Download or read book The Private Adoption Handbook written by Stanley B. Michelman and published by Dell. This book was released on 1990 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private adoption--the process by which a couple legally adopts a baby directly from the birth parents--accounts for more than half the adoptions in the U.S. in the last decade. In this supportive guide, the authors dispel the myths and misconceptions that surround the process in order to help childless couples achieve their dream quickly and confidently.
Download or read book Adopting On Your Own written by Lee Varon and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-10-04 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses questions and concerns of prospective single adoptive parents, and provides information on transracial and international adoption and the rights of gays and lesbians to adopt.
Download or read book The Private Adoption Handbook written by Stanley B. Michelman and published by . This book was released on 1991-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Independent Adoption Manual written by Advocate Press and published by Advocatepress. This book was released on 1993 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INDEPENDENT ADOPTION MANUAL, a 400-page, reader-friendly, how-to book, is the most comprehensive, up-to-date book on independent adoption. This book demonstrates how a couple can adopt an infant in about one year without spending a fortune. The book covers the following topics: choosing an adoption attorney, the legal process, the home study process (including sample home studies), identified agency adoptions, finding a birth mother, & dealing with birth families. This book also covers medical issues including dealing with obstetricians & hospital personnel. Also extensively covered is prenatal exposure to drugs & alcohol & ways a couple can decide if they should go through with an adoption when health risks/problems are involved. Nearly every adoption professional will find the extensive resource lists a great benefit. The references include 700 newspapers that accept adoption ads, plus 3,000 newspapers that are part of statewide networks that run adoption ads; 200 adoption attorneys; & the names, addresses, & telephone numbers for each state's Adoption Specialist, Bar Association & Interstate Compact Personnel. Each state's adoption laws are outlined in a question & answer format. To order call The AdvocatePress at (908) 363-7600 or write to First State Bank Building, 555 Madison Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701.
Download or read book Handbook of Adoption written by Rafael A. Javier and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Handbook of Adoption' addresses topics in adoption that reflect the many dimensions of theory, research, development, race adjustment and clinical practice which can affect adoption triad members.
Download or read book The Penguin Adoption Handbook written by Edmund Blair Bolles and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated to reflect changes in state and federal adoption laws and the rise of nontraditional adoption strategies, The Penguin Adoption Handbook takes readers step-by-step through the adoption process. An essential guide to adopting the child you want.
Download or read book The Ultimate Insider s Guide to Adoption written by Elizabeth Swire Falker and published by Grand Central Life & Style. This book was released on 2009-06-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, accessible guide leads you with confidence through every decision you'll have to make during the adoption process -- including the ones that you'd never know to expect. So you've made the decision to adopt. What's next? For starters, how do you know whether domestic or international adoption is right for you? (And what are the real differences between the two?) Adoption insider Elizabeth Swire Falker answers these questions and many more. As an attorney who practices in the area of adoption and has worked with hundreds of families, and as an adoptive parent herself, she offers expert advice on each stage of the process. Complete with checklists, tips, sidebars, and plenty of advice, it shows you how to: Identify which adoption experts you do and don't need Find the right birth mother or choose the right country for your family-and how to spot red flags in potential situations Select an attorney or agency and prepare for your home visit Finance an adoption on a budget, manage the red tape, and get around the roadblocks Navigate all of the complex emotions that surface along the way With Elizabeth Swire Falker's warm yet been-there-done-that voice, The Insider's Guide to Adoption is sure to become a tried-and-true resource for adoptive parents everywhere.
Download or read book The Complete Adoption Handbook written by Kay Marshall Strom and published by Zondervan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Single Parent Adoption written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Adoption written by Robert S. Lasnik and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 1979 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Children s Bureau Legacy written by Administration on Children, Youth and Families and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive history of the Children’s Bureau from 1912-2012 in eBook form that shares the legacy of this landmark agency that established the first Federal Government programs, research and social reform initiatives aimed to improve the safety, permanency and well-being of children, youth and families. In addition to bios of agency heads and review of legislation and publications, this important book provides a critical look at the evolution of the Nation and its treatment of children as it covers often inspiring and sometimes heart-wrenching topics such as: child labor; the Orphan Trains, adoption and foster care; infant and maternal mortality and childhood diseases; parenting, infant and child care education; the role of women's clubs and reformers; child welfare standards; Aid to Dependent Children; Depression relief; children of migrants and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans), including Indian Boarding Schools and Indian Adoption Program; disabled children care; children in wartime including support of military families and World War II refugee children; Juvenile delinquency; early childhood education Head Start; family planning; child abuse and neglect; natural disaster recovery; and much more. Child welfare and related professionals, legislators, educators, researchers and advocates, university school of social work faculty and staff, libraries, and others interested in social work related to children, youth and families, particularly topics such as preventing child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption will be interested in this comprehensive history of the Children's Bureau that has been funded by the U.S. Federal Government since 1912.
