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Adoption and the Family System: Strategies for Treatment
Adoption and the Family System Strategies for Treatment Author:Miriam Reitz, Kenneth W. Watson Adoption is a profound experience that touches upon universal themes of abandonment, identity, sexuality, parenthood, and the sense of belonging. The authors utilize family systems theory to construct a practical treatment approach for working with families on the myriad issues and interrelationships that surround adoption. The model described h... more »ere is broadly inclusive of all families linked by ``the adoption triangle'\m-\birth parents, adoptive families, and adoptees\m-\and it offers practical guidance for implementing differential treatment and effective clinical procedures on their behalf.« less