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The Adoption Reunion Handbook

Name: The Adoption Reunion Handbook
Author: David Howe, Julia Feast, Elizabeth Trinder, et al.

David Howe, Julia Feast, Elizabeth Trinder, et al.

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25,99 €

John Wiley & Sons

Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Politikwissenschaft

Beschreibung

The book describes the experiences that people have had when tracing their birth parents, as well as offering practical advice on how to go about searching and what to expect emotionally. Each section has an advice box which summarizes key points, notes issues to pay particular attention to, or offers draft letters that readers can adapt for their own needs. The appendix contains useful addresses and weblinks, and includes checklists for searching and for the reunion. Chapters include reunion with birth fathers and birth siblings, as well as with birth mothers, the relationship with the adoptive family and dealing with reunions that break down.

Rezensionen

(Practical Family History, December 2008)
"A 'how to' guide, especially valuable if you are considering searching for birth relatives."

(www.adoption-net.co.uk, July 2004)
"...advice-packed guide to adoption search-and-reunion...essential information and personal perspectives..."

(Sunday Express,15th August, 2004)
"...offers vital information..."

(Bath Chronicle, 27 July 2004)
"...an advice packed guide...essential information and personal perspectives for every aspect of the process..."

(www.familyonwards.com, 11 August 2004)
"...this book is a gem...the authors have done a splendid job...will be hugely helpful..."

(Community Care, August 2004)
"...4 stars...clearly written...considered and thoughtful text..."

(Eastern Daily Press, 25th August 04)
"...a user friendly how-to book..."

(Care and Health 14 September 2004)
"...accessibly presented, and full of compassion and insights..."

(Intermix, The Newsletter - Summer 04)
"...a useful guide...one of the most important publications relating to adoption ever to be published..."

>www.adoption-net.co.uk, 23 November 2004)
"...The Adoption Reunion Handbook provides an advice-packed guide to adoption search-and-reunion..." (href="http://www.adoption-net.co.uk/"

(Adoption & Fostering, Vol 28 (4) 2004)
"...written in a straight-forward, enjoyable style free of jargon...as comprehensive a handbook as one could wish for..."

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