21. Saskatchewan Community Resources And Employment - Common Questions - Adoption Government information on a wide range of adoption issues and topics. Includes links to regional offices. http://www.gov.sk.ca/socserv/commonq/adoption.html

Common Questions Privacy Policy Government of Saskatchewan Last updated January 29, 2004 Contact the webmaster Adoption Who can adopt in Saskatchewan? What adoption programs does the Department of Community Resources and Employment (DCRE) offer? What does open adoption mean? What are the benefits of open adoption? ... Where can I get additional information? Who can adopt in Saskatchewan? You must be a Saskatchewan resident, unless the court has waived residency requirements. Married adults jointly; an unmarried adult; or any other person or persons that the court may allow, having regard to the best interests of the child, may make application to the court for an order of adoption. What adoption programs does the Department of Saskatchewan Community Resources and Employment (DCRE) Offer? Domestic Adoption Domestic adoption refers to the adoption of a child who is permanently in the care of the Minister of Community Resources and Employment. Birth parents may complete a voluntary committal shortly after the birth of their child or children may be apprehended and made permanent wards by the court. These children may be infants, or older children and include those who may have special needs including physical health issues or intellectual impairment. Children who are permanently committed to the care of the Minister of Community Resources and Employment may be adopted if they are legally free for adoption and adoption is considered the best lifeplan for them. These children are matched with potential adoptive parents who have had a homestudy report completed. Processing the adoption through court is done by DCRE.

22. A.F.C.: Elementary School Adoption Issues Others say that parents cannot expect teachers to become more sensitive to adoption issues, use positive adoption language, and help adopted children feel more http://www.adoptionfamilycenter.org/resources/adoption/adoptionschoolissues/elem

Families Like Ours proudly recommends the following new book How My Family Came to Be - Daddy, Papa and Me Buy it today for your family! Adoption Family Center Proudly serving the non-traditional adoptive family a project of Families Like Ours FREE E-Family Newsletter Enter your email address: you@isp.com Enter your zip code 12345-1234 Search our Resources Quick Links Home Message Boards Donate Contact Us ... Family Stories Adoption Professionals Kid 'z Corner Web Resources Adoption Book Store Your Holiday Store ... IMAGINARIUM Learning and Discovery Toys The Adoption Family Center is a project of Families Like Ours, a nonprofit 501c3; your tax deductible donation helps to keep this free resource available. Make your donation today by clicking the button below. Go to....

23. Invercauld Publications Adoption Bookshelf Lists of contents and details for a selection of books about adoption issues. http://www.ouareau.com/inverc/adoptbks.htm

Invercauld Publications The Adoption Bookshelf An International Selection of Authors and Publishers Click cover for more information and to order. Please be patient while the book covers load. Adoptee Searcher's Handbook Madelene Allen Web Edition USE IT NOW - FREE Adoption Healing ~ a Path to Recovery Joe Soll Adoption and Loss ~ The Hidden Grief Evelyn Robinson Adoption and Healing International Conference Digest Reunion, Search For my Birth Family Madelene Allen The Right to Know Who You Are Keith Griffith, Editor, Can. edition Katherine Kimbell Whose Child?: An Adoptee's Healing Journey from Relinquishemnt through Reunion and Beyond Kasey Hamner New Zealand Adoption, History and Practice 1840 - 1996 Keith Griffith

24. Allexperts Adoption Issues Q&A Internet. Category adoption issues, Sort By None. Name, Expertise, Status. http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1467

25. Adoption Issues Ask A Question Ask any question! Allexperts.com is the oldest largest free Q A service on the Internet. Category adoption issues Send a Question. http://www.allexperts.com/postQuestion.asp?Expert=29316&Category=1467

26. FORUM ON ADOPTION ISSUES Striking a Balance Media Reporting of adoption issues. Attachment, identity, and comfort with adoption issues are generally reported to be good. http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/proed/forum99.html

Striking a Balance: Media Reporting of Adoption Issues Wednesday, March 31 1999 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Alumni Lounge, 11 am - pm Monday, April 5 1999 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ Brower Student Center 202 East, 2 pm - 4 pm Wednesday, April 7 1999 Rutgers, The State University New Brunswick, NJ Brower Common Rooms ABC, Department of Journalism and Mass Media, 1 pm - 3 pm Featuring: Cecilia Zalkind, Associate Director, Association for Children of New Jersey Susan Freivalds, Advisor to the US Department of State on Intercountry Adoption Madelyn Freundlich, Executive Director, The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Topics Include: Foster Care and Adoption Infant Adoption International Adoption Hot Topics in Adoption: Transracial Adoption The Role of Money Openness in Adoption FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION The number of children in foster care in the United States continues to grow. At the end of Fiscal Year 1996, there were more than 500,000 children in foster care. This number represents a 79% increase over the number of children in care in 1986. Approximately 110,000 of the children in foster care will not return to their birth families and will need adoption planning services. Given current trends, it is likely that the number of children in foster care who need adoptive families will continue to increase.

