Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: A Comprehensive Guide to Promoting Understanding and Healing in Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Families and Third Party Reproduction

The Seven Core Issues in Adoption is the first conceptual framework to offer a unifying lens that includes all individuals touched by adoption, including attachment and trauma, and views the Seven Core Issues from a range of perspectives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 472 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2019
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

The Seven Core Issues in Adoption, a groundbreaking framework inspired by a highly successful US model, emerges as the first conceptual framework of its kind to provide a comprehensive and inclusive lens that encompasses the diverse experiences of all individuals involved in adoption. These seven core issues are:
Loss: The profound sense of loss experienced by adoptees, birth parents, and extended family members as a result of the separation and loss of the original family bond.
Rejection: The emotional pain and sense of rejection that adoptees may feel, particularly when they are unable to connect with their birth parents or when they are rejected by their adoptive families.
Shame/Guilt: The feelings of shame, guilt, or self-blame that adoptees may carry as a result of feeling like they are not part of their birth family or as if they have caused harm to their birth parents.
Grief: The deep emotional pain and loss associated with the loss of a loved one, including the loss of the birth family and the sense of identity that comes with it.
Identity: The process of exploring and developing one's sense of self, including one's cultural identity, racial identity, and personal identity, in the context of adoption.
Intimacy: The development of healthy and fulfilling relationships, both romantic and familial, in the context of adoption.
Mastery/Control: The desire for control and mastery over one's life, including the ability to make decisions and navigate the challenges of adoption.

The book expands the original model to encompass adoption and all forms of permanency, including foster care, kinship care, donor insemination, and surrogacy. It recognizes the unique challenges and complexities that individuals and families face in these various forms of permanency and integrates attachment and trauma into the Seven Core Issues model to address and normalize the additional tasks and challenges that individuals and families will encounter.

The Seven Core Issues in Adoption are approached from a diverse range of perspectives, including multi-racial, LGBTQ, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, African-American, International, openness, search and reunion, and others. This inclusive approach ensures that the framework resonates with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to each core issue, exploring its impact on individuals and offering practical techniques for growth and healing. It offers a wealth of insights and resources to support individuals and families navigating the complexities of adoption and permanency, helping them build stronger, more resilient relationships and find healing and closure.

In conclusion, The Seven Core Issues in Adoption is a groundbreaking framework that offers a comprehensive and inclusive lens for understanding the complex experiences of adoption. By addressing the seven core issues, the book provides a valuable resource for individuals, families, and professionals working in the field of adoption and permanency. It promotes growth, healing, and resilience, and helps individuals and families navigate the challenges and complexities of adoption with greater understanding and compassion.

Weight: 752g
Dimension: 175 x 246 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785928239