SELECTED READINGS

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Altstein, Howard and Rita J. Simon. Intercountry Adoption: A Multinational Perspective. New York: Praeger, 1991.

Babb, L. Anne. Ethics in American Adoption., 235. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 1999.

Barth, Richard; Jil Duerr Berrick and Neil Gilbert eds. Child Welfare Research Review., 392. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994.

Barth, Richard P. Adoption and Disruption: Rates, Risks and Responses ., 247. New York: Aldine DeGruyter, 1988.

Barth, Richard P. Jeanne Pietrzak and Malia Ramler eds. Families Living With Drugs and HIV: Intervention and Treatment Strategies ., 368. New York: The Guliford Press, 1993.

Brodzinsky, David M., M. D. Schechter, and Robin Marantz Henig. Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self., 214. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

Brodzinsky, David M., Daniel W. Smith, and A. B. Brodzinsky. Children's Adjustment to Adoption., 140. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.

Brodzinsky, David M., and M. D. Schechter. The Psychology of Adoption., 396. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.

Brown, Sarah S., and L. Eisenberg. The Best Intentions: Unintended Pregnancy and the Well-being of Children and Families., 380. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1995.

Callahan, Joan C. Reproduction, Ethics, and the Law. Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press, 1995.

Carp, E. Wayne. Family Matters: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption ., 304. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998.

Child Welfare League of America. Kinship Care: a Natural Bridge., 98. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1994.

Crumbley, Joseph, and Robert Little. Relatives Raising Children: an Overview of Kinship Care., 124. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1997.

DeFries, John, Robert Plomin, and David W. Fulker. Nature and Nurture During Middle Childhood., 357. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1994.

DeWoody, Madelyn. Adoption and Disclosure: a Review of the Law., 61. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1993.

DeWoody, Madelyn. Health Care Reform and Child Welfare ., 58. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1994.

DeWoody, Madelyn. Making Sense of Federal Dollars: a Funding Guide for Social Service Providers ., 154. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1994.

DeWoody, Madelyn, Kathy Ceja, and Megan Sylvester. Independent Living Services for Youth in Out- of-Home Care., 53. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1993.

Edelstein, Susan B. Children With Prenatal Alcohol and/or Other Drug Exposure: Weighing the Risks of Adoption., 105. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1995.

Emenhiser, David, Robert Barker, and Madelyn Dewoody. Managed Care: an Agency Guide to Surviving and Thriving., 106. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1995.

Etter, Jeanne. A Child's Needs: Mediating Permanency Outcomes ., 20. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1997.

Etter, Jeanne A. A Cooperative Adoption: Workbook 3, 20. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1997.

Etter, Jeanne A. Letting Go: Mediating Permanency Outcomes Workbook 4., 20. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1997.

Etter, Jeanne A. Looking at Options: Mediating Permanency Planning Workbook 2., 20. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1997.

Everett, Joyce E., Sandra S. Chipungu, and Bogart R. Leashore. Child Welfare: an Africentric Perspective., 325. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1991.

Eyer, Diane E. Mother Infant Bonding: a Scientific Fiction ., 237. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.

Falberg, Vera I. A Child's Journey Through Placement ., 432. Indianapolis, IN: Perspectives Press, 1991.

Finch, Stephen J., David Fanshel, and John F. Grundy. Data Collection in Adoption and Foster Care: the State of the Art in Obtaining Organized Information for Policy Analysis, Program Planning, and Practice., 71. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1991.

Flint, B. M., J. G. Partridge, and E. G. Stark. Pathways to Maturity: Insights From A Thirty-Year Study of Deprived Children. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996.

Freundlich, Madelyn, and Lisa Peterson. Wrongful Adoption: Law, Policy and Practice., 85. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1998.

Galatzer-Levy, Robert M., and Louis Kraus. The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions ., 468. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

Gambrill, Eileen, and Theodore Stein. Controversial Issues in Child Welfare ., 309. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1994.

Grabe, Pamela V. Adoption Resources for Mental Health Professionals ., 366. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1993.

Greef, Roger. Fostering Kinship: an International Perspective on Kinship Foster Care. Roger Greeff., 216. Brookfield, IL: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 1999.

Gritter, James L. The Spirit of Open Adoption., 315. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1997.

