Pre-Adoption Care + Resources
Are you thinking about adopting, or are you in the beginning stages? We know this is a big decision. We’ve worked to create a page of resources specifically for this stage of the process! Please feel free to email us with any questions - one17foundation@gmail.com.
Let’s dive into some pre-adoption care and talk about what that means!
On this page, you will find Articles, Online Resources, Support, Training + Courses, Book Recommendations, and more
Online Resources
There is so much information out there and sometimes it is hard to weed through! We’ve compiled some trusted resources here for navigating the following topics:
Siblings and Adoption:
Link: How to prepare your child for an adopted sibling
Link: Siblings & Adoption: How will it affect them?
Link: Adoption & the Experience of Biological Siblings - Part 1
Link: Adoption & the Experience of Biological Siblings - Part 2When to tell your kid about their adoption
Link: The Right Time to tell your Child they are Adopted
Link: When is the Right Time & What to Expect
Link: When to tell & HOWTrauma
Link: Adoption Trauma, It’s Impact & Key’s to Healing
Link: Adoption Trauma that may be “Hidden”
Link: I Am Grateful To Be Adopted—and Yet, Adoption Is Still TraumaticAbandonment
Link: Acknowledging The Impact Of Adoptee Abandonment Issues
Link: Can Being Adopted at Birth Cause Abandonment Issues?
Link: The Invisible Realities of AdoptionMore resources, training and education:
The Archibald Project Library
Support
for parents & children
Have you been left feeling lonely, not understood, lacking community, or in need of a community that “gets it”?
Here is how to get involved in local adoption communities
Check for local adoption groups on Facebook. This can be a great resource because you can ask questions, get feedback and even search the group for certain topics. On top of that, you can gain a local community of people who just… get it.
The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACA) has a database of almost 900 adoption-related support groups that you can search by state or province, or by the type of group you’re looking for
Online Training & Courses
Do you feel like you just need to know more? There are a lot of options for online trainings + courses! Here are a few:
Adoption Learning Partner - From Pre to Post Adoption: Online Courses
Creating a Family - Online Learning Platform
Adoption training Online - Online Training Bundles
Show Hope: Hope for the Journey Conference (digital)
Books
for parents
There are a lot of books out there, but we’ve narrowed down the list based on recommendations of adoptive families!
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
