Handbook of Adoption

Rafael Javier, Ph.D. holds numerous appointments, including on the clinical faculty at the Downstate Medical Center in New York, St. John’s University, NYU Medical School, and several institutes and family counseling centers. He is a very prolific author, having written and edited many books and journal articles in the fields of interpersonal violence, family, language and cognition and diversity. Amanda L. Baden earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. Currently, she is assistant professor of Counseling at Montclair State University. She has published widely in the area of counseling and adoption.

• Foreword - David Brodzinsky1. Breaking the Seal: Taking Adoption Issues to the Academic and Professional Communities - Rafael A. Javier, Douglas B. Henderson, Amanda L. Baden, Frank Biafora, and Alina Camacho-GingerichPart I: Foundation - Frank Biafora 2. Toward a Sociology of Adoption: Historical Deconstruction - Dawn Esposito and Frank Biafora3. Adoption Data and Statistical Trends - Frank Biafora and Dawn Esposito4. A Legal Hisotry of Adoption and Ongoing Legal Challenges - Madelyn FreundlichPart II: Theoretical Issues in Adoption - Rafael A. Javier5. Developmental Challenges for Adoptees Across the Lifecycle - Michael McGinn6. Adoptive Identity: How Contexts Within and Beyond the Family Shape Developmental Pathways - Harold D. Grotevant, Nora Dunbar, Julie K. Kohler, and Amy M. Lash Esau7. The Cultural-Racial Identity Model: A Theoretical Framework for Studying Transracial Adoptees - Amanda L. Baden and Robbie J. Steward8. Putting Culture Into Context: The Impact of Attitudes Toward the Adoption of Chinese Adoptees - Amanda L. BadenPart III: Transracial and International Adoption - Amanda L. Baden9. Moving Beyond the Controversy of the Transracial Adoption of Black and Biracial Children - Rhonda Roorda10. International Adoption of Latin American Children: Psychololgical Adjustment, Cultural, and Legal Issues - Alina Camacho-Gingerich, Susan Branco, Rafael A. Javier, and Raul Pitieri11. From the Ashes of War: Lessons From 50 years of Korean International Adoption - Hollee McGinnisPart IV: Special Issues in Adoption - Amanda L. Baden12. Open Adoptions: Longitudinal Outcomes for the Adoption Triad - Ruth McRoy, Harold D. Grotevant, Susan Ayers-Lopez, and Susan M. Henney13. Single-Parent Adoptions and Clinical Implications - Naz Pakizegi14. The Special Needs of Special-Needs Adoptees and Their Families - Elizabeth Keagy and Barbara Rall15. Double Stigma: The Impact of Adoption Issues on Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parents - Carol A. Boyer16. The Importance of Kinship Relationships for Children in Foster Care - Kathy Doyle17. School Issues and Adoption: Academic Considerations and Adaptation at School - Francine Fishman and Elliotte Sue HarringtonPart V: Training and Education for Adoption Therapy Competence - Amanda L. Baden18. Introduction to Adoption for Mental Health Professionals - Joyce Maguire Pavao19. Counseling Adoption Triad Members: Making a Case for Adoption Training for Counselors and Clinical Psychologists - Theresa Porch20. Psycholgists′ Self-Reported Adoption Knowledtge and the Need for More Adoption Education - Daniel A. Sass and Douglas B. HendersonPart VI: Research Findings in Adoption Work - Rafael A. Javier21. Research Contributions: Strengthening Services for Members of the Adoption Triad - Madelyn Freundlich22. Birthmothers and Subsequent Children: The Role of Personality Traits and Attachment History - Mary J. Carr23. Identity, Psychological Adjustment, Culture, and Race: Issues for Transracial Adoptees and the Cultural-Racial Identity Model - Amanda L. Baden24. Adoptees′ and Birth Parents′ Therapeutic Experiences Related to Adoption - Douglas B. Henderson, Daniel A. Sass, and Jeanna CarlsonPart VII: Assessment and Treatment Issues in Adoption - Rafael A. Javier25. Why Has the Mental Health Community Been Silent on Adoption Issues? - Douglas B. Henderson26. The Inner Life of the Adopted Child: Adoption, Trauma, Loss, Fantasy, Search, and Reunion - Betty Jean Lifton27. Birth Parents in Adoption: Using Research to Inform Practice - Amanda L. Baden, and Mary O′Leary Wiley28. Relinquishment as a Critical Variable in the Treatment of Adoptees - Ron Nydam29. Psychoanalytic Understanding and Treatment of the Adoptee - Christopher Deeg30. Psychic Homeless Related to Reactive Attachment Disorder: Dutch Adult Foreign Adoptees Struggling With Their Identity - Rene Hoksbergen and Jan ter Laak31. "I Don′t Know You": Transference and Countertransference Paradigms With Adoptees - Janet Rivkin Zuckerman and Betty Jean BuschbaumPart VIII: Poetic Reflections and Other Creative Processes From Adoptees - Alina Camacho-Gingerich32. Reflections - Penny Partridge, Christian Langworthy, and Sarah SaffianPart IX: Conclusion33. A Look at the Future of Adoption: A Call to Action - Rafael A. Javier, Douglas B. Henderson, Amanda L. Baden, Frank Biafora, and Alina Camacho-Gingerich

"Unique and refreshing in its total inclusion of the entire adoption triad experience, the book strongly supports more fully incorporating the needs of this special population in psychotherapy and social work degree programs." —P.M. Salela, University of Illinois, Springfield