Domestic Adoption Resources
This factsheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building your family through adoption. It will help give you an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and guide you to resources at each step. At times, the adoption [... more]
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Support Groups
Home > Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons: A Factsheet for Families As discussion of the adoption process becomes more open and accepted in American society, and as more Americans have experience with adoption, there is also more attention ... [... more]
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Responses to Adoption Placement
Home > Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents: A Factsheet for Families: Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 - Responses to Adoption Placement 2 - Gaining Control and Resolution 3 - Resources This factsheet discusses some of the emotional issues ... [... more]
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Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities
The estimates of children who are awaiting adoption (legally free) indicate that anywhere between 30 - 50% have a developmental disability. However, these children are not a homogeneous group. Their physical, cognitive and social characteristics ... [... more]
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Full legal responsibility for a child
Home > Foster Parents Considering Adoption: A Factsheet for Families This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting one or more of the children in their care. While this factsheet does not address the specifics of how ... [... more]
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State where the child resides
Home > Military Families and Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families State law governs U.S. adoptions. The State Statutes Search, compiled by Child Welfare Information Gateway, provide information on the adoption laws in each State. Your Judge ... [... more]
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Examine Your Beliefs and Attitudes About Race and Ethnicity
Transracial or transcultural adoption means placing a child who is of one race or ethnic group with adoptive parents of another race or ethnic group. In the United States these terms usually refer to the placement of children of color or children ... [... more]
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Adoption and School Issues-Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1 - How Adoption Impacts Children… 2 - Preschool/Kindergarten 3 - Elementary School 4 - Junior and Senior High School 5 - Specific Educational Concerns… 6 - Learning Lag, Learning Problem… 7 - Increasing Adoption Sensitivity ... [... more]
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Adoption and the Stages of Development-Table of Contents
Home > Adoption and the Stages of Development-Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 - The First Year 2 - The Second Year 3 - Ages 2 to 6 4 - Elementary School Years 5 - Adolescence 6 - When You Need Help 7 - Bibliography Whether children are ... [... more]
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Interviews
The laws of every State and the District of Columbia require all prospective adoptive parents (no matter how they intend to adopt) to participate in a home study. This process has three purposes: to educate and prepare the adoptive family for ... [... more]
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Plan the discussion
Home > Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child: A Factsheet for Families For foster families who choose to adopt the child or children in their care,1 there are a number of ways to help these children make the emotional ... [... more]
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Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System: A ...
Home > Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System: A Factsheet for Families - Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 - Different Types of Kinship Care 2 - How the Child Welfare System… 3 - What to Expect From the Child… 4 - Services 5 - ... [... more]
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