Transracial Adoption and Foster Care: Practice Issues for Professionals

Transracial adoption and foster care have been controversial topics throughout this decade -- topics that have led to arguments and divisions among families, neighborhoods, professionals, and policymakers on both the local and national levels. This book goes beyond the arguments and asks the question: How do we as professionals help children and families make transracial adoptions and foster placements work?Joseph Crumbley, a well-respected authority on transracial adoption and foster care, describes specific ways that practitioners can work with transracial families to ensure that children develop positive racial and cultural identities, as well as how professionals can better serve these families. Dr. Crumbley also addresses such professional concerns as cultural competence and recruitment of minority adoptive and foster parents. Case studies and myths of transracial adoption provide valuable background information for child welfare professionals.