Adopting after infertility [electronic resource] : messages from practice, research, and personal experience / edited by Marilyn Crawshaw and Rachel Balen.

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ISBN:

9780857003904

Title:

Adopting after infertility [electronic resource] : messages from practice, research, and personal experience / edited by Marilyn Crawshaw and Rachel Balen.

Author:

Crawshaw, Marilyn, 1949-

Publication Information:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Contents:

The impact of infertility and treatment on individuals and couples / Lone Schmidt -- When treatment ends : the experiences of women and couples / Gayle Letherby -- The shift from medical treatment to adoption : exploring family building options / Petra Thorn -- When infertility arises from a prior health condition : fit to adopt? / Marilyn Crawshaw and Rachel Balen -- Assessing infertile couples for adoption : just what does 'coming to terms with infertility' mean? / Marilyn Crawshaw -- Adoption and infertility : the role of the adoption panel / Jenny Gwilt -- 'For him, it's got to be your own son' : adoption and infertility in British South Asian communities / Lorraine Culley and Nicky Hudson -- 'A sense of belonging' : the experience of a black adopter / Sally Baffour -- Infertility and inter-country adoption / Gill Haworth, Peter Selman, and Jan Way -- A child at last : adoption after infertility / Anthea Hendry and Penny Netherwood -- Nature and nurture : what do theory and research tell us? / Olga van den Akker -- Infertility and adoption : the search for birth parents and the impact on adult family relationships / Julia Feast.

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Subject Term:

Adoption.

Infertility -- Psychology.

Counseling.

Added Author:

Crawshaw, Marilyn, 1949-

Balen, Rachel, 1954-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

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Summary

Around three quarters of people who turn to adoption do so because of infertility and those working in this field need information, guidance and support to assist them in the process of adoption to support the adopters and to deal with any issues that may result from infertility.

Adopting after Infertility is an accessible and informative interdisciplinary book that addresses the issues that professionals working with adopters and the adopters themselves face when going through the adoption process and the impact of infertility on their experiences. The book includes chapters on the effects of infertility, why people may choose adoption and the assessment and preparation process. It also covers what an Adoption Panel needs to know about the prospective parents, the experiences of those coming to adoption from minority communities or when living with health conditions and post-adoption support needs. Personal accounts by people who have experienced adopting after infertility are included throughout the book.

This book will be essential reading for professionals and academics from a range of disciplines including social work, psychology, health, mental health and counselling. It will also be invaluable to students studying for post-qualifying awards.

Author Notes

Marilyn Crawshaw is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York. Her research interests include psychosocial aspects of reproductive health, policy and practice. Rachel Balen is Principal Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Huddersfield. Her research interests include child welfare and safeguarding. Marilyn and Rachel are co-editors of Sexuality and Fertility in Ill Health and Disability: From Early Adolescence to Adulthood, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.