A group clinical experience with adoptive parents of children victims of Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Maria Gloria Gleijeses, Annamaria Scapicchio
Publishing Year 2018 Issue 2018/3
Language Italian Pages 12 P. 115-126 File size 197 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2018-003007
DOI is like a bar code for intellectual property: to have more infomation click here

Below, you can see the article first page

If you want to buy this article in PDF format, you can do it, following the instructions to buy download credits

Article preview

FrancoAngeli is member of Publishers International Linking Association, Inc (PILA), a not-for-profit association which run the CrossRef service enabling links to and from online scholarly content.

The paper presents clinical a group clinical experience with adoptive parents of children victims of serious Adverse Childhood Experiences. The group aims to help parents tune in with the traumatic experiences of their children, to understand how they work and their post-traumatic experiences, in order to promote the re-signification of their behaviors in their value of post-traumatic reactions. The study describes the various stages of the group path and the strategies used.

Keywords: Group, parents, adoption, Adverse Childhood Experiences, failure.

  1. Cavanna, D. (2013). L’esperienza adottiva come occasione di revisione dei Modelli Operativi Interni (MOI) relativi al sé e alle figure di attaccamento dopo trascuratezze e traumi. Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia, 16, 3, 7-11, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2013-003001
  2. Cavanna, D., Velotti, P., Danovaro, D., & Magini, F. (2013). La fatica di costruire i legami: attaccamento e rappresentazioni affettive in un nucleo adottivo. Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia, 16, 3, 13-34, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2013-003002
  3. Chistolini, M. (2009). L’adozione di bambini “grandi”. Minori e Giustizia, 1, 242-254, DOI: 10.3280/MG2009-001026
  4. Chistolini, M. (2017). L’adozione modelli teorici e esperienze cliniche a confronto. In M. Andolfi, M. Chistolini & A. D’Andrea (Eds.), La famiglia adottiva tra crisi e sviluppo. Milano: FrancoAngeli.
  5. Cudmore, L. (2006). Pensare alla coppia nel contesto dell’adozione. Rassegna di Psicologia, 33, 2, 9-29.
  6. Dovran, A., Winje, D., Arefjord, K., & Haugland, B. (2012). Traumatic events and posttraumatic reactions among children and adolescents in out-of-home placement: A 25-year systematic literature review. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 5, 16-32, DOI: 10.1080/19361521.2012.644654
  7. Dozier, M. (2003). Attachment-based treatment for vulnerable children. Attachment and Human Develepoment, 5, 253-258, DOI: 10.1080/14616730310001596151
  8. Dozier, M., & Sepulveda, S.(2004). Foster mother state of mind and treatment: Different challeges for different people. Infant Mental Journal, 25, 368-378,
  9. Dozier, M., Stovall, K. C., Albus, K., & Bates, B. (2001). Attachment for infants in foster care: The role of caregiver state of mind. Child Development, 72, 1467-1477, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00360
  10. Euser, S., Alink, L., Tharner, A., van IJzendoorn, M., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. (2013). The prevalence of child sexual abuse in out-of-home care: A comparison between abuse in residential and in foster care. Child Maltreatment, 18, 221-231, DOI: 10.1177/1077559513489848
  11. Euser, S., Alink, L., Tharner, A., van IJzendoorn, M., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. (2014). Out of home placement to promote safety? The prevalence of physical abuse in residential and foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 37, 64-70,
  12. Fava Vizziello G., & Simonelli, A. (2004). Adozione e cambiamento. Torino: Boringhieri.
  13. Felitti, V. J. (1991). Long-term medical consequences of incest, rape and molestation. Southern Medical Journal, 84, 328-331, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199103000-00008
  14. Ferenczi, S. (1932). Confusione delle lingue tra adulti e bambini (Trad. It. in Opere 4, Milano: Cortina, 2002).
  15. Fisher, L., Ames, E., Chisholm, K., & Savoie, L. (1997). Problems reported by parents of Romanian orphans adopted to British Columbia. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 20, 67-82, DOI: 10.1080/016502597385441
  16. Fonagy, P., & Target, M. (2001). Attaccamento e funzione riflessiva. Milano: Raffaello Cortina.
  17. Foti, C. (2009). Dispense Centro Studi Hansel e Gretel, 13. Pinerolo: Sie Editore.
  18. Gleijeses, M. G. (2015). Il fallimento adottivo. Relazione presentata al Seminario CISMAI (Napoli, 30 ottobre 2015).
  19. Gunnar, M., van Dulmen, M., & the International Adoption Project Team (2007). Behavior problems in post-institutionalized internationally adopted children. Development and Psychopathology, 19, 129-148,
  20. Hoksbergen, R., Rijk, K., van Dijkum, C., & Ter Laak, J. (2004). Adoption of Romanian children in the Netherlands: Behavior problems and parenting burden of upbringing for adoptive parents. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 25, 175-180, DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200406000-00006
  21. Howe, D. (2003). Attachment disorders: Disinhibited attachment behaviours and secure base distortions with special reference to adopted children. Attachment & Human Development, 5, 265-270, DOI: 10.1080/14616730310001593965.
  22. Kaniuk, J., Steele, M., & Hodges, J. (2004). Report on a longitudinal research project, exploring the development of attachments between older, hard-to-place children and their adopters over the first two years of placement. Adoption & Fostering, 28, 2, 61-67, DOI: 10.1177/030857590402800208
  23. Keck, G. C., & Kupecki, R. M. (1995). Adopting the hurt child. Hope for families with special needs kids. A guide for parents and professional. Colorado Springs: Pinon Press.
  24. Kerr, L., & Cossar, J. (2014). Attachment interventions with foster and adoptive parents: A systematic review. Child Abuse Review, 23, 6, 426-439,
  25. Kocovska, E., Puckering, C., Follan, M., Smillie, M., Gorski, C., Barnes, J., & Minnis, H. (2012). Neurodevelopmental problems in maltreated children referred with indiscriminate friendliness. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33, 1560-1565,
  26. Lucariello, S. (2008). Portato da una cometa: il viaggio dell’adozione. Napoli: Guida Editore.
  27. Main, M., Kaplan, N., & Cassidy, J. (1985). Security in infancy, childhood and adulthood: A move to level of representation. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 50, 62-64, DOI: 10.2307/3333827
  28. Malacrea, M. (2007), Esperienze traumatiche infantili e adozione. Minori e Giustizia, 2, 185-195.
  29. Malacrea, M., & Pessina, C. (2012). Parliamo di te. Milano: Centro Tiama.
  30. Manieri, J. (2015) L’adozione internazionale. In A. Fatigati (Ed.), Genitori si diventa. Milano: FrancoAngeli.
  31. McCarthy, M. P. (2008). Women’s lived experience of infertility after unsuccessful medical intervention. Journal of Midwifery Womens Health, 53, 4, 319-324,
  32. Meins, E., Fernyhough, C., Fradley, E., & Tuckey, M. (2001). Rethinking maternal sensitivity: Mothers’ comments on infants’ mental processes predict security of attachment at 12 months. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 42, 637-648, DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00759
  33. Merz, E. C., & McCall, R. B. (2010). Behavior problems in children adopted from psychosocially depriving institutions. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 459-470,
  34. Miller, A. (1999). L’infanzia rimossa. Dal bambino maltrattato all’adulto distruttivo nel silenzio della società. Bologna: Garzanti Editori.
  35. Painter, K., & Scannapieco, M. (2013). Child maltreatment: The neurobiological aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10, 276-284.
  36. Roccia, C. (2007). Gli aspetti problematici dell’adozione: dalla conoscenza della coppia all’inserimento del bambino. Il bambino vittima di abuso e maltrattamento. Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia, 9, 49-66.
  37. Santona, A., & Zavattini, G. C. (2005). Partnering and parenting expectations in adoptive couples. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 20, 3, 311-322, DOI: 10.1080/14681990500142004
  38. Santona, A., Zavattini, G. C., Delogu, A. M., Castellano, R., Pace, C., & Vismara, L. (2006). La transizione alla genitorialità tramite adozione. Rassegna di Psicologia, 2, 69-88.
  39. Schofield, G., & Beek, M. (2005). Providing a secure base: Parenting children in long-term foster family care. Attachment and Human Development, 7, 1, 3-25, DOI: 10.1080/14616730500049019
  40. Vadilonga, F. (2010). Curare l’adozione: modelli di sostegno e presa in carico della crisi adottiva. Milano: Raffaello Cortina.
  41. Vadilonga, F., & Petoletti S. (2013). Bambini maltrattati e abusati in adozione. Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia, 15, 59-87, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2013-003004
  42. Van der Vegt, E. J. M., Van der Ende, J., Ferdinand, R. F., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. (2009). Early childhood adversities and trajectories of psychiatric problems in adoptees: Evidence for long lasting effects. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37, 249-329,
  43. Verhulst, F. C. (2000). Internationally adopted children: The Dutch longitudinal adoption study. Adoption Quarterly, 4, 27-44,
  44. Winnicott, D. W. (1965). The family and individual development. London: Tavistock Publications.
  45. Wirtberg, I., Moller, A., Hogström, L., & Tronstad, S. E. (2007). Life 20 years after unsuccessful infertility treatment. Human Reproduction, 22, 2, 598-604,
  46. Woolgar, M. (2013). The practical implications of the emerging findings in the neurobiology of maltreatment for looked after and adopted children: Recognising the diversity of outcomes. Adoption & Fostering, 37, 237-252, DOI: 10.1177/0308575913500021

Maria Gloria Gleijeses, Annamaria Scapicchio, Un’esperienza clinica di gruppo con genitori adottivi di bambini vittime di Esperienze Sfavorevoli Infantili in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 3/2018, pp 115-126, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2018-003007