ABSTRACT
Aisha’s new adoptive family are devout Catholic, upper-class Caucasians with three other children who are all older than Aisha. For the past several weeks, Aisha has experienced trouble adjusting to her new family. She will not talk or eat, and she has encountered problems in school. Aisha told the social worker at the foster care agency that she misses her family, church (her family of origin is Baptist), friends, and neighborhood. She feels out of place with her new family and school, and she is not sure how she will fi t into her new environment.
