Open Adoption: Research, Theory and Practice
- ISBN-10
- 1856286924
- ISBN-13
- 9781856286923
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Avebury
- Author
- Murray Ryburn
Description
This text discusses open adoption and related issues about attachment, the formation of personal identity and the meaning of permanence in child care. It highlights assumptions about the nature of the family and beliefs about the role of the state in family matters. The book is a challenge to some of the practices in the recruitment and preparation of those who would adopt to the process of planning, decision-making and the placement of children who are adopted, and to the role of agencies in post adoption support services.
