Pat Johnston - Biography and Contact Information

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Pat JohnstonAdoptive Families magazine for over five years (ending in 2000.) Pat is an on-line expert for Exploring Adoption and Expecting by Adoption and Parenting in Adoption bulletin boards. As well, she is a frequent contributor to many other magazines and newsletters.Her books include

• Understanding Infertility: Insights for Family and Friends,
• Taking Charge of Infertility, (Adopting after Infertility,
• Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families), and
• Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must Know and editing the poetry anthology
• Perspectives on a Grafted Tree: Thoughts for those Touched by Adoption.

Infertility: Issues and Decisions

• Life at the Crossroads

• Taking Charge of Infertility

• Making Good Decisions

• Creating a Balance

• Fostering Effective Communication between Partners

• Dealing with Family and Friends

• Coping with the Holidays

• Choosing the Right Professionals

• Doctor/Patient Relationships

• Ethics and Choices

• Why Childfree is not Childless

• The Quasi-Adoption Options: Donor Insemination, Surrogacy, Egg and Embryo Adoption

• Parenting after Infertility

Parenting in Adoption

• Making Ethical Choices in Choosing a Route to Adoption

• Promoting Attachment through the Senses

• Getting Real: Understanding Entitlement

• Sex Education and The Adoption-Built Family

• Embracing Difference

• Opening Ourselves to New Issues

• Bringing Family and Friends Aboard

• Promoting Understanding in the World Outside

• Maintaining a Marriage while Growing a Family

And, for profressionals, The Family-Challenged Client in the 21st Century is a title encompassing a variety of topics pulled together in a half or full day workshop on dealing with with a new generation of clients which is custom written for each workshop sponsor. Pat offers insights into what makes each generation so different with which to work, provides tools for engaging them, and presents materials professionals can use to help each client make his or her best decisions.

For detailed descriptions of the above topics or to contact Pat Johnston about speaking for your organization, e-mail Pat at the office of Perspectives Press or call her there at (317)872-3055 between 8:00 and 4:00 Eastern time Mondays through Thursdays.