A Guide to Russian Adoption - Professional Counseling and Personal Insights (Hardcover)

This practical book explains the process of adopting a child from Russia, from first contact with a Russian agency through bonding with the adopted child back at home. Karwowski provides a resource that parents can carry along as they navigate the paperwork, the home assessment, court hearings, medical exams, and financial components of what can otherwise seem like an overwhelming process. Herself the adoptive parent of two sons from Russia, the author also details common issues families face as they acclimate their new child to their home, family, and American culture. Aiming to break the process into manageable steps, Karwowski incorporates her own experience as a backdrop. Degreed in both psychology and sociology, she discusses sensitive issues regarding the child, which can include issues of abandonment, trust, and attachment. She presents methods adoptive parents can use to see the signs and cope with these issues and more. She also addresses misconceptions commonly held about adoptions from Russia, the country to which she traveled four times across two years, to adopt her sons. In addition to adoptive parents seeking children from any foreign country, this work will also appeal to students of counseling, family studies, social work, and family or child psychology.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	December 2008
Authors:	Alisa White Karwowski
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-35052-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > Adoption & tracing birth parents Promotions
LSN:	0-313-35052-3
Barcode:	9780313350528

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