Trauma-Informed Foster and Adoptive Parenting

Methods for Managing Meltdowns, Mishaps, and Maladaptive Behaviors
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-98871-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 215 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Many 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 child’s potentially traumatic history.

Drawing 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 children’s brains and behaviors. With a comprehensive model for each behavior, this guide offers evidence-based strategies that parents can use to both avoid and respond to the most common behaviors including lying, disrespect, hoarding, and defiance. Complete with sample scripts, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools to become more aware, responsive, and empathetic.

This invaluable guide is designed for parents and caregivers of foster and adopted children, as well as family therapists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals who work with these children and their families.

Zielgruppe

General, Parents, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Familientherapie, Paartherapie, Gruppentherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Section 1: Brief Overview of Trauma-Informed Foster Parenting 1. Undertaking a New Adventure 2. Unique Symptoms Associated with Trauma 3. Utilizing Trauma-Informed Care 4. Understanding How Trauma Affects the Brain, Behavior, and Health Outcomes Section 2: Basic Tenants of TBRI® and Trauma-Informed Foster Parenting 5. Creatively Empowering your Child 6. Connecting Through the Chaos 7. Correcting your Child's Conduct Section 3: Behavior Change for Trauma-Informed Foster Parenting 8. Replacement Behaviors and Teaching Strategies 9. Relying on Proactive Strategies 10. Responding Strategies 11. Resisting the Punishment Trap 12. Repairing the Rupture Section 4: Behavioral Challenges in Trauma-Informed Foster Parenting 13. Homework Battles 14. Responding to Meltdowns and Defiance 15. Disrespect 16. Lying 17. Hoarding and Stealing 18. Digital Addiction Epilogue Glossary References

Über Autor(innen)

David Adams, Psy.D., LPCC, BCBA-D, is a proud adoptive parent, a licensed psychologist, and a licensed professional counselor. He is the Founding Director and President of New Life Psychology Group in Laguna Hills, a part-time professor at National University (ABA, School Psychology, Educational Counseling Department), and an expert trainer of Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE) at Saddleback College.