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Adoption & Foster Care

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Sensory Processing and Adoptees with Disabilities Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Sensory Processing and Adoptees with Disabilities

Season 1, Episode 6: Megan Bresnahan, ORT/L, an Occupational Therapist at the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota discusses her role at the interdisciplinary clinic and the value of multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention among adoptees and children in foster care. She provides valuable…
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September 21, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Domestic Adoption in Ethiopia Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Domestic Adoption in Ethiopia

Season 1, Episode 5: Sebilu Bodja, MPA & Kristi Gleason, LMSW, outline Ethiopia's transition from being a sending country for international adoptions toward developing and prioritizing domestic foster care and adoption programs. They highlight ways that Bethany Christian Services has worked in partnership with the…
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September 14, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Adoption Medicine and the Adoption of Children with Disabilities Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Adoption Medicine and the Adoption of Children with Disabilities

Season 1, Episode 3: Judith Eckerle, MD the Director of the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota, discusses the adoption of children with disabilities and medical conditions. She outlines trends in adoption, pre-adoption preparation for families, and the evaluation and support of children,…
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August 27, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Introducing the Routledge Handbook of Adoption Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Introducing the Routledge Handbook of Adoption

Season 1, Episode 1: The co-editors of the Routledge Handbook of Adoption discuss how they came to be working together and their main goals in putting together the Handbook. They preview the sections of the Handbook and the topics that are included, ending with a…
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August 25, 2020
Religious Motivation to Adopt as a Predictor of Adoptive Family Structure, Parental Discipline, and Outcomes Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPapers & Presentations

Religious Motivation to Adopt as a Predictor of Adoptive Family Structure, Parental Discipline, and Outcomes

Originally Authored by Emily J. Helder, Marjorie L. Gunnoe, and Hannah Timmermans in Adoption Quarterly Download Full Text Article PDF Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine religious motivation to adopt and how this relates to decisions families made while adopting, firm discipline,…
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July 21, 2020
The Routledge Handbook of Adoption – Chapter 1: Historical and Contemporary Contexts of US Adoption Adoption & Foster CareChapterChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationMental Health Policy

The Routledge Handbook of Adoption – Chapter 1: Historical and Contemporary Contexts of US Adoption

Originally Authored By Elisha Marr, Emily Helder, and Gretchen Miller Wrobel in The Routledge Handbook of Adoption Download Full Text PDF Introduction Complex family forms, such as those created through adoption, are becoming increasingly commonplace in the US. Our contemporary familiarity with adoptive families, whether…
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March 3, 2020