1st Edition

Adoption Changing Families, Changing Times

Edited By Anthony Douglas, Terry Philpot Copyright 2003
288 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; academics and policy makers. Chapters on research and policy are interspersed with those from people with first-hand experience of being adopted, becoming an... Read more
Introduction 1. Children and Young People in Care 2. The Experience of Birth Parents 3. Trying to Adopt 4. Waiting for Adoption 5. Life After Adoption 6. The Politics of Adoption 7. Community Perspectives 8. The Future of Adoption

Biography

Anthony Douglas, Terry Philpot

'One hopes that politicians, policy makers and social workers will read this volume in order to inform and ensure that adoption takes its rightful place in child care planning.' - Community Care

'The skilful and entertaining blend of the historical, political, academic and fictional will give new insights to all readers whatever their background.' - Young Minds Magazine