{"product_id":"the-adoption-reunion-handbook-isbn-9780470094228","title":"The Adoption Reunion Handbook","description":"The book describes the experiences that people have had when tracing their birth parents, as well as offering practical advice on how to go about searching and what to expect emotionally. Each section has an advice box which summarizes key points, notes issues to pay particular attention to, or offers draft letters that readers can adapt for their own needs. The appendix contains useful addresses and weblinks, and includes checklists for searching and for the reunion. Chapters include reunion with birth fathers and birth siblings, as well as with birth mothers, the relationship with the adoptive family and dealing with reunions that break down. \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Taking the first step: Birth record information 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 On the search trail 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Reunions with birth mothers 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reunions with birth fathers 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Reunions with siblings 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The adoptive family and reunion 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Rejection and reunions that break down 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The search and reunion journey 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Information on search and reunion in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 155\u003c\/p\u003e \"A 'how to' guide, especially valuable if you are considering searching for birth relatives.\" (\u003ci\u003ePractical Family History\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008) \u003cp\u003e\"...advice-packed guide to adoption search-and-reunion...essential information and personal perspectives...\" (\u003ci\u003ewww.adoption-net.co.uk\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...offers vital information...\" (\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e,15th August, 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...an advice packed guide...essential information and personal perspectives for every aspect of the process...\" (Bath Chronicle, 27 July 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...this book is a gem...the authors have done a splendid job...will be hugely helpful...\"(www.familyonwards.com, 11 August 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...4 stars...clearly written...considered and thoughtful text...\"(Community Care, August 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a user friendly how-to book...\" (Eastern Daily Press, 25th August 04)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...accessibly presented, and full of compassion and insights...\" (Care and Health 14 September 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a useful guide...one of the most important publications relating to adoption ever to be published...\" (Intermix, The Newsletter - Summer 04)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...The Adoption Reunion Handbook provides an advice-packed guide to adoption search-and-reunion...\" http:\/\/www.adoption-net.co.uk\/\"\u0026gt;www.adoption-net.co.uk, 23 November 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...written in a straight-forward, enjoyable style free of jargon...as comprehensive a handbook as one could wish for...\" (Adoption \u0026amp; Fostering, Vol 28 (4) 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDR LIZ TRINDER \u003c\/b\u003eis a researcher into family relationships. Most of her work is in the area of contact after divorce, e.g. the recent report for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on \u003ci\u003eMaking Contact\u003c\/i\u003e. This is the first time she has written about adoption. She was herself adopted. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULIA FEAST\u003c\/b\u003e currently works at the British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), London, as the Policy, Research and Development Consultant. In the past she managed the post-adoption and care counselling research project, The Children’s Society and has counselled a number of people who have been adopted and also those who were brought up in Care through the search and reunion process. She has published many articles on the subject of Adoption Search and Reunion and also the information needs of children conceived as a result of donor-assisted conception. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003ePreparing for Reunion: Experiences from the Adoption Circle\u003c\/i\u003e (The Children’s Society, 1994; new edition 1998) and \u003ci\u003eAdoption, Search and Reunion: The Long-Term Experience of Adopted Adults\u003c\/i\u003e (The Children’s Society, 2000; now published by BAAF), and \u003ci\u003eSearching Questions: Origins, Identity and Adoption\u003c\/i\u003e (BAAF, 2003)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDR DAVID HOWE\u003c\/b\u003e has a long-standing interest in all aspects of adoption. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHalf a Million Women: Mothers who Lose their Children by Adoption\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin), \u003ci\u003eAdopters on Adoption\u003c\/i\u003e (BAAF), \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Adoption: Nature, Nurture and Psychosocial Development\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Science), and, with Julia Feast, \u003ci\u003eAdoption, Search and Reunion: The Long-Term Experience of Adopted Adults\u003c\/i\u003e (The Children’s Society, 2000; now published by BAAF).\u003c\/p\u003e  Many adopted people today try to find information about their origins and search for birth family members.  \u003cp\u003eBased on a large-scale research study, the authors Liz Trinder, Julia Feast and David Howe have drawn on the real-life experience of adopted people who have searched for, and had a reunion with, birth relatives. \u003ci\u003eThe Adoption Reunion Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e combines comprehensive and practical step-by-step guidance and advice on:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to begin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat to expect emotionally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe legal framework\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efinding names and addresses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to set up a reunion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emaking the reunion work long term\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erejection and reunion breakdown\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efurther help and advice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 'how to' guide is essential for everyone involved, particularly those considering searching for information on their birth relatives. It will also be of use to birth parents, adoptive parents, adoption charities, social workers, psychologists and counsellors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990152659173,"sku":"NP9780470094228","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470094228.jpg?v=1761786702","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-adoption-reunion-handbook-isbn-9780470094228","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}