Many adoptive parents understand the term attachment as it relates to their children. Many of us – myself included – will not have heard this term until we attended adoption preparation training. I remember listening to a 2-hour session on attachment theory and thinking I wanted to adopt a ‘secure’ child (as I write this today I … Continue reading Attachment and the adoptive parent
Bonding and Attachment
A week or so back I was invited to speak about my research into adoptive parent mental health with Al and Scott who run the Adoption & Fostering podcast. It was a great opportunity to be able to talk about some of the real challenges that adopters face. A link to the podcast is attached below. During the … Continue reading Bonding and Attachment
Research results
My recent research focused on the mental health needs of adoptive parents, based on their ‘lived experiences’. It then proposed a framework of interventions that may be used by adoptive parents to support their mental health. The purpose of this site is to share the knowledge that I have acquired with an audience who may … Continue reading Research results
