Facilitating Meaningful Contact in Adoption and Fostering Alice Whieldon Eagerly risking one's life seems

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Facilitating Meaningful Contact in Adoption and Fostering Alice Whieldon Eagerly risking one's life seemsMost children who are fostered or adopted have some level of contact with their birth family, whether face to face or by letter, but most of the time the psychological impact of contact on the child isn't considered. This book explores what attachment, neuroscience and trauma tell us about how contact affects children, and shows how poorly executed contact can be harmful to the child. Assessment frameworks are provided which take the child's