Adoption Medicine: Caring for Children and Families

This all-new from the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care brings contributions from leading child health and welfare professionals nationwide. It's replete with adoption-specific insights you won't find anywhere else. Look here for practical guidance on helping adoptive parents prepare; conducting pre- and post-operative health evaluations; optimizing adoptees' personal growth and development; addressing emotional and behavioral problems of puberty and adolescence; identifying and accessing educational and community resources, and much more. Real-life examples illustrate counseling and treatment approaches, techniques, and recommendations. The adoption process Historical perspectives Legal considerations Screening procedures Prenatal substance exposure Psychiatric issues Post-adoptive evaluation Developmental and behavioral challenges Consequences of maltreatment Attachment and identity issues Speech and language issues Working with schools Support resources