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Adoptalk Articles
“If you don't get Adoptalk, you should. I read it cover-to-cover every quarter and learn more about adoption from it than any other source as a professional and parent.” — adoptive parent and professional
The following news items and articles were published in Adoptalk, NACAC's quarterly newsletter. The newsletter, which is a benefit of NACAC membership, contains articles and stories on a wide variety of issues related to adoption and foster care. Each issue contains information on policy issues, post-adoption support, recruitment of adoptive families, parenting techniques, and much more. To receive a subscription to Adoptalk, you must become a member of NACAC.
Members may also receive the newsletter by e-mail! Contact Diane Riggs to request the online option.
You are welcome to reprint, copy, or otherwise distribute the articles below. When reprinting, please attribute the source as follows: "From Adoptalk, published by the North American Council on Adoptable Children, 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106, St. Paul, MN 55114; 651-644-3036; www.nacac.org."
Since some of these articles are several years old, contact information listed for authors or other resources may be out of date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
News
National U.S./
Canadian News
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Provincial and State News |
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British Columbia, Workers' Bias against Gay/Lesbian Adoption Applicants is Problematic |
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Illinois, Three New Laws Aim to Improve Child Welfare Services |
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Oregon, Basic Foster Care Rates Rise; Rates for Children with Serious Needs Drop |
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Virginia, New Law Allows for Negotiated Post-Adoption Contact between Adopted Child and Members of His/Her Birth Family |
Parenting
Retrace Developmental Stages to Help Older Children Heal —Fall 2009
When Adopted Youth Turn 18—Summer 2009
Ambiguous Loss Haunts Foster and Adopted Children — Winter 2009
2nd Generation Adoptive Parenting — Summer 2008
Adoption & Sibling Relationships: What Children Have Taught Me — Spring 2008
Transracial Adoption: Love Is Just the Beginning — Summer 2007
Facilitated Openness Can Benefit Children Adopted from Care — Spring 2007
Child Welfare's Next Challenge: Parenting Meth's Young Victims — Fall 2006
Self-Care: Barriers and Basics for Foster/Adoptive Parents — Fall 2005
Inducement: Adoption Language We Must Understand — Fall 2004
Advice for Adoptive Parents — Summer 2004
Talking to Children about Adoption Assistance — Summer 2004
FASD: Advocacy Advice from the Experts — Spring 2004
Homecoming — Fall 2003
Plan, Prepare, and Support to Prevent Disruptions — Fall 2003
Disruption Support Is Crucial — Summer 2003
Talking with Your Adopted Teen: It's Possible and Important — Summer 2003
Staying Connected: How Foster Parents Can Help Smooth Adoption Transitions — Summer 2003
Beyond Sexual Abuse: Families Can Promote Healing — Spring 2003
ADHD: Knowledge is Power— Winter 2003
Intensive In-Home Treatment for RAD Shows Promise — Winter 2003
ADHD Treatment Options Prove Effective — Fall 2002
Therapy Plays an Important Role in Adoptive Families Lives — Fall 2002
School & Adoption: Navigating IEPs, IDEA, and Special Services — Summer 2002
Allegations Happen: How to Prevent and Survive Them — Spring 2002
Girdles, Laxatives, and Respite — Fall 2000
Child Welfare Policy
State Department Gets Adoptive Family Preparation Right — Spring 2006
Promote Permanency: Resist the Trend to Restrict LGBT Parenting — Winter 2006
Preserve Subsidy Supports: Protect Children's Best Interest — Winter 2006
Adoptees Deserve Access to Their Birth Records — Fall 2005
Case Highlights Dangers of Banning Gay & Lesbian Adoption — Spring 2002
Reports Spur Changes in Ontario's Child Protection Law — Spring 2000
Orphanage Experiences Play a Key Role in Adopted Romanian Children's Development — Fall 1997
The Misguided Call for Orphanages — Spring 1994
Child Welfare Practice
Detangling Diagnoses for Foster and Adopted Youth — Spring 2009
What Nebraska's Experience Reveals about Child Welfare and Mental Health — Winter 2009
Residential Family Drug Treatment: One Path to Permanence — Winter 2007
Permanence Can Mean Going Home — Spring 2006
Black Adoption Myths and Realities — Summer 2005
Maine Adoption Guides: Making the Case for Family-Driven Post-Adoption Services — Winter 2005
Families Need the Whole Truth — Spring 2004
Youth Are Never Too Old to Be Adopted — Fall 2003
Denying Access to Black Families Hurts Children — Summer 2002
Manitoba Repatriation Program Connects First Nations Adoptees with Their Heritage — Summer 2001
Thoughtful Visitation Practices Prevent Disruption — Spring 2001
Kinship Care Providers: Some Permanency Options — Winter 2001
Post-Adoption Services Work in Many Ways — Winter 2000
Adoptive Families Need Ongoing Support — Fall 1999
APABC: Defining Parent Support in British Columbia — Spring 1999
Oregon Launches Post-Adoption Resource Center — Spring 1999
Sibling Ties Are Worth Preserving — Spring 1999
Illinois Committed to Preserving Adoptions — Winter 1999
Recruiting Families
GLBT Communities & Adoption: Courting an Untapped Resource—Winter 2008
Finding African American Families for Foster Children: Tips for Workers & Agencies — Summer 2005
Positive Outcomes: What Workers Can Learn from Successful Teen Adoptions — Spring 2005
Parents Play a Vital Role in Recruitment and Retention — Winter 2005
Teens Can Help Find Families — Fall 2004
How Parents Really Feel about the Adoption Process — Summer 2004
Ethics and Adoptive Family Recruitment — Spring 2004
Repetition and Consistency Are Key in Recruiting Efforts — Fall 2002
Matching Party Connections Can Lead to Placements — Summer 2000
Adoption Love Train Makes Connections: Destination Home
— Summer 2002
Funding from the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1998 through early 2002 enabled NACAC to develop Recruiting News, a series of newsletters with recruitment resources. Below you can download a PDF of each issue of Recruiting News. (Since some of these newsletters are several years old, it is possible that contact information listed for authors or other resources may be out of date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.)
Personal Stories
Adoption, Take 2—Spring 2009
Where I've Been, Where I Am, Where I'm Going—Spring 2008
Taunting Nightmare — Winter 2007
The Value of a CASA — Winter 2006
FASD & Adoption: Two Perspectives —Fall 2004
My Chance to Give Back — Spring 2004
Insight from an Adult Foster Care Survivor — Fall 2003
Lessons I've Learned about Parenting — Summer 2003
Never Give Up Hope — Summer 2002
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