International adoption

Foster care is a system by which adults care for minor children who are not able to live with their biological parents. When parents are unable, unwilling or unfit to care for a child, the child must find a new home. In some cases, there is little or no chance a child can return to their parents' custody, so they need a new permanent home. In other situations, children only a need a temporary home until their parents' situation changes. In any case, the children need somewhere to stay until a…

In the article “Childfree by Choice” by Kelly J. Welch, she discusses why men and women decide not to have children. It is becoming increasingly popular among not only the United States, but other countries such as Australia. Some common celebrities who have opted out of having children include Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, and Steve Martin. There has been little research into the motives of women and men who voluntarily choose to be childfree. Of the research that has been conducted, Rathus…

light brown hair pulled back just like her walls being pulled back as she reveals her story to me. Speaking softly and choosing her words wisely while looking up at the dirty, not so white, ceiling, as she interfaces with me about her role in the adoption process. This is Lexi Fears, a very involved junior, at Haltom High School. She’s adopted. It’s as simple as that; she’s adopted. There is a story, but it is one that is very common. On an average, 135,000 kids are adopted each year, in the…

There’s a lot of literature about adoption of Deaf babies into Hearing families. One of the most vital things that most of the literature agrees upon is having the parents of the Deaf child be fluent in ASL. Barbara White writes in “This Child is Mine: Deaf Parents and their Adopted Deaf Children” about Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs) and their experience being raised with Deaf parents; while Deaf children in Hearing families who don’t know ASL are often ignored or cast to the side,…

Attachment disorder is a disorder where the child has the conflict of not being able to show any sort of affection to their parent at times this can be difficult because this can cause problems throughout the person's life. This disorder can happen to children that have parents as well as foster children. The disorder is caused by the feeling of insecurity with their parents or caused by the death of their parents. It can also be caused by the abandonment of a child that was forced into a foster…

care and adoption agencies. I have always had a passion for working with children ever since I was a young girl. Before I found out about becoming a social work, I was going to school for elementary education. Once I completed 2 years I knew that elementary education was not the path I wanted to take when working with children. One day while researching careers I came across social work and from that point on I knew social work was the career I was destined to be in. “Foster care and adoption…

What does the word "foster" mean? It means to help someone (or something) grow and develop. To foster also means to take care of someone's needs. A foster family is a family who opens up their homes to children who have to be separated from their birth families. It is the foster family's job to help their foster child grow and develop within a loving, nurturing environment. Not everyone is cut out to be a foster parent. The state has to do background checks on families that want to become a…

1.6: Describe reasons for adhering to the agreed scope of the job role. It’s very important to stick to the agreed scope of the job role because when you applied for that position you agreed there and then to the job description which is part of a contract. It is your duty and legal responsibility to adhere in your defined role, and to understand the expectations of your job role as well as understanding all the professional boundaries. If you don’t adhere to your defined role then you will be…

The media likes to portray New York Attorneys like they do not have a soft spot. Ross Abelow is a tough New York City lawyer that fights hard for justice for his clients. However, Abelow also has a soft spot for animals in the community. This tough New York attorney is sponsoring a GoFundMe page for animal shelters in New York. His goal is to raise at least $5,000 for the shelter. The funds are needed to provide all the neccessary resources for the homeless animals that live in the shelter.…

On June 1, 1999, I was adopted from Gaoming, China. After four boys, my parents were excited to fly thousands of miles to see their baby girl for the first time. There was a lot of chance and uncertainty when adopting a child from China. My mother told me stories of couples who would go to China and end up adopting a child completely different than who they had officially signed papers for. Sometimes even a complete different gender than what had been requested. Many babies from my orphanage…