Adoption & Prenatal Alcohol & Drug Exposure: Rearch, Policy, and Practice
by Richard P Barth;Madelyn Brodzinsky DavidFreundlich (9780878687206)

This book provides important information on the impact of prenatal substance exposure on children's immediate health and well-being; the long-term implications for children's health and development; the role that a positive postnatal environment can play in remediating the effects of prenatal substance exposure; suggested counseling for prospective adoptive parents concerning substance exposure; and the ongoing services and supports that are needed for adoptive families and their substance-exposed children to maximize positive outcomes. This book was developed with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is designed to serve as a key resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and others with an interest in, and a commitment to, adoption for substance-exposed children.

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