27. FORUM ON ADOPTION ISSUES FORUM ON adoption issues Tuesday, April 14 1998 1 PM 230 PM, Attachment, identity, and comfort with adoption issues are generally reported to be good. http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/proed/forum.html

FORUM ON ADOPTION ISSUES Tuesday, April 14 1998 1 PM - 2:30 PM Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Lecture Hall, Third Floor th Street and Broadway New York, New York Featuring: Nicholas Scoppetta, Commissioner, New York City Administration for Children's Services Susan Freivalds, Advisor to the US Department of State on Intercountry Adoption Madelyn Freundlich, Executive Director, The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Topics Include: Foster Care and Adoption Internation Adoption Transracial Adoption Search and Reunion FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION The number of children in foster care in the United States continues to grow. At the end of 1994, there were 468,000 children in foster care in this country, a 70% increase since 1984. It is estimated that between 86,000 and 100,000 of these children will not return to their birth families and will need adoption planning services. Given current trends, it is likely that the number of children in foster care who need adoptive families will continue to increase. Who are the Children in Foster Care Who Need Adoptive Families ["Waiting Children"]?

28. Briefing: Adoption Issues Around The Globe - OutRage! adoption issues around the globe. Current Status OutRage! Position Statement adoption issues around the globe. OutRage! watches with http://outrage.nabumedia.com/briefing.asp?ID=79

29. Position Statement: Adoption Issues Around The Globe - OutRage! adoption issues around the globe. Back OutRage! OutRage! watches with interest the developments on the issue of samesex couple adoptions in other countries. http://outrage.nabumedia.com/briefing.asp?ID=79&detail=positionstatement

30. Pact, An Adoption Alliance - Adoption And Race: Articles Promoting Understanding of adoption issues by Patricia Irwin Johnston. Those whose lives have not been directly touched by adoption http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/promoting.html

Promoting Understanding of Adoption Issues by Patricia Irwin Johnston Those whose lives have not been directly touched by adoption don't understand this process which you and I live. The thinking of the general public about adoption is full of myth-filled stereotypes reflecting a general belief that adoption is a second-best alternative for everyone involved. To most outsiders, adoption means that birth parents don't live up to their REAL responsibilities, children don't live in REAL families, and adopters aren't REAL parents (because they have no children of their OWN). When considering this stereotyping and our feelings about it, there is first the broad philosophical question: should any minority group (and we are a minority group) have to "live with" the by-products of others' ignorance of its issues? Certainly the most vocal minority groups - people of color, women, gays - would argue that sensitivity is mandatory and that the only way to produce change is to demand it. There's also the more personal question: is there a reason to become politically active rather than to work around the myths? During the ten years that I have been working to promote understanding of adoption issues, I've run into a number of adults who say, "You're overreacting. Why do you care what others think when you know the truth?" It's true that most adults learn to shrug off insensitivity. After all, we are abstract thinkers, able to analyze what we hear and depersonalize it. More important is how the children feel. During the formative years when both intellect and self-esteem are developing, children think concretely and take everything personally. Children exposed to insensitivity about adoption suffer at the hand of thoughtlessness and bigotry. Furthermore, children awaiting adoptive homes suffer as a group from a society that doesn't understand the need for better services.

31. Pact, An Adoption Alliance - Adoption And Race: Articles In their struggle to understand and cope with adoption issues, schoolage children begin to develop an elaborate mental and emotional life related to their http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/attach-school.html

Attachment Issues in the School-Age Adopted Child by David Brodzinsky Psychologists believe that the success or failure of early attachments affect young children's beliefs and expectations about relationships. In turn, this "internal working model" or representation of relationships, influences the way children interact with others and evaluate themselves. Thus, securely-attached children come to see the world generally as a safe place, and other people as sources of nurture and support. They also tend to view themselves as worthy of attention from others. Conversely, insecurely-attached children more often view the world as unpredictable and threatening, others as unavailable, insensitive, or harsh, and themselves as unworthy of being nurtured. Adopted children, like their non-adopted peers, develop attachments in predictable ways and are profoundly influenced by the quality of the relationships they form with the people in their lives. Research from our laboratory at Rutgers University suggests that, for infancy-placed adopted people, the degree of security in mother-infant attachment to adoptive parents among preschoolers generally has been found to be quite high, as well as strongly correlated to psychological adjustment during this period. As adopted children enter the school-age years, another component of their attachment system becomes increasingly important as well as predictive of their psychological adjustment-namely, the extent and quality of their emotional investment in birth parents. In the preschool years, when most youngsters are first told about their adoption, there is relatively little understanding of what this family status means. Children may label themselves as being adopted, and talk about being born to another set of parents, but their capacity to comprehend the implications of being adopted is limited because of their cognitive immaturity. Emergence into the school-age years, however, brings with it substantial changes in children's ability to reason about the world around them-including the world of adoption. These changes have profound implications for how children view adoption, their birth parents, and themselves.

