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An Adoptive Mother’s understanding of the meaning of Adoption and Family

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Richard Pearlman, LCSW, Senior Consultant
A new paradigm in adoption, the role of Extended Family Networks In this entry, Jennifer, an adoptive mother talks about her daughter’s birth family and how she sees her daughter’s original family as part of her extended family network. What Jennifer is discussing represents leading edge thinking in the field of adoption and clearly moves
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