New families, old scripts : a guide to the language of trauma and attachment in adoptive families / Caroline Archer and Christine Gordon ; foreword by Alan Burnell.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.Description: 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781843102588 (pbk.) :
  • 1843102587 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22
Summary: 'New Famililes, Old Scripts' is an accessible introduction to helping children and their families to develop a shared language and understanding of one another. Case studies bring the issues to life, while sample letters addressed to the parent offer sensitive advice on the issues they are likely to encounter.
List(s) this item appears in: BA Social Work: Social work practice with children, young people and families
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.

'New Famililes, Old Scripts' is an accessible introduction to helping children and their families to develop a shared language and understanding of one another. Case studies bring the issues to life, while sample letters addressed to the parent offer sensitive advice on the issues they are likely to encounter.

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