Outcomes of Open Adoption from Care: An Australian Contribution to an International Debate

By Harriet Ward

Book Overview

Chapter 1. Introduction. Part One: Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents and Children When They Entered their Adoptive Homes.- Chapter 2. Issues Facing the Birth Parents and their Implications for Open Adoption. - Chapter 3. The Children.- Chapter 4. The Adoptive Parents.- Part 2: Outcomes of Open Adoption From Care.- Chapter 5. Permanence.- Chapter 6. Post-Adoption Contact and Relationships with Birth Family Members.- Chapter 7. Progress After Placement.- Chapter 8. Adult Outcomes.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Implications for Policy and Practice.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030764281
• ISBN13: 9783030764289
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"