster care -- review While going through the assessment process to become adoptive parents, my local library found me a copy of the handbook. I have now bought my own copy. Coming from a non-academic but rather a personal direction, I found that the book is broken down into sections that are readable, interesting and give a very practical in into reactions and behaviours of children that have been through difficult situations. It gives several different reactions the children may have and ways to work through these with the children. I decided to buy a copy for ourselves as we don't yet know who will be joining us. I will hopefully be using it as a tool to guide us a little more smoothly along the way, especially as it splits up the sections to cover different age groups from tiny babies into their teenage years and is easier than other books to dip in and out to find the piece you want and give yourself a reminder. -- review Synopsis -------- This is a comprehensive and authoritative textbook that provides an accessible account of attachment concepts. Attachment is at the heart of family life and at the heart of foster care and adoption. This book traces the pathways of secure and insecure patterns of attachment, from birth to adulthood, exploring the impact of past experiences of abuse, neglect and separation on children's behaviour in foster and adoptive families. It explains, from an attachment perspective, the dimensions of parenting that are associated with helping children to feel more secure and fulfil their potential in the family, with peers, at school and in the community. It also tackles the key role that "keeping attachment in mind" can play in a range of areas of family placement practice, including contact. This book will be an indispensable resource for all those seeking to ensure that children in need of family care get the very best experience possible, and that foster carers and adoptive parents get the support they need and deserve.

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