Social scientists and human service practitioners explore maternal absence within the social and historical context of parenting in Canada, the US, Australia, and Britain. Among their topics are women separated from their babies lost to adoption, lone mothers and the practice of child rescue in 1901-30, and perspectives of substance-using women and

Examines the phenomenon of unbecoming a mother - the process of coming to live apart from biological children - within the social and historical context of parenting in Australia, Canada, Britain, and the United States with critical observations from social workers, poloicymakers, and historians.

A closer look at your patient's family situation can help you develop a more effective treatment plan

Family Behavioral Issues in Health and Illness is a basic but thorough introduction to the impact family dynamics can have on a person's health. Ideal as a supplemental training text for healthcare professionals, this unique book examines the connections between family and health, presenting a concise summary of family systems theory, basic family assessment, and the family life cycle. The book provides an understanding of how the patterns and systems found in a diverse range of...

When adoptions fail to happen, the effects can be devastating on children and the families who chose to adopt themWhat if you were an adopted child and someone tried to remove you from the family you had grown to love? In the last twenty years, changes in laws, judicial decisions, social welfare practices, and the availability of American children for adoption have led to an increase in disrupted adoptions. When Adoptions Go Wrong: Psychological and Legal Issues of Adoption Disruption examines the psychological and forensic aspects of adoption with an emphasis on how negative events can...