Adoption Medicine

Abstract

Adoption Medicine: Caring for Children and Families brings together contributions from leading child health professionals nationwide. It's replete with a wealth of adoption-specific information and insight you won't find anywhere else. Look here for practical how-to guidance on helping adoptive parents prepare; conducting pre- and post-adoptive 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 key counseling and treatment approaches, techniques, and recommendations. A wealth of essential information and how-to guidance Need-to-know "basics" - The adoption process - Historical perspectives - Legal considerations Pre-adoption considerations - Screening procedures - Prenatal substance exposure - Genetics and psychiatric issues - Neurobiology of risk and resilience Post-adoption essentials - Post-adoptive evaluation - Immediate developmental and behavioral changes Ongoing adoptee health and well-being - Long-term developmental and behavioral issues - Long-term consequences of child maltreatment - Growth and puberty concerns - Attachment issues - Speech and language outcomes in international adoption - Adoptive identity - Working with schools - Identifying and accessing support resources