商品簡介
The author uses her experience as a foster child advocate and parenting coach as a base for the advice and lessons offered in the text. The text begins by exploring trauma and the ways a foster or adopted child may exhibit signs of trauma. It then goes on to explore self-esteem issues, and how a foster parent or support person may encourage healthy self-esteem growth. The text offers parenting assessments, real-life scenarios, strategies, and resources, all intended to furnish the foster parent or provider with the best tools possible to help children placed in intense situations through no fault of their own. The foster parent, adopted parent, support person, or professional counselor will find this book helpful and informative. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
作者簡介
Dr. Sue Cornbluth is a nationally recognized expert in parenting and childhood trauma and an adjunct professor of psychology at Temple University. She began her career in the field of foster care. It was there that Dr. Sue learned how to connect with abused children through building a safe, trusting relationship with each child she counseled. Dr. Sue is also the author of the training manual The Ambiguous Foster Child: Attachment, Separation, Loss and Loyalty. She is a parenting coach and a television contributor. Her passion is to make a difference in the lives of all children by educating parents and professionals in how to help children succeed in life despite their traumatic experiences. Dr. Sue lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband, son and daughter. To learn more about Dr. Sue, please visit www.drsueandyou.com.
