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THINKING
PSYCHOLOGICALLY
ABOUT CHILDREN
WHO ARE LOOKED
AFTER AND ADOPTED
Space for Reflection
Edited by
Kim S. Golding
Helen R. Dent
Ruth Nissim
Liz Stott
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THINKING PSYCHOLOGICALLY
ABOUT CHILDREN WHO ARE LOOKED
AFTER AND ADOPTED
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THINKING
PSYCHOLOGICALLY
ABOUT CHILDREN
WHO ARE LOOKED
AFTER AND ADOPTED
Space for Reflection
Edited by
Kim S. Golding
Helen R. Dent
Ruth Nissim
Liz Stott
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Thinkingpsychologicallyaboutchildrenwhoarelookedafterandadopted:spacefor
reflection/editedby KimS.Golding...[etal.].
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Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN-13:978-0-470-09200-2(cloth:alk.paper), ISBN-10:0-470-09200-9(cloth:alk.paper)
ISBN-13:978-0-470-09201-9(pbk.:alk.paper), ISBN-10:0-470-09201-7(pbk.:alk.paper)
1.Children–Institutionalcare–Psychologicalaspects. 2.Fosterhomecare–Psychological
aspects. 3.Adoption–Psychologicalaspects.
I.Golding,KimS.
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Wewouldliketodedicatethisbooktoourfamilies
oforiginandourfamiliesofcreationfromwhom
wehavelearnedsomuch.
Aspecialthankyouto:
Chris,AlexandDeborah
Roger,Benedict,JoscelinandMaximilian
Peter
Pat,Ben,AoifeandLewie
whohelpedtocreatethespaceforustowritethisbook
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CONTENTS
AbouttheEditors ............................................. ix
Contributors ................................................. xi
ForewordbyDavidHowe ....................................... xiii
Preface ...................................................... xv
Acknowledgements ............................................ xxiii
1 BeingHeard:ListeningtotheVoicesofYoungPeople,
andtheirFamilies ........................................ 1
KimS.Golding,HelenR.Dent,RuthNissimandLizStott
PartI MAPPINGTHETERRITORY .......................... 35
2 HoldingitAllTogether:CreatingThinkingNetworks .......... 37
LizStott
3 TheZooofHumanConsciousness:Adversity,BrainDevelopment
andHealth ............................................. 68
HelenR.DentwithSharonBrown
4 ‘LikeHighlyPolishedMirrors’:EducationalPsychologyand
SupportfortheEducationofLookedAfterand
AdoptedChildren ....................................... 98
AnnePeake
AddendumtoPartI:SupportingtheLookedAfterChildinSchool:
ACaseExample ......................................... 128
HelenHill
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PartII CREATINGACONTEXTFORCHANGE ............... 133
5 ASnapshotinTime:TheRoleofPsychologicalAssessmentof
ChildrenandYoungPeopleintheCourtSystem .............. 135
JennyStevensonandCatherineHamilton-Giachritsis
6 EngagingtheNetwork:ConsultationforLookedAfterand
AdoptedChildren ....................................... 164
HelenR.DentandKimS.Golding
7 FindingtheLightattheEndoftheTunnel:ParentingInterventions
forAdoptiveandFosterCarers ............................. 195
KimS.Golding
8 BeingAdopted:PsychologicalServicesforAdoptingFamilies ... 222
JulieHudson
9 MorethanWalls:TheContextofResidentialCare ............. 255
RuthNissim
PartIII THERAPEUTICSPACESFORDIRECTWORKING ..... 279
10 HomeFromHome:InterventionswithinResidentialSettings .... 281
RuthNissim
11 OpeningtheDoor:HowCanTherapyHelptheChildandYoung
PersonLivinginFosterorAdoptiveHomes? ................. 304
KimS.GoldingwithAnnCourtneyandJaneFoulkes
12 ‘ForgottenMiseries’:CanAttachmentTheoryHelpto
GuideInterventions? ..................................... 333
KimS.Golding
Conclusion:TravellingHopefully–TheJourneyContinues ...... 361
LizStott,RuthNissim,HelenR.DentandKimS.Golding
Index ....................................................... 366
Description:Assessment, intervention and living with children who are looked after or adopted all require an understanding of psychology and its application.This innovative collection makes thinking psychologically about looked after and adopted children accessible and, in doing so, provides an insight into the