skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Understanding Teen Adoption
When adopting a teen there can be some issues for the parents and the adopted teen. It is never a bad idea to get help from counselor especially when you and your adopted teen cannot seem to meet common ground. There are many books out there that can help you and your family with adoption, a book I recommend to help with adopting teens is "Beneath the Mask" - Understanding Adopted Teens by Debbie Riley, M.S., with John Meeks, M.D.. "Beneath the Mask", has a great book layout that is easy to read and make it very easy to find the chapters that focus to your teen adoption needs. The layout of the book is divided into 7 chapters as well as an index and glossary in the back that really make it simple to find the topic that interests you. The glossary is very helpful for adopted parents to understand the language of the book as well as the language they might have with their therapist. The book is written for therapists and parents; using case studies and treatment directions. "Beneath the Mask" is not to teach parents to be therapists but that it outlines the direction into therapy that has shown to be the most effective in teen adoptions. What is really helpful about the book being based off of case studies is that it gives adopted parents a window into other adoption cases. The book gives many case examples that go along with each chapter, this is helpful to stay in tuned with the chapter. In addition the book helps with parents who are stuck in rut with adoption issues, this is done by breaking down the complex issues of teen adoption, explains adopted teen's need for identity, and how therapy can be very helpful for the family to build bonds together. I recommend this book for parents with adopted teens, it is simple read and is very helpful.
- Amelia Gallegos
Very important aspect of adoption - everyone wants to adopt younger children.
ReplyDeleteCheryl
This is really interesting to me. When you think of adoption you usually think of adopting young children/babies. I feel like this book would be helpful when you have adopted a teenager! I feel like it also has good information on other adoptions as well. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great read. I think it could potentially help families as well in overcoming some of their hestitations or fears of adopting older children. I appreciate that it has case studies as well; it can be a useful tool for families in seeing that others have faced similar situations and build strength in the ways they need. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I think about teens needing homes, I automatically assume foster care. I can understand how it would be much much harder to adopt a teen. Seems like a helpful book!
ReplyDelete