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The Adoption Reunion Handbook
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The book describes the experiences that people have had when tracing their birth parents, as well as offering practical advice on how to go about searching and what to expect emotionally. Each section has an advice box which summarizes key points, notes issues to pay particular attention to, or offers draft letters that readers can adapt for their own needs. The appendix contains useful addresses and weblinks, and includes checklists for searching and for the reunion. Chapters include reunion with birth fathers and birth siblings, as well as with birth mothers, the relationship with the adoptive family and dealing with reunions that break down.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (16 July 2004), Wiley |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 176 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0470094222 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0470094228 |
| Dimensions | 16.83 x 1.02 x 24.45 cm |
by M. Vaughan
This book is a great find in a genre where all the books are for “katie aged 6”, thinking of adopting, the adoptive parent guides and how to bring up and adopted child. etc etc.
The book is a great starting point for anyone begining their search and considering making contact.
Full of practical and emotional advise, it is mainly directed at the adult who now feels that they are at a point in their life when they wish to know more. It draws on other experiences of adoptees and gives honest accounts of the highs and lows of the adoptive situation.
by David Ploss
ok the product suited my needs at the time – this review is by the purchase David Ploss 18 February 2013
by Nigel Gerrish
excellent book great advice a must read if you are thinking of reuniting with birth family
by MW
This book is excellent for people who are starting out on their search. I am slightly further along and already have the details I need so a good bit of this book was no use to me though the reference info will be invaluable to others. There are some good extracts of reunions showing the good and bad side to everything. The book is written in an easy to understand format and is not as judgemental as other books I have read. When you are trying to understand your own emotions you do not need to be preached at and need some guidance – this book is a good starting point and I would recommend it.
by RedDream
I purchased this book to help a family member who is going through an adoption reunion at the moment, and gound it full of excellent advice, as well as the pros and cons of reunion. It covers the legal rights and responsibilities very clearly, helping to make what is a difficult time a little easier to navigate.
by Ruth
Very helpful.
by Ms Penny A Tolson
I found this book informative and full of insight, looking at the issues from both point of view – the adopted person and the birth mother – and later in less detail – the birth father.
by BBKF
This is the first book that I have purchased on adoption (as an adopted adult who has recently had access to birth records and birth mother). It came at a time when I really needed to read a book that could help me see my way through an emotionally draining time.
It is accessible, uncomplicated and unpretentious. I have subsequently read other texts that I found maybe a little too psychoanalytic for me (and I am, by occupation, a psychologist!!)- this one just seemed to ‘hit’ the right tone and pace.
There are chapters on how to go about tracing (with many useful UK and other countries addresses), reunions with birth mothers, fathers and sibs. It discusses what we might possibly expect to feel before, during and after. It has helpful ‘advice boxes’ that are evidence based – the authors are academic researchers with some of the authors having personal experience of adoption. I particularly appreciated that the book felt academic/objective yet sensitive as some of the others that I have read can often feel like the author is simply offloading their own emotional baggage, via their ‘textbook’.
This book has guided me through the minefield of reunion and I would suspect could be very helpful for many others in the triad.
I hope it helps those that may need to read an up to date text, based on research and experience.