"Now I Know I'm Not the Only One": A Group Therapy Approach for Adoptive Parents

Autor/inn/en	Downes, Ciara; Kieran, Sara; Tiernan, Bridget
Titel	"Now I Know I'm Not the Only One": A Group Therapy Approach for Adoptive Parents
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 28 (2022) 1, S.43-51 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2019.1664992
Schlagwörter	Group Therapy; Parents; Adoption; Child Abuse; At Risk Persons; Parent Child Relationship; Attachment Behavior; Trauma; Brain; Child Development; Program Effectiveness; Knowledge Level; Self Esteem; Competence; Coping; Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Behavior Change; Foreign Countries; Parenting Skills; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Risikogruppe; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Gehirn; Kindesentwicklung; Wissensbasis; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Kompetenz; Bewältigung; Ausland
Abstract	Many children who enter the care system and are subsequently adopted have had exposure to a range of potentially traumatising experiences including domestic violence, abuse, neglect and loss of key caregivers. There are also an increasingly high number of adopted children presenting with the impact of intrauterine exposure to alcohol, drugs and stress. They are often adopted by adults with their own experiences of loss and fertility difficulties. Despite the low overall level of adoption disruption, it is becoming clear that some adoptive parents may face difficulties in terms of forming and maintaining secure attachments across time with their children. A 9-week therapeutic group intervention was delivered to a group of 15 adoptive parents in Northern Ireland. This incorporated psychoeducation on a range of topics including attachment theory, trauma and the impact on brain development. It also incorporated theory and practical strategies for parenting therapeutically with traumatised children, and those with foetal alcohol and drug-related difficulties. The main focus of the group was on developing the capacity for mind-mindedness in the parents, through the more reflective focus of the second half of each group. The results from the evaluation indicated the positive impact of this intervention on parents' understanding of their children, increased confidence in parenting, and increased sense of competence in coping with challenging behaviour. It also indicated a positive change in the children's behaviour and in the parent-child relationships. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01