Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens

Working with adopted adolescents is complex. The key to successful therapy and healthy development is to help the adolescent discover and accept the person within. Parents will discover: the six most common adoption stuck-spots the complexities of adoption the adopted teen’s quest for identity how therapy may help the adoptive families learn and grow together. Therapists and clinicians will discover: a broad knowledge base on adoption a step-by-step assessment process clinical intervention strategies a wealth of case histories treatment resources and therapy tools writing and art therapy samples.

The authors, Debbie Riley, M.S. with John Meeks, M.D. use their years of counseling experience with adopted children to talk about the issues that are common to teens as they deal with being adopted, difficult birth family histories and the typical balance of adolescence of wanting to separate from yet depend on their parents. Debbie Riley, a therapist with expertise in adolescent issues is Executive Director of the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.). Dr. John Meeks is an award winning,, nationally published child and adolescent psychiatrist.