This session includes discussions about creating a photo resume, networking to locate a birth family, sensitive handling of phone calls, the first meeting, a cooperative agreement to outline future contact, and understanding the process from the birth family's and the adoptive family's perspectives. This will also include what to expect when working with a birth parent with a mental health history and/or drug or alcohol addiction.

total time - 1 hour 14 min

Separation and Loss Issues for Foster & Birth Families

Foster Parents Working with Birth Parents

Parenting Someone Else's Child: The Foster Parents' "How-To" Manual

Attaching in Adoption Practical Tools for Today's Parents

The Whole Me

The Coffee Can Kid