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Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions: Common?, Causes, Prevent

Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions: Common?, Causes, Prevent

FromCreating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care


Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions: Common?, Causes, Prevent

FromCreating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Not all adoptions are forever. Some fail. Recent reports by NBC News, the Today Show, and Reuters focused on the devastating outcomes for some kids and families, but left unanswered how often adoptions fail, what types of adoptions are at the most risk for adoption disruption or adoption dissolution, and what to do to prevent them from failing.   Host Dawn Davenport will interview a panel of adoption experts: Dr. Trudy Festinger, professor at the Silver School of Social Work at New York University, and leading researcher on adoption disruptions; Stephen Hayes, adoption attorney who has handled over 3,500 adoption cases, including many adoption dissolutions, and a fellow and past Vice President of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys; and Regina Kupecky, psycho-therapist specializing in adoption and attachment,and co-author of Adopting The Hurt Child and Parenting the Hurt Child. adoption, adopting from foster care, international adoption, adopting older children, attachment disorders  Blog summary of the show and highlights can be found here:  Blog summary of the show  Highlights  More Creating a Family resources on donor insemination can be found here.Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)
Released:
Sep 18, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent trying to be the best parent possible to your precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week we interview leading experts for an hour talking about the topics you really care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: weekly podcasts, weekly articles/blog posts, resource pages on all aspects of family building at our website CreatingAFamily.org. We also has an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.