Roots of Connection: Exploring Childhood Adoption and Attachment

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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Elise
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-24T00:29:09Z
dc.date.available2025-05-24T00:29:09Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractThere is a connection between childhood adoption and attachment, and its implications on adoptees. Exploring this topic is relevant and important, as it relates to the developing identity and security in an adoptee's life. The principal objective of this Capstone is to offer a more comprehensive understanding around the connection between adoption and attachment and how this association shapes future outcomes for adoptees. Additionally, this Capstone aims to provide insight for adoptive parents and mental health practitioners to gain a better understanding on how they might be able to better support adoptees. This paper concludes with an infographic intended as a toolkit for adoptive parents and mental health practitioners interested in working with or already working with adoptees or adoptive families. This infographic aims to bring together information and resources to further support adoptive families with fostering attachment and attunement.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3452
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectadoption
dc.subjectattachment
dc.subjectearly childhood adoption
dc.subjectattunement
dc.subjectattachment style
dc.subjectadoptees
dc.subjectadoptive families
dc.subjectadverse experiences
dc.subjectattachment theory
dc.subjectbirth family
dc.subjectidentity building
dc.subjectinternal working models
dc.titleRoots of Connection: Exploring Childhood Adoption and Attachment
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling

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