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A study of intercountry adoption outcomes in Ireland / Children's Research Centre and The Adoption Board.

By: Children's Research Centre (Trinity College Dublin).
Contributor(s): Ireland. Adoption Board.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Children's Research Centre, [2007]Description: 362 p. ; 30 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1902230329; 9781902230320.Subject(s): Intercountry adoption | Adoption | AdopteesDDC classification: 362.734
Contents:
Intercountry adoption: A review of the literature -- Design & Methodology -- Preparing to adopt: Parents' experiences of application, preparation and the assessment process -- Becoming an adoptive family: Reflections on the first year -- Children's developmental outcomes & post-placement adjustment -- Children's educational outcomes & adjustment in school -- Parenting in the context of adoption -- Children, teenagers & young adults' perspectives on adoption -- Perspectives on post-adoption services -- Views of adoption service providers & support groups -- Discussion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-360).

Intercountry adoption: A review of the literature -- Design & Methodology -- Preparing to adopt: Parents' experiences of application, preparation and the assessment process -- Becoming an adoptive family: Reflections on the first year -- Children's developmental outcomes & post-placement adjustment -- Children's educational outcomes & adjustment in school -- Parenting in the context of adoption -- Children, teenagers & young adults' perspectives on adoption -- Perspectives on post-adoption services -- Views of adoption service providers & support groups -- Discussion.

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