Understanding Adoption for Birth Parents

Understanding Adoption for Birth Parents

What is the role of adoptive parents and birth parents in the adoption process?

What is the role of adoptive parents and birth parents in the adoption process?

What types of counseling services are available for birth parents?

What types of counseling services are available for birth parents?

What is the role of birth parents in international adoption?

What is the role of birth parents in international adoption?

Why is it important for adoptive parents to find an agency that supports birth parents?

Why is it important for adoptive parents to find an agency that supports birth parents?

What is the most important thing for adoptive parents and birth parents to understand?

What is the most important thing for adoptive parents and birth parents to understand?

How important is ongoing communication with birth parents?

How important is ongoing communication with birth parents?

How can ongoing communication benefit the child?

How can ongoing communication benefit the child?

Understanding Adoption for Birth Parents

Understanding Adoption for Birth Parents

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Sarah Mejac Barker Foundation

The Barker Foundation

Understanding Adoption for Birth Parents

Sarah Mejac: I am Sarah Mejac. I am a long time associate of the Barker Foundation, starting with placing my daughter in 1982 when I was 18-years-old. For last 15 years I have been a Barker volunteer and done a lot of community outreach and advocating for birthparents.

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Sarah Mejac: I am Sarah Mejac. I am a long time associate of the Barker Foundation, starting with placing my daughter in 1982 when I was 18-years-old. For last 15 years I have been a Barker volunteer and done a lot of community outreach and advocating for birthparents. I am also a member of the Barker Board of Trustees and that has been the focus of much of my work with Barker recently and in addition to working with birthparent issues, there are other adoption issues that are very dear to my heart, which I ll describe later. Today, we re going to talk about issues affecting birth parents during the process of adoption.

Why does the adoption process seem so complicated?

Why does the adoption process seem so complicated?

Understanding Adoption

Understanding Adoption

What is adoption?

What is adoption?

Where does one begin when looking into adoption?

Where does one begin when looking into adoption?

How do families know if they're ready for adoption?

How do families know if they're ready for adoption?

How can families choose the right option for them when it comes to adoption?

How can families choose the right option for them when it comes to adoption?

What should families know about the international adoption process?

What should families know about the international adoption process?

Understanding the Adoption Process

Understanding the Adoption Process

How has domestic adoption changed over the years?

How has domestic adoption changed over the years?

How can families choose the right adoption agency for them?

How can families choose the right adoption agency for them?