Trauma-Informed Foster and Adoptive Parenting by David Adams - 9781032988726

Trauma-Informed Foster and Adoptive ParentingMethods for Managing Meltdowns, Mishaps, and Maladaptive Behaviors\nAuthor(s): David Adams\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032988726, 978-1032988726\nSynopsis\nMany foster and adoptive parents lose hope when they experience challenging and oppositional child behaviors. This book gives parents the tools and strategies to respond to these outbursts particularly those that stem from a childs potentially traumatic history.\n\nDrawing from behavioral research within an attachment and neurobiological framework, this transformative book offers practical guidance for foster and adoptive parents and professionals who seek to better understand and respond to a child with maladaptive behaviors. Based on his clinical expertise and his personal experience of being a foster and adoptive parent, Dr. David Adams highlights how trauma can impact childrens brains and behaviors. With a.