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Adoptive and foster parent screening : a professional guide for evaluations
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- Creator
- James L. Dickerson and Mardi Allen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Routledge, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 236 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0415952689, 9780415952682, 9780415952682
- OCLC
- ocm64591993
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.
- In theory : adoptive and foster parent screening. In the beginning--(a history) ; Who are screeners and what do they do? ; Adoption agencies : private vs. public ; Identifying adoptive parent issues ; Understanding the foster parent syndrome ; Screening single and gay applicants ; Screening child predators ; What you need to know about infants ; What you need to know about older children -- In practice : adoptive and foster parent screening. Home study interview techniques ; First interview with adoptive applicants ; First interview with foster parent applicants ; Follow-up interviews with foster and adoptive applicants ; Health and background interviews ; Marital and relationship interviews ; Exploring parenting issues ; Screener recommendations for adoptive and foster parents ; Finalizing the adoption -- Psychological assessment : a means to resolve complicated evaluation issues. The referral question : an overview of testing possibilities ; Evaluating mood and anxiety problems ; Ruling out major pathology ; Measuring levels of cognitive function ; Identifying personal and family conflicts ; Assessing parenting skills