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A Child's Journey Through Placement
Children who are cared for in an out of home placement are in need of support and stability. This classic text offers information and advice for professionals and carers on how to help these children, who will often have attachment difficulties.
Vera I. Fahlberg, M.D. shares her experience and expertise, outlining the significance of attachment and separation, the developmental stages specific to adoptive children and providing guidance on minimizing the trauma of moves. The book also features practical advice on case planning, managing behavior and direct work with children, and throughout are case studies and exercises which provide opportunities for further learning.
A readable, compassionate and practical text, A Child s Journey Through Placement provides the foundation, the resources, and the tools to help students, professionals, parents and others who care to support children on their journey through placement to adulthood.
Vera I. Fahlberg, M.D. shares her experience and expertise, outlining the significance of attachment and separation, the developmental stages specific to adoptive children and providing guidance on minimizing the trauma of moves. The book also features practical advice on case planning, managing behavior and direct work with children, and throughout are case studies and exercises which provide opportunities for further learning.
A readable, compassionate and practical text, A Child s Journey Through Placement provides the foundation, the resources, and the tools to help students, professionals, parents and others who care to support children on their journey through placement to adulthood.
432 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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April 2, 2008
I am almost finished with this book, about 40 pages to go. I love this book. It is the first book that I have read that has really helped me to understand the psychology of kids in the foster-care system without being completely terrifying.
It uses a lot of case studies of kids with a wide range of attachment and developmental challenges, as well as kids that have transitioned very smoothly through the system.
I have gotten so many tools and insights from this book, it has demystified the "damage" that these kids have. Other books that have handled the same subject have left me feeling depressed and hopeless, but this book has been very solution-oriented. Although not all of the case-scenarios that they describe are successful placements, they are framed in such a way that these scenarios are livable.
The organization of the book is great. It is easy to refer back to because of the clear chapters and subchapters. For example, there is a chapter on preparing a child for adoption and many subchapters for age of the child, who the child will be adopted by, etc.
I wish I had read this book before I had read books specifically on Reactive Attachment Disorder, it would have been nicer to have a broader perspective on kids in the system before I got scared of really extreme circumstances.
It uses a lot of case studies of kids with a wide range of attachment and developmental challenges, as well as kids that have transitioned very smoothly through the system.
I have gotten so many tools and insights from this book, it has demystified the "damage" that these kids have. Other books that have handled the same subject have left me feeling depressed and hopeless, but this book has been very solution-oriented. Although not all of the case-scenarios that they describe are successful placements, they are framed in such a way that these scenarios are livable.
The organization of the book is great. It is easy to refer back to because of the clear chapters and subchapters. For example, there is a chapter on preparing a child for adoption and many subchapters for age of the child, who the child will be adopted by, etc.
I wish I had read this book before I had read books specifically on Reactive Attachment Disorder, it would have been nicer to have a broader perspective on kids in the system before I got scared of really extreme circumstances.
August 15, 2018
Straightforward and helpful with lots of scenarios to learn from.
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