Adoption
Friday's Progress Notes - February 2, 2001
Mental Health Information - Vol. 5 Issue 4
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CONTENTS
1. Medical evaluation of international adoptees
2. Long-term emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes
3. Developmental and emotional issues for adoptive children
4. Risks and benefits of open adoption
5. Assessment, care, and planning for foster children
6. Parenting the adopted teen
7. Adoption of drug-exposed children
8. Building self-esteem in children
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Dear Colleagues,
Adoption is one of primary means we have for providing permanency,
stability, and a sense of belonging for children who, for whatever
reasons, are unable to be cared for by their own birth parent(s).
The issues related to adoption are complex. Today's newsletter
touches on only a few of the many aspects of adoption, and we
will examine related topics in subsequent newsletters.
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Regards,
Jack
John L. Miller, MD
1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Primary Care of International Adoptees
A basic understanding of the process of international adoption and
a skillful evaluation of the child enable the family physician to
assist in a smooth transition of the child into a new family.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/981200ap/quarles.html
2. THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN
Long-term Outcomes in Adoption
Although most adoptees are well within the normal range of
functioning, as a group they are more vulnerable to various
emotional, behavioral, and academic problems than their nonadopted
peers living in intact homes with their biological parents.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/03_01_12.PDF
3. NATIONAL ADOPTION INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
Adoption and the Stages of Development
Adoptive children face unique developmental and emotional issues.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_stages/f_stages.pdf
4. THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN
Risks and Benefits of Open Adoption
Open adoption has both strong critics and staunch supporters.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/03_01_09.PDF
5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care
Decisions about assessment, care, and planning for a child should
be made with sufficient information about the particular strengths
and challenges of each child.
6. NATIONAL ADOPTION INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
Parenting the Adopted Adolescent
When adopted children reach adolescence, their parents are likely to be anxious and have an additional set of questions.
7. THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN
Revisiting the Issues: Adoption of Drug-Exposed Children
The author presents the results of a study on the outcome, two
years after placement, of 320 prenatally drug-exposed children
with 456 non-drug-exposed children adopted during the same period.
(The Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to access this document.)
http://www.futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/journals/article/index.xml?journalid=66&articleid=463
8. ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE
How Can We Strengthen Children's Self-Esteem?
Children with a healthy sense of self-esteem feel that the important adults in their lives accept them, care about them, and would go out of their way to ensure that they are safe and well.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/childrenself-esteem.html
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