Adoption and Foster Care Interest Group
Purpose: To share statistical data and other information on adopted/foster care children and adolescents with fellow school psychologists, with regard to representativeness, demographics, and trends; to study psychological issues in adoption and foster care pertaining to such unique stressors as loss, identity, safety, genealogical bewilderment, rejection, guilt/shame, grief, intimacy, ambiguity, and mastery/control; to discuss incidences of psychopathology, resiliency, and adaptability within this student population and their effects on learning and social competency; to explore adoptee and foster child outcomes through literature review and specific case studies; to increase awareness in the field of school psychology as to the unique challenges and strengths within this student population; and to develop greater service delivery options to this student population and their families.
Coordinator: Linda M. Neiheiser, PhD, NCSP
Visit the Adoption & Foster Care online community.
The Interest Groups are a member-only resource. To sign up for the Interest Group listservs, NASP members must log in to the website. If you are not a NASP member, you can join NASP today, and gain access to these and other NASP member benefits.
Related Resources:
Related Committee:
The Multicultural Affairs Committee has added a subcommittee, Children in Transition, to advocate and develop resources for students who may be in foster care, homeless, and recent immigrants.