Deborah Valentine, MSSW, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina, College of Social Work in Columbia. She has been published on issues of child maltreatment, family violence,

• Contents ForewordWomen, Motherhood, and Infertility: The Social and Historical Context Psychosocial Evaluation of the Infertile Couple: Implications for Social Work Practice Coping With Infertility Reproductive Losses and Grieving Support to Persons Experiencing Infertility: Family and Friends Can Help Vulnerability to Crises During the Life Cycle of the Adoptive Family The Institution of Adoption: Its Sources and Perpetuation Open Adoptions: Practice and Policy Issues Placement Disruptions: Perspectives of Adoptive Parents Post-Legal Adoption Services: A Lifelong Commitment Teleconference Technology in Adoption: Utilizing Educational Television in Adoption Preparation Index

Deborah Valentine, MSSW, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina, College of Social Work in Columbia. She has been published on issues of child maltreatment, family violence,

• Contents ForewordWomen, Motherhood, and Infertility: The Social and Historical Context Psychosocial Evaluation of the Infertile Couple: Implications for Social Work Practice Coping With Infertility Reproductive Losses and Grieving Support to Persons Experiencing Infertility: Family and Friends Can Help Vulnerability to Crises During the Life Cycle of the Adoptive Family The Institution of Adoption: Its Sources and Perpetuation Open Adoptions: Practice and Policy Issues Placement Disruptions: Perspectives of Adoptive Parents Post-Legal Adoption Services: A Lifelong Commitment Teleconference Technology in Adoption: Utilizing Educational Television in Adoption Preparation Index

Deborah Valentine, MSSW, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina, College of Social Work in Columbia. She has been published on issues of child maltreatment, family violence,

• Contents ForewordWomen, Motherhood, and Infertility: The Social and Historical Context Psychosocial Evaluation of the Infertile Couple: Implications for Social Work Practice Coping With Infertility Reproductive Losses and Grieving Support to Persons Experiencing Infertility: Family and Friends Can Help Vulnerability to Crises During the Life Cycle of the Adoptive Family The Institution of Adoption: Its Sources and Perpetuation Open Adoptions: Practice and Policy Issues Placement Disruptions: Perspectives of Adoptive Parents Post-Legal Adoption Services: A Lifelong Commitment Teleconference Technology in Adoption: Utilizing Educational Television in Adoption Preparation Index