Fahlberg, a retired pediatrician and psychotherapist, offers a guide for social-workers and caregivers on the complex needs, experiences and processes of children in the foster and adoptive-placement system. She focuses on the child's needs, feelings and behaviors. Seven chapters, divided into numerical sections, cover attachment and bonding, child development, separation and loss, minimizing the trauma of moving, case planning, behavioral problems and direct work with children. Chapters include tables, figures, and exercises, and refer to several child cases. This is a reprint of a 1991 publication. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)