This publication is presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services
University of Washington Press
Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
1. Seeking Alternatives to Institutional Care
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- Preface xi
- Introduction: Taking a Chance on the Pacific Northwest 1
- 1. Seeking Alternatives to Institutional Care 12
- 2. Child Relinquishment: The Last Best Hope 36
- 3. Sorted, Boarded, and Reformed: Coming into the Care of WCHS 70
- 4. Completing God’s Plan and Competing Desires: Negotiating Adoptive Parenthood 103
- 5. Biology, Botany, and Belonging 129
- 6. Traveling Children: Placement, Re-placement, and Return 166
- Conclusion: A Home for Every Child: The Elusive Promise 191
- Appendix: Tables 1–19 207
- Notes 227
- Selected Bibliography 265
- Index 279
- Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography 286
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- Preface xi
- Introduction: Taking a Chance on the Pacific Northwest 1
- 1. Seeking Alternatives to Institutional Care 12
- 2. Child Relinquishment: The Last Best Hope 36
- 3. Sorted, Boarded, and Reformed: Coming into the Care of WCHS 70
- 4. Completing God’s Plan and Competing Desires: Negotiating Adoptive Parenthood 103
- 5. Biology, Botany, and Belonging 129
- 6. Traveling Children: Placement, Re-placement, and Return 166
- Conclusion: A Home for Every Child: The Elusive Promise 191
- Appendix: Tables 1–19 207
- Notes 227
- Selected Bibliography 265
- Index 279
- Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography 286
