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How Does Open Adoption Work?
If you decide adoption is the right choice for you and your child, ABC will help you build an adoption plan.You choose the adoptive family from carefully screened applicants. You can meet the family and make arrangements for ongoing contact after the child is placed which may be in the form of emails, pictures, phone calls or visits. A legal consent will be signed before your child is placed with the adoptive family.Every adoption plan is unique and ongoing contact will depend on what works for you and the adoptive family.We know that adoption for your child is likely the most difficult decision that you may ever make and we are here to help you consider this big decision. We also offer support and counselling for your family, and there are no fees charged for services for birth parents or their families.If you would like to talk to someone about considering an adoption plan, please give us a call at 1-800-570-2835, text at 403-681-9630 or email us at Calgary@adoptionbychoice.ca or Edmonton@adoptionbychoice.ca and we will connect with you as soon as possible.
Resources for Birth Parents
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Pregnancy Care
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CUPS |
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Healthy Moms Healthy Babies |
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Louise Dean Centre |
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Birthright |
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Terra Centre - Edmonton |
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Kara Program - Calgary |
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Alberta Children Services |
www.openadoptioninsight.org – the website of Brenda Romanchik, who is a birthmother who has published some excellent information for birthparents.
BOOKS
Birthparent Grief - by Brenda Romanchik
Being a Birthparent: Finding Our Place - by Brenda Romanchik
Sacred Connections - By Mary Ann Koenig
Resources for Adoptive Parents
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Alberta Children Services |
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Healthy Moms Healthy Babies |
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The Adoption Council of Canada |
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Adoption Month e-magazine |
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Adoptive Families Magazine |
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Tapestry Books |
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Let’s Talk Adoption |
The Adoption Institute: http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/index.php
The Evan B. Donