Before Your Adopt

Adoptive mom and blogger Christa Jordan knows firsthand how difficult the adoption process can be, especially given her own very unconventional adoption story. With her background and experience in social work and the child welfare system, and after countless conversations with other pre-adoptive parents, she developed this workbook to help others ask the important questions that will guide them through the complicated process.This incredibly comprehensive workbook includes: Detailed descriptions of the different types of adoption and foster care, including foster-to-adopt, private domestic adoptions, international adoptions, and embryo adoptions; Questions and issues to consider for each type of adoption; Questions to help in selecting the right agency and ensuring they adhere to ethical practices and policies; Conversations to consider with your partner or support system before starting the process; Questions to help address personal expectations and motivations; Questions regarding how to address social issues, including medical and psychological issues, and challenges facing multi-cultural families. This edition features white interior pages in order to qualify for expanded distribution, but has the exact same content as the first edition.