Adoption Literacy in Practice
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Tools for Professionals
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References
Adoption Literacy Article
Lee Small, C. (2025). Adoption literacy: A practical guide for counselors. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807241313132
The Adoptee's Journey (Book)
Lee Small, C. (2024). The adoptee's journey: From loss and trauma to healing and empowerment. InterVarsity Press.
TEDx Talk: Adoption Literacy
Lee Small, C. (2024, August 12). Adoption literacy at TEDx [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqCoMRUKVao
Adoptee Consciousness
Branco, S. F., Kim, J., & Newton, G. (2024). The Adoptee Consciousness Model: Integration with family counseling theory and practice. The Family Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807241290244
Branco, S. F., Kim, J., Newton, G., Cooper-Lewter, S. K., & O'Loughlin, P. (2022). Out of the fog and into consciousness: A model of adoptee awareness. Self-published manuscript.
Newton, G. (2022). The trauma and healing of consciousness. Child Abuse & Neglect, 130(Pt 2), 105563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105563
Relational Cultural Theory
Branco, S. F. (2022). Relationalā€“Cultural Theory: A supportive framework for transracial adoptive families. The Family Journal, 30(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807211028986
Cross, T. (1997). The Relational Worldview Model. Pathways Practice Digest, 12(4).
Cross, T. (2014). Relational Worldview: A Tribal and Cultural Framework for Improving Child Welfare Outcomes. Training series by National Indian Child Welfare Association, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, and the Minnesota Department of Human Services. https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/rwv-videos/
Narrative Therapy / CBT / IFS
Herman, J. (2015). Trauma and recovery. Basic Books.
Teyber, E. (2011). Interpersonal process in psychotherapy: An integrative model (6th ed.). Brooks/Cole.
Nelson, H. L. (2001). Damaged identities, narrative repair. Cornell University Press.
Critical Adoption Studies
Homans, M., Phelan, P., Ellerby, J. M., Walker, E., Balcom, K., Myers, K., Nelson, K. P., Briggs, L., Callahan, C., PeƱta, R., Wesseling, E., Perreau, B., Curzon, L., Leighton, K., & Yngvesson, B. (2018). Critical adoption studies: Conversation in progress. Adoption & Culture, 6(1), 1ā€“49. https://doi.org/10.1353/ado.2018.0015
McKee, K. D. (2019). Disrupting kinship: Transnational politics of Korean adoption in the United States. University of Illinois Press.
Reculturation
Baden, A. L., Treweeke, L. M., & Alhuwalia, K. M. (2012). Reclaiming culture: Reculturation of transracial international adoptees. Journal of Counseling and Development, 90(4), 387ā€“399. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.2012.00049.x
