Nurturing adoptions : creating resilience after neglect and trauma /
Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs. They need particular care to build attachment and overcome trauma. This book provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need to help adoptive fami...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs. They need particular care to build attachment and overcome trauma. This book provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal. It explains how neglect, trauma and prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol affect brain and emotional development, and explains how to recognise these effects and attachment issues in children. It also provides ways to help children settle int. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (512 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857006073 (electronic bk.) 085700607X (electronic bk.) 9786613528025 6613528021 1849058911 9781849058919 |