Adoption Education
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of information coming at you about adopting? Do you want to know more, in a more easily digestible way? We are here to help! Reach out to us with any specific questions or needs.
Online Articles & Resources:
The Archibald Project: Empowering you to care for orphaned and vulnerable children. They have articles, resources and a podcast. They are an extremely trusted resource.
Foster Care Information: The Archibald Project has compiled some great resources on foster care if you are interested in that.
NCFA (National Council for Adoption) - Education & Resources
CHLSS ( Children’s Home Society) - Free Educational Webinars
Book Recommendations - see links:
Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families: Guiding prospective parents through four distinct phases of thinking about adoption
Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
Honestly Adoption: Answers to 101 Questions About Adoption and Foster Care
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must Know
The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption
Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith
Podcasts:
The Archibald Project: We can’t recommend them enough. They always hit the nail on the head, aren’t afraid to talk about hard things, and are a trusted resource.
Adoptees On: The podcast where adoptees discuss the adoption experience
The Resilient Caregiver Podcast: Sharing open and honest perspectives from the journey of foster, adoptive, and special needs parenting.
Adopted. Now What?: A podcast for those who want to redefine what it means to be adopted, one chat at a time.
Adoption: The Making of Me - Two adult adoptees delve into all things adoption
Who Am I Really?: Adoptee Stories - steers people through the adoption experience with compassion, curiosity, empathy, and understanding
Unraveling Adoption: A safe space to delve into adoption’s complexities together