Patrick W. Mason

Adoption Medicine (eBook, PDF)

Caring for Children and Families

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This all-new from the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care brings contributions from leading child health and welfare professionals nationwide. It's replete with adoption-specific insights you won't find anywhere else.Look here for practical guidance on helping adoptive parents prepare; conducting pre- and post-operative health evaluations; optimizing adoptees' personal growth and development; addressing emotional and behavioral problems of puberty and adolescence; identifying and accessing educational and community resources, and much more. Real-life examples illustrate counseling and treatment approaches, techniques, and recommendations. The adoption process Historical perspectives Legal considerations Screening procedures Prenatal substance exposure Psychiatric issues Post-adoptive evaluation Developmental and behavioral challenges Consequences of maltreatment Attachment and identity issues Speech and language issues Working with schools Support resources

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Seitenzahl: 437
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781581108422
• Artikelnr.: 45699457