Joseph Crumbley, D.S.W., is in private practice as a consultant and family therapist. He has written books on kinship care, transracial adoption, and foster care and audio-video tapes for parents and professionals on transracial adoption.
http://www.drcrumbley.com/Each night, without fail, she prayed for blue eyes. Fervently, for a year, she had prayed. Although somewhat discouraged, she was not without hope. To have something as wonderful as that happen... [more]
Theories on social learning, object relations, and identification are very useful in explaining how a child's identity (i.e., racial, religious, ethnic, class or gender identity) develops. These... [more]
Adoption counselors know that parenting an adopted child is different from parenting a biological child and that it requires special knowledge and skills. Many counselors are less clear about... [more]