Gross, Harriet E., and Marvin B. Sussman. Families and Adoption., 258. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 1997.

Grotevant, Harold D., and Ruth G. McRoy. Openness in Adoption: Exploring Family Connections ., 229. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.

Groza, Victor, and Karen F. Rosenberg. Clinical and Practice Issues in Adoption: Bridging the Gap Between Adoptees Placed As Infants and As Older Children ., 175. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1998.

Groze, Victor. Successful Adoptive Families: A Longitudinal Study of Special Needs Adoption ., 161. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1996.

Guggenheim, Martin, Alexandra Dylan Lowe, and Diane Curtis. The Rights of Families., 339. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1996.

Hansen, Karen V., and Anita Ilta Garey. Families in the U.S.: Kinship and Domestic Politics ., 888. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1998.

Hardin, Mark, and Robert Lancour. Early Termination of Parental Rights: Developing Appropriate Statutory Grounds., 88. Washington, D.C.: American Bar Association, 1996.

Hegar, Rebecca L., and Maria Scannapieco. Kinship Foster Care: Policy, Practice, and Research . New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Imber-Black, Evan ed. Secrets in Families and Family Therapy., 425. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1992.

Kirk, H. David. Adoptive Kinship: A Modern Institution in Need of Reform ., 183. Port Angeles, WA: Ben- Simon Publications, 1985.

Kleinfeld, Judith, and Siobhan Wescott. Fantastic Antone Succeeds!: Experiences in Educating Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome., 371. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Press, 1993.

Levy, Terry, and Michael Orlans. Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families ., 313. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1998.

Macklin, Ruth. Surrogates and Other Mothers: the Debates Over Assisted Reproduction ., Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1994.

Martin, Deborah L . An Annotated Guide to Adoption Research: 1986-1997., 358. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1998.

McDonald, Thomas P., Reva Allen, Alex Westfelt, and Irving Piliavin. Assessing the Long-Term Effects of Foster Care: a Research Synthesis ., 232. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1996.

McRoy, Ruth G. Special Needs Adoptions: Practice Issues . New York: Garland Publishing, 1998.

McRoy, Ruth G., Harold D. Grotevant, and Louis A. Zurcher. Emotional Disturbance in Adopted Adolescents: Origins and Development., 212. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1988.

Melina, Lois Ruskai. Adoption: an Annotated Bibliography and Guide., 292. New York: Garland Publishing, 1987.

Merkel-Holguin, Lisa . Children Who Lose Their Parents to Hiv/Aids: Agency Guidelines for Adoptive and Kinship Placement., 117. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1996.

Moffitt, Robert A. Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior: Research Prospectives., 204. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1998.

O'Hanlon, Tim. Accessing Federal Adoption Subsidies After Legalization ., 67. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1995.

Pavao, Joyce Maguire. The Family of Adoption., 138. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1998.

Pertman, Adam. Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America. Basic Books, 2000.

Pinderhughes, Elaine. Understanding Race, Ethnicity, and Power., 269. New York: The Free Press, 1989.

Pine, Barbara A., Robin Warsh, and Anthony N. Maluccio. Together Again: Family Reunification in Foster Care., 215. Washington, D.C.: Child Wefare League of America, 1993.

Plomin, R., J. C. DeFries, and D. W. Fulker. Nature and Nurture during Infancy and Early Childhood. Cambridge; England: Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Quinton, David, Alan Rushton, Cherilyn Dance, and Deborah Mayes. Joining New Families: a Study of Adoption and Fostering in Middle Childhood., 266. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Rae, Scott B. The Ethics of Commercial Surrogate Motherhood. Westport, CT: Preager, 1994.

Robins, Lee, and Michael Rutter. Straight and Devious Pathways From Childhood to Adulthood ., 389. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Rosenberg, Elinor B. The Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Their Families Through the Years. , 209. New York: The Free Press, 1992.

Stanton, Greta W. Children of Separation: an Annotated Bibliography for Professionals., 358. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1994.

Sullivan, Ann. Adoption and Privatization., 33. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1998.

Sullivan, Ann. Issues in Gay and Lesbian Adoption: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Pierce- Warwick Adoption Symposium., 41. Washington, D.C.: Child Welfare League of America, 1995.


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