Adoption Resources

WEBSITES

Offers free interactive online seminars on various topics related to adoption, i.e.:  attachment, grief and loss, conspicuous families, etc. www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh) www.attach.org

Adoptive Families Magazine has great articles by both adoption professionals and adoptive families. www.adoptivefamilies.com

Tapestry Books offers a catalog for books and materials related to adoption for all members of the adoption triad. www.tapestrybooks.com

Perspectives Press offers a catalog for books and materials related to adoption and infertility. www.perspectivespress.com

Fetal Alcohol Sydrome/ Fetal Alcohol Effects Information Service www.ccsa.ca/fasgen.htm

USCIS Homepage has information about adopting internationally, office locations, and also gives users access to necessary forms. www.uscis.gov

Online forum where families can get information and make connections with other members of the adoption triad. www.adoption.com

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys www.adoptionattorneys.org

 

BOOKS

Adoption Parenting:  Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections: Edited by Jean MacLeod and Sheena Macrae, PhD.

Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child: by Lark Eschelman

International Adoption: Challenges and Opportunities: byThais Tepper, Lois Hannon, and Dorothy Sandstrom (ed.)

When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder: by Nancy L. Thomas

Adoption is a Family Affair: What Relatives and Friends Must Know: by Patricia Irwin Johnston

Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America: by Adam Pertman

The Handbook of International Adoption Medicine: A Guide for Physicians, Parents, and Providers: by Laurie C. Miller

Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self: by David Brodzinsky

The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child: by Nancy Newton Verrier, M.A.

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew: by Sherrie Eldridge

Lifebooks:  Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child: Beth O’Malley