Gary Clapton

Birth Fathers and Their Adoption Experiences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written in an accessible style with insights into adoption and social work practice past and present, Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences offers a vital new perspective on understanding the causes and consequences of adoption, and makes positive suggestions for working with those whom it affects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 143mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9781843100126
• ISBN-10: 1843100126
• Artikelnr.: 22155136

Autorenporträt

Gary Clapton is a post-adoption counsellor with Birthlink in Edinburgh and a training officer with City of Edinburgh Council Social Work Department.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Introduction: Adoption and Birth Parents, Birth Fathers and
Fatherhood. 1. Introduction. 2. Adoption and Birth Parents: From Out of the
Shadows. 3. Birth fathers: What do we know? 4. Fatherhood today. Part 2.
The Life Experiences of Birth Fathers. 5. Pregnancy and Birth. 6. The
Adoption. 7. Life After Adoption. 8.Birth Father and Child: Towards Meeting
and the Meanings of Contact. Part 3. Birth Father Narratives: The
Implications. 9. Understanding Men and Fathers. 10. Working with Fathers.
References. Index.