Dr. Mark AndrewsJul 1, 20212 minIMPORTANT THEMES FOR ADOPTED ADOLESCENTS . . . Debbie Riley, author of the book Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens recently wrote an excellent article in Adoptive Families...
Dr. Mark AndrewsFeb 9, 20213 minThe uniqueness of adoptee loss (part 3: Conclusion) . . .I once worked with a young man, age 18 (I’ll call him Caleb) in a long-term residential program for older adolescents. He told me that by...
Dr. Mark AndrewsJan 29, 20212 minThe uniqueness of adoptee loss (part 2) . . .The uniqueness of adoptee loss (part 2) . . . In light of their being relinquished in the past, adoptees experience grief in different...
Dr. Mark AndrewsJan 27, 20212 minThe uniqueness of adoptee loss (part 1) . . .Many years ago, author and adoptive parent Deborah Silverstein wrote that, in the world of adoption, “Loss is the hub of the...