Download or read book You Can Adopt written by Susan Caughman and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Adoptive Families magazine, the country’s leading resource on adoption, this warm, authoritative book is full of practical, realistic advice from leading attorneys, doctors, social workers, and psychologists, as well as honest, intimate stories from real parents and children. You Can Adopt answers every question–even the ones you’re afraid to ask: • When should I shift from fertility treatment to adoption? • How do I talk to my spouse about adoption? • Can we find a healthy baby? • Do I need an attorney? An adoption agency? • Can the birth mother take the baby back? • How much will this really cost? How long will it take? • Aren’t all adopted children unhappy? • Can I love a child who “isn’t mine”? • How can I ease the rest of my family into this decision? Complete with checklists and worksheets, You Can Adopt will help make your dreams of family come true.
Download or read book What I Want My Adopted Child to Know written by Bacchetta Sally Bacchetta and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent's Perspective is a tender, revealing look at adoption from the parent perspective. Whether you are an adoptive parent, an adoptee, someone considering adoption, or simply curious about adoption dynamics, What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent's Perspective will touch your heart and increase your sensitivity to the challenges and joys that are unique to adoptive parenting. Bacchetta wrote the book in response to a need common among adoptive families. Adoptive families navigate emotional terrain that fully-biological families don't have to. This is a book adoptive parents can give to their child and say, I know adoption is painful, unsettling, joyous, and affirming. It's that way for me too. More than anything, adoption is the way we came together, and I'll always be grateful for that.' Bacchetta's words echo with the collective voice of over 100 adoptive parents interviewed for this book. With chapters like I Would Do it All Again , You Are Not Different Because You Were Adopted, and I Regret What I Can't Give You, What I Want My Adopted Child to Know is by turns affirming, challenging, thoughtful, wistful, and poignant.
Download or read book There Are Babies to Adopt written by Christine Adamec and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millions of Americans who dream of having a family, adoption is the answer, and this indispensable, up-to-the-minute handbook will lead would-be parents smoothly through the entire process. Compassionately written by an expert who is herself an adoptive parent, it provides easy-to-follow information on every type of adoption -- independent, open, or confidential -- and family situation, including single-parent adoptions and adopting special needs kids, as well as: -- How long a wait to expect, and how to avoid delays -- Types of agencies, insurance, and costs -- Sensitive advice on first encounters with birth parents, and the reactions of friends, family, and strangers -- Preparing for the Home Study and writing the autobiography Features a complete, up-to-date bibliography and appendix directory of lawyers, agencies, support groups, and adoption organizations.
Download or read book The Complete Adoption Book written by Laura Beauvais-Godwin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-10-17 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your dream of being a parent can come true. The Complete Adoption Book is your indispensable resource along the way. Whether you choose to pursue independent, agency, or international adoption, The Complete Adoption Book is the most comprehensive and authoritative adoption book you can use to guide you through the process—from deciding if adoption is right for you to budgeting your expenses and interviewing birth mothers. As adoption professionals and adoptive parents, authors Laura Beauvais-Godwin and Raymond Godwin bring an unparalleled level of expertise and compassion to every situation an adopting parent is likely to encounter. The information provided in The Complete Adoption Book includes: *Information about every kind of adoption—from family adoption to independent and from agency to international *All contact information required for agencies, attorneys, and support groups *State-by-state requirements for completing legal adoptions *A step-by-step guide to the home study The Complete Adoption Book puts control back in your hands and places you on the right track for securing the family you’ve always wanted quickly, legally, and with few complications.
Download or read book The Open Hearted Way to Open Adoption written by Lori Holden and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers common open adoption situations and how real families have navigated typical issues successfully. Like all useful parenting books, it provides parents with the tools to come to answers on their own, and answers questions that might not yet have come up.
Download or read book Should You Adopt written by Christine M. Field and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you sort through the legal concerns and help you work through the questions you will have before embarking on the adoption journey.