32. Adoption And School Issues Third, we will suggest ways to help students, teachers, principals, and other school personnel to become more sensitive to adoption issues. http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_school.cfm

Questions? Privacy Site Index Contact Us ... Skip Navigation Adoption and School Issues Inside How Adoption Impacts Children at School Preschool/Kindergarten Elementary School Junior and Senior High School ... Increasing the Adoption Sensitivity of School Personnel Like all children, adopted children spend a good portion of their waking hours in school. Because school is such an important aspect of children's lives, adoptive parents, like all parents, want their child's school experience to be a positive one. When your child has a problem at school, you might find yourself wondering: Is this a problem related to adoption, or is it a "generic" developmental, educational, or school system problem common to all children? This factsheet will look at three areas. The first is how adoption impacts a youngster in school. We will discuss if, when, how, and why to talk about adoption with school personnel. Second, we will examine some specific educational problems that are common to adopted children and how to advocate for the educational and support services that they might need. Third, we will suggest ways to help students, teachers, principals, and other school personnel to become more sensitive to adoption issues. At the end of this factsheet there is an information sheet on positive adoption language that can be given to school personnel. There is also a resource section that provides names of consultants with expertise in adoption and school issues, adoption training curricula and programs, relevant audiovisual materials, and a bibliography. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse staff members would appreciate hearing about any other resources in the area of adoption and school issues. Please contact us at 330 C Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20447, or call (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251- 0075.

33. Traditinal Stories That Address Adoption Issues TRADITIONAL STORIES THAT ADDRESS adoption issues “The BearChild” in Look Back and See Twenty lively tales for gentle tellers http://www.sisterschoice.com/tradadopt.html

TRADITIONAL STORIES THAT ADDRESS ADOPTION ISSUES Look Back and See: Twenty lively tales for gentle tellers retold by Margaret MacDonald. Wilson, 1991. The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander and George Herzog. Holt, 1949. A hunter fails to return from the hunt. Later, a son is born and asks where his father is. The older sons find his bones, reconstruct him, and bring him to life. The father gives the cow-tail switch to the youngest, who asked for him, because a man is not truly dead as long as he is remembered. Crow and Hawk: A traditional Pueblo Indian story retold by Michael Rosen; illustrated by John Clementson. Harcourt Brace, 1995. The Dancing Fox: Arctic folktales, edited by John Bierhorst; illustrated by Mary K. Okheena. Morrow, c1997. The Beautiful Blue Jay and Other Tales of India collected and edited by John W. Spellman. Little, Brown, 1967. (out of print) by Brent Ashabranner and Russell Davis. Little Brown, o.p. by Arthur Ransome. Viking, 1975. For once it is a daughter, not a son, who is longed for. The girl the old couple make out of snow is active and independent. They lose her when they do not value her enough.

34. US Citizen Services adoption issues. Medical Facilities in China. adoption issues IN CHINA. The following information has been provided by the China Center of Adoption Affairs http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/us-citizen/adoption.html

Home Search Site Map Contact Us ... About the USA US Citizen Services ACS Overview Travel Info US Citizen Registration Passports, Birth Registration, Notarials, Death Certificates ... Medical Facilities in China ADOPTION ISSUES IN CHINA The following information has been provided by the China Center of Adoption Affairs Change of Address for China Center of Adoption Affairs Notice of Standardization of Adoption Applications and Documentation Presented by Foreign Adoption Applicants Financial Statement and General Physical Examination forms for Adopting Applicant ... Notice of Standardization of "Post Placement Reports" of Adopted Children The following information has been provided by the United States Department of State International Adoption - China

35. Adoption Issues US State Dept. Bureau of Consular Affairs. adoption issues IN CHINA. The following information has been provided by the China Center of Adoption Affairs http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/shenyang/cons/adoption.html

Consulate Shenyang Home Search Site Map Contact Us ... Info Exchange Consular Section General Information American Citizen Service Visa Service US Citizen Online Registration ... US State Dept. Bureau of Consular Affairs ADOPTION ISSUES IN CHINA The following information has been provided by the China Center of Adoption Affairs Notice of Standardization of Adoption Applications and Documentation Presented by Foreign Adoption Applicants Notice of Standardization of "Post Placement Reports" of Adopted Children Adoptions in China The following information has been provided by the United States Department of State International Adoption - China

