Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Overview of the Study; Chapter 2 Research Design; Chapter 3 Characteristics of the Sample, Isaac Gusukuma; Chapter 4 Intact, Disrupted, and Dissolved Adoptions: A Comparison, Isaac Gusukuma; Chapter 5 Agency, Adoptive Family, and Child Factors in Special Needs Adoptions; Part 2 Placement Outcomes; Chapter 6 Foster Parent Adoptions, Isaac Gusukuma, Steven Onken; Chapter 7 Single-Parent Adoptions; Chapter 8 Sibling Placements; Chapter 9 Transracial Adoptions, Isaac Gusukuma; Part 3 Adoption Service Delivery Issues; Chapter 10 Matching Families and Children; Chapter 11 Transition Planning; Chapter 12 Assessing Potential for Abuse; Chapter 13 Adoption Outcomes: Perspectives of Adoption Supervisors; Chapter 14 Adoption Outcomes: Perspectives of Post-Adoption Service Providers; Part 4 Implications for Training and Practice; Chapter 15 Implications for Training: Families and Workers, Steven Onken; Chapter 16 The Challenges of Special Needs Adoptions: Practice Recommendations;