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Adoption Counseling as a Professional Specialty Area for Counselors

✍ Scribed by Nancy G. Janus

Publisher: American Counseling Association
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 495 KB
Volume: 75
Category: Article
ISSN: 1556-6678
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1997.tb02341.x

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✦ Synopsis

Adoption is an area of professional specialization that has resided primarily with social workers. However, with some additional training, many counselors can acquire the expertise to provide service to members of the adoption triad: birthparents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. This article provides an overview of the major issues that may arise in the lives of triad members and suggests ways in which counselors can be equipped to respond to those issues.

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