Being a Foster or Adoptive Family

• Adoption Basics: What Families Need to Know to Begin the Process
• The Extended Family and Adoption
• Focus on Single Parents
• Grief and Loss During the Adoption Process
• Moving from Foster Care to Adoption: Changing Families
• The Safety Net: Building Support Before You Need It
• Difficulty with Bonding—Developing Family Bonds through Adoption
• How Adoption and Foster Care Affect the Family System
• The Adoption Process and Children with Life-Threatening Illness

• Black and White Do Not Make Grey—Sometimes They Make a Rainbow

• Abuse and Neglect in Children
• Child Development
• Grief and Loss
• Adoption Issues in Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood

• The Adoption Process and Children with Cognitive Needs
• The Adoption Process and Children with Medical Needs
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Childhood Depression, Dysthymia and Bipolar Illness
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Parenting the Traumatized Child
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Choosing a Mental Health Provider

• The Adopted Child Goes to School
• Me, My Child and the Teachers: Teaming Up at School
• Team Building—Family School, Therapists and Healthcare Workers
• Positive Parenting