Adopting Overseas

Name: Adopting Overseas
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SKU: 9781921295027
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A Guide to Adopting from Australia, plus personal stories that will inspire you.

By Lucy Burns

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Adopting Overseas by Lucy Burns is a comprehensive guide for those considering inter-country adoption. The book covers the history of such adoption in Australia and details the necessary processes involved. It provides factual information, including statistics, and explores key health, social, and psychological challenges that adopted children might face. Expert advice is offered to help families manage these issues effectively. Alongside practical guidance, the book features personal stories that are heart-warming, inspiring, and occasionally confronting.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for prospective adoptive families interested in overseas adoption and professionals working in adoption or child welfare fields.

Outlines the history of inter-country adoption in Australia, and the processes families have to go through to adopt. This title presents the related facts, figures and statistics. It is suitable for those who want to know about adoption, for families considering inter-country adoption, and for those working in the adoption or child welfare fields.

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If you are considering adopting a child from overseas, this book is for you. It outlines the history of inter-country adoption in Australia, and the processes families have to go through to adopt. It gives you facts, figures, and statistics and is a great resource for anyone who wants to know more about adoption—particularly for families considering inter-country adoption, and for people who work in the adoption or child welfare fields generally.

Adopting Overseas also describes the main health, social, and psychological issues that children will face and offers expert advice on how best to manage them. There are also personal stories, which are heart-warming, inspiring, and sometimes confronting.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921295027

Publisher: Rockpool Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2007

Country: Australia

Imprint: Rockpool Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Lucy Burns Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Lucy Burns is a parent of two children adopted from overseas. She found there was very little information or support available in the form of books, especially after returning from overseas with her children. She has been strongly involved in the adoptive parent support group (ASIAC NSW) and became president for three years.