Adoption

Course overview

Develop awareness of the issues involved when splitting up siblings between two adoptive settings. Increase understanding of the history of adoption laws. Address some of the factors leading to success vs. disruption in special needs adoptions. Describe strategies to address conflicts between adopted and biological children living in the same home. Identify elements of intensified and exaggerated identity crises experienced by adolescents coping with their adoptive history. Understand various issues of resistance and responsibility associated with involuntary clients. Address some of the challenges involved when working with multiple agencies during an international adoption. Obtain a better understanding of object relations theory and the concept of separation-individuation. Give examples of the unique needs of African-American adolescents in the clinical setting.