num_pages: 544
description: Brothers and Sisters in Adoption won a 2010 gold medal from Mom's Choice Awards for family-friendly adult books in adoption and was the 2010 winner of IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Award as the best new book in the field of psychology.When experienced parents decide to adopt an older child or a sibling group they jump through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops background checks interviews group meetings reading assignments classes etc. But most often the typically developing children these adults are already parenting (whether through birth or adoption) are left out of the process informed that a new kid is coming and simply expected to adjust to the addition of a sibling.Adding a child with a history of neglect or trauma cannot be a seamless transition. The expectations of everyone involved parents new siblings and yes the professionals facilitating the adoption must be realistic taking into account that the new child will need special attention and services that may take away time and attention from the already resident kids that family life is likely to be turned topsy- turvy until appropriate counseling and support are in place that relationships will change.Therapist Arleta James is certainly not the first person to recognize this but she is the first to do something about it. Brothers and Sisters and Adoption offers insights and examples and sturdy practical proven tools for helping newly configured families prepare accept react and mobilize to become a new and different family meeting the practical physical and emotional needs of all its members. These well prepared and supported families are the ones who thrive!
language: English
title: Brothers and Sisters in Adoption
publisher: Perspectives Press