36. Institute For Children And Families Areas of expertise at the West Chester, Pennsylvania institute are reactive attachment disorder, PTSD, ADHD, adoption issues, pediatric trauma and sexual abuse, childhood anxiety and depression. http://www.instituteforchildren.com/

This site requires JavaScript. Your browser is currently running without scripting enabled. We regret that you are unable to access this site unless you enable scripting. If you want to see the new web site for the Institute, please go to your browser and enable scripting. A Message from Lark Eshleman, PhD Director, Institute for Children and Families We at the Institute for Children and Families are dedicated to healing and hope. You can join us in this work. The Institute for Children and Families is a leading national center for treating children who suffer from the lasting effects of early trauma, or from serious and destructive breaks in the bonding or attachment process between child and parent. Individuals who experience emotional traumas as children are often left with persistent disorders, including an impaired capacity to form healthy familial and social attachments. Early childhood is the period during which the foundations for trust, empathy, conscience and lifelong learning are laid down - or during which a predisposition to violent behavior is established. When the effects of childhood trauma are untreated, the impact on individuals, families and society as a whole can be devastating. We at the Institute work hard to undo the damage and foster healing. We at the Institute for Children and Families hope you will explore the web site and that you gain knowledge, hope and empowerment from what you find. If you need our help or want more information, please contact us by phone at (610) 431-9508, e-mail us at

37. Adoption Issues And Ideas adoption issues and Ideas. Transracial adoption and parenting require special consideration of the issues around racial and cultural identity. http://www.cfc-efc.ca/docs/vanif/00002_en.htm

Adoption Issues and Ideas What adoption issues are most pressing in Canada today, and what are some ideas for improving the lives of everyone involved in adoption? We asked Elspeth Ross, an educator, researcher, Board member of the Adoption Council of Canada, and the adoptive mother of young adults. Here’s what she told us about some issues and ideas that have come out of her own involvement with adoption and from listening to others in the adoption community: Among Canadians there is a general lack of awareness about adoption, despite the fact that a large percentage of the population is involved in some way. Provincial and federal governments need to take more responsibility for all aspects of domestic and international adoption, and to work together on behalf of children. We need federal legislation, and funding for data collection, think tanks and programs like Canada’s Waiting Children. Canada urgently needs more research and publishing on adoption. We lack basic data, especially on: the number of children in care, adoption successes, children’s need for a permanent home, and the movement of children from foster care into adoption. We can learn from the examples set by the United States and the United Kingdom, where there are institutes for researching adoption.

38. Eating Disorders,Anorexia, Bulimia,Compulsive Eating Adoption Eileen Beirich, MA, MFT Eating Disorders adoption issues. adoption issues. Adoption and its issues touch many lives. Sometimes a http://www.psychotherapist.net/elieen-beirich/adoption.htm

39. Eating Disorders,Anorexia, Bulimia,Compulsive Eating Adoption Eileen Beirich, MA, MFT Eating Disorders adoption issues. (626) 2963594 Psychotherapy Services Offered. Eating Disorders adoption issues http://www.psychotherapist.net/elieen-beirich/eating-disorders.htm

40. Resolving Adoption Issues Grant Writing Part II. Resolving adoption issues. The Role of the Nurse in the Pregnancy Help Medical Clinic Providing Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound. http://www.atcmag.com/v1n2/article3.asp

IN THIS ISSUE (click the masthead above to exit this issue) Grant Writing - Part II Resolving Adoption Issues The Role of the Nurse in the Pregnancy Help Medical Clinic: Providing Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound The Open Adoption Option ... Marketing 101 Being pro-adoption does not mean advocating adoption in 100% of unplanned pregnancies. by Anne Pierson and Paula Smith Adoption has experienced a major setback as abortion has moved to the top of the list of solutions for unwanted pregnancies. A 1999 survey of pregnancy centers, maternity homes, and other pro-life organizations by Loving and Caring, Inc. revealed that 82% of respondents provide adoption referrals and counseling. However, 59% reported that 5 or fewer clients per year placed a child in adoption. Some counselors report they do not feel confident in their ability to present adoption information, while others do not have confidence in adoption itself as a sound option. Counselors should examine their own attitudes toward adoption. Clients will detect negativity. Being pro-adoption does not mean advocating adoption in 100% of unplanned pregnancies. Being pro-adoption simply means having an understanding of the benefits of adoption for the child, the birth parents, the adoptive parents, and society.

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