Panel discussion held by Jane Mattes, Psychotherapist, Founder and National Director, Single... Show morePanel discussion held by Jane Mattes, Psychotherapist, Founder and National Director, Single Mothers by Choice; Constance L. Royster, Senior Counsel, Cooper, Liebowitz, Royster, & Wright, and single adoptive parent; Andrea Troy, adoption consultant and board member, New York Singles Adopting Children; and Leni Goodman, Supervisor, rehabilitation and vocational counseling, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center during the Morning Panels Session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference at Barnard College. Papers presented or name of session: "Choosing to be a Single Mother (Through Conception or Adoption)". Show less
Paper delivered by Betty Jean Lifton, author of nearly thirty books on adoption and psychology... Show morePaper delivered by Betty Jean Lifton, author of nearly thirty books on adoption and psychology for children and adults, including Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness (Basic Books, 1994), during the Scholar and Feminist Conference at Barnard College. Papers presented or name of session: "The Psychology of Adoption: Mothers and Children in Open and Closed Adoption". Show less