Implications are discussed in response to the Major Contribution in this issue reviewing the history, controversies, and theoretical and research literature related to adoption. Practice recommendations for therapists working with adopted children and their families are clustered around three prominent themes in the reviews by Lee, O'Brien and Zamostny, and Zamostny, O'Brien, Baden, and Wiley: variability in experience, resilience, and social context.
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