| Cases and Resources
Chapter 33: Foster Care
and Adoption
Foster Care
Adoption
Foster
Care
So,
You Want to Be a Foster Parent?
The National Foster Parents’ Association has published
an article on the challenges that a foster parent may face.
Before becoming a foster parent, it is important to understand
the difficulties that may lie ahead.
Foster
Parent Responsibilities
This list of responsibilities emphasizes each area of a child’s
development that a foster parent must nurture. How are the
responsibilities for foster parents different for adopted
or biological children of parents?
Foster
Care and Adoptive Community
Fosterparents.com is a site dedicated to providing information
and support to foster parents. Browse through the publications,
research, and articles describing challenges and solutions,
success stories, and training opportunities for families with
foster children.
Foster
Club for Youth
Fosterclub.com is a site dedicated to youth in foster care.
Take a closer look at the personal stories of young people
in foster care, issues that arise in their daily lives, and
assistance programs offered to foster kids.
Family
Reunification or Termination of Parental Rights?
This real case presents how a court decides if parents and
children should be reunited after foster care or if the parent’s
rights should be terminated and the child permanently placed
in an adoptive home. Are the cases always this easy to decide?
Child
Protective Services: Deciding if a Child Should be Removed
from Home
The state of Oregon’s Department of Human Services provides
guidelines for how decisions are made when a child’s
safety may be at risk.
Back to
Top
Adoption
Adoption:
An Overview
Read an overview of adoption and the legal issues involved
in making non-biological parents the legal parents of a child.
National
Adoption Information Clearinghouse
This Department of Health and Human Services site provides
information and resources for adopted children, parents, potential
parents, birth parents and relatives, legal issues, federal
and state laws, and other topics connected to adoption.
Adoption
and Foster Care Statistics
Browse statistics concerning adoption in the United States.
What are the trends? How many children are adopted each year?
Opening
Adoption Records
The controversy over keeping adoption records open or closed—between
protecting the anonymity of the birth mother or giving information
to the adopted child—is still being fought. Some states
will allow the records to be opened after the child reaches
a certain age. Read a report on this discussion and form your
own opinion.
Legal
Overview of Surrogacy
Read this overview of the legal aspects surrounding surrogacy.
Interracial
Adoption
Adopting a child that is a different race from the parents
creates a unique family that faces unique challenges. This
site explores issues that arise from the sharing of different
races and cultures within the same family. Read stories of
parents and children in interracial families.
Back to
Top
|
