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29%OFFRowena (Ed) Fong - Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals - 9780231172554 - V9780231172554
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Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals

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Description for Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals Paperback. Editor(s): Fong, Rowena; McRoy, Ruth G. Num Pages: 424 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
With essays by well-known adoption practitioners and researchers who source empirical research and practical knowledge, this volume addresses key developmental, cultural, health, and behavioral issues in the transracial and international adoption process and provides recommendations for avoiding fraud and techniques for navigating domestic and foreign adoption laws. The text details the history, policy, and service requirements relating to white, African American, Asian American, Latino and Mexican American, and Native American children and adoptive families. It addresses specific problems faced by adoptive families with children and youth from China, Russia, Ethiopia, India, Korea, and Guatemala, and offers targeted guidance on ethnic ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172554
SKU
V9780231172554
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About Rowena (Ed) Fong
Rowena Fong is the Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor in Services to Children and Families in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin and Member of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Ruth McRoy holds the Donahue and DiFelice Endowed Professorship at the Boston College School of Social Work and is ... Read more

Reviews for Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals
This excellent book notes the increasing diversity in American families and will be a valuable resource for mental health practitioners, medical doctors, teachers, and child welfare workers.
Malinda Seymore, Texas A&M University, School of Law Both evidence-based and accessible. The research reflects the authors' multidisciplinary backgrounds and the growing interdisciplinary nature of the field of adoption research and practice. ... Read more

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