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Children In Adoptive Families: Overview And Update, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe J.D., Steven L. Nickman M.D., Alan A. Rosenfeld M.D., Paul Fine M.D., James C. Macintyre M.D., Daniel J. Pilowsky M.D., Andre Derdeyn M.D., Mayu Bonoan Gonzales M.D., Sally A. Sveda M.D.
Children In Adoptive Families: Overview And Update, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe J.D., Steven L. Nickman M.D., Alan A. Rosenfeld M.D., Paul Fine M.D., James C. Macintyre M.D., Daniel J. Pilowsky M.D., Andre Derdeyn M.D., Mayu Bonoan Gonzales M.D., Sally A. Sveda M.D.
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Objective To summarize the past 10 years of published research concerning the 2% of American children younger than 18 years old who are adoptees. Method Review recent literature on developmental influences, placement outcome, psychopathology, and treatment. Results Adoption carries developmental opportunities and risks. Many adoptees have remarkably good outcomes, but some subgroups have difficulties. Traditional infant, international, and transracial adoptions may complicate adoptees' identity formation. Those placed after infancy may have developmental delays, attachment disturbances, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Useful interventions include preventive counseling to foster attachment, postadoption supports, focused groups for parents and adoptees, and psychotherapy. Conclusions Variables specific …
A Closed Mind Is A Wonderful Thing To Lose, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
A Closed Mind Is A Wonderful Thing To Lose, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Preface to Cardozo Women's Law Journal Volume 9 Issue 2: To Do Feminist Legal Theory Symposium 2003
Adoption Laws And Practices In 2000: Serving Whose Interests?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Adoption Laws And Practices In 2000: Serving Whose Interests?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Who Should Adopt Our Children?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe, Randall Kennedy
Who Should Adopt Our Children?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe, Randall Kennedy
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Is transracial adoption a form of "cultural genocide," as the National Association of Black Social Workers once claimed, or is it a healthy, hopeful solution for children trapped in a dysfunctional foster-care system? In this ESSENCE Dialogue, law professors Ruth-Arlene W. Howe of Boston College and Randall Kennedy of Harvard University grapple with an issue that affects thousands of our children's futures. Facilitated by Lise Funderburg.
Transracial Adoption (Tra): Old Prejudices And Discrimination Float Under A New Halo, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Transracial Adoption (Tra): Old Prejudices And Discrimination Float Under A New Halo, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Review Of Family Bonds: Adoption And The Politics Of Parenting By Elizabeth Bartholet, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Review Of Family Bonds: Adoption And The Politics Of Parenting By Elizabeth Bartholet, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Also appears in Massachusetts Family Law Journal 11 (September 1993): 37-40.
A Wake-Up Call For American Society Or Have "The Chickens Just Come Home To Roost?": Essay Review Of Charles Patrick Ewing's When Children Kill: The Dynamics Of Juvenile Homicide, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
A Wake-Up Call For American Society Or Have "The Chickens Just Come Home To Roost?": Essay Review Of Charles Patrick Ewing's When Children Kill: The Dynamics Of Juvenile Homicide, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Who Speaketh For The Child?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Who Speaketh For The Child?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Adoption Practice, Issues And Laws 1958-1983, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Adoption Practice, Issues And Laws 1958-1983, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Development Of A Model Act To Free Children For Permanent Placement: A Case Study In Law And Social Planning, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Development Of A Model Act To Free Children For Permanent Placement: A Case Study In Law And Social Planning, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Review Of Child Abuse And Neglect: Legislation, Reporting, And Prevention By Joseph J. Costa And Gordon K. Nelson And Child Maltreatment In The United States: A Challenge To Social Institutions By Saad J. Nagi, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.