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Highlights
- The first guide of its kind, covering all stages of the adoption process Adopting on Your Own addresses the questions and concerns of prospective single parents.
- About the Author: Lee Varon is a social worker with a Ph.D. in social welfare policy and the co-director of the Adoption Network, a counseling and referral agency that focuses on single parents.
- 428 Pages
- Family + Relationships, Adoption & Fostering
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Book Synopsis
The first guide of its kind, covering all stages of the adoption process
Adopting on Your Own addresses the questions and concerns of prospective single parents. Lee Varon, a practicing therapist specializing in adoption counseling and the single mother of two adopted children, helps readers make an evenhanded assessment of whether adoption is right for them, then leads them through the different stages of arranging and financing the adoption. She weighs the advantages of open versus closed and international versus domestic adoption for the single parent, and demystifies potentially daunting steps such as choosing an agency and preparing for the home study. Adopting on Your Own also offers up-to-date information on the latest developments in interracial adoption policy, the legal rights of gays and lesbians to adopt, and the evolving attitudes of agencies and social workers toward single-parent adoptions. Throughout the book, Varon draws on personal anecdotes and the experiences of her clients to offer honest, insightful advice on every step of the adoption process.About the Author
Lee Varon is a social worker with a Ph.D. in social welfare policy and the co-director of the Adoption Network, a counseling and referral agency that focuses on single parents. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 428
Genre: Family + Relationships
Sub-Genre: Adoption & Fostering
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback
Author: Lee Varon
Language: English
Street Date: October 4, 2000
TCIN: 90809748
UPC: 9780374128838
Item Number (DPCI): 247-43-9889
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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