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<DIV>This all-new from the <B>American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care</B> brings contributions from leading child health and welfare professionals nationwide. It's replete with adoption-specific insights you won't find anywhere else.<BR><BR>Look here for practical guidance on <B>helping adoptive parents prepare</B>; <B>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</B>, and much more. <BR><BR>Real-life examples illustrate counseling and treatment approaches, techniques, and recommendations.<BR><ul> <li>The adoption process</li> <li>Historical perspectives</li> <li>Legal considerations</li> <li>Screening procedures</li> <li>Prenatal substance exposure</li> <li>Psychiatric issues</li> <li>Post-adoptive evaluation</li> <li>Developmental and behavioral challenges</li> <li>Consequences of maltreatment</li> <li>Attachment and identity issues</li> <li>Speech and language issues</li> <li>Working with schools</li> <li>Support resources</li></ul></div>
