Ruth Nissim & Liz Stott 
Thinking Psychologically About Children Who Are Looked After and Adopted 
Space for Reflection

Assessment, intervention and living with children who are looked
after or adopted all require an understanding of psychology and its
application.

This innovative collection makes thinking psychologically about
looked after and adopted children accessible and, in doing so,
provides an insight into the world of these children. Informed by
research, practice and psychological theory, this volume provides
an overview of the area and considers the context for helping
children change and develop. It goes on to describe in detail the
techniques and approaches used by clinicians, and explains how
interventions can be developed and adapted for children and young
people living in residential, foster and adoptive care. Careful
consideration is also given to carers and families living with
these children.

With its multi-disciplinary approach, Thinking
Psychologically About Children Who Are Looked After and Adopted
will appeal to all professionals involved in the care and education
of placed children. It will also be of interest to policy makers
and lecturers and students of social work.

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About the Editors.

Contributors.

Foreword by David Howe.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Being Heard: Listening to the Voices of Young People, and
their Families (Kim S. Golding, Helen R. Dent, Ruth Nissim and Liz
Stott).

Part I: MAPPING THE TERRITORY.

2. Holding it All Together: Creating Thinking Networks (Liz
Stott).

3. The Zoo of Human Consciousness: Adversity, Brain Development
and Health (Helen R. Dent with Sharon Brown).

4. ‘Like Highly Polished Mirrors’: Educational
Psychology and Support for the Education of Looked After and
Adopted Children (Anne Peake).

Addendum to Part I: Supporting the Looked After Child in School:
A Case Example (Helen Hill).

Part II: CREATING A CONTEXT FOR CHANGE.

5. A Snapshot in Time: The Role of Psychological Assessment of
Children and Young People in the Court System (Jenny Stevenson and
Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis).

6. Engaging the Network: Consultation for Looked After and
Adopted Children (Helen R. Dent and Kim S. Golding).

7. Finding the Light at the End of the Tunnel: Parenting
Interventions for Adoptive and Foster Carers (Kim S. Golding).

8. Being Adopted: Psychological Services for Adopting Families
(Julie Hudson).

9. More than Walls: The Context of Residential Care (Ruth
Nissim).

Part III: THERAPEUTIC SPACES FOR DIRECT WORKING.

10. Home From Home: Interventions within Residential Settings
(Ruth Nissim).

11. Opening the Door: How Can Therapy Help the Child and Young
Person Living in Foster or Adoptive Homes? (Kim S. Golding with Ann
Courtney and Jane Foulkes).

12. ‘Forgotten Miseries’: Can Attachment Theory Help
to Guide Interventions? (Kim S. Golding).

Conclusion: Travelling Hopefully – The Journey Continues
(iz Stott, Ruth Nissim, Helen R. Dent and Kim S. Golding).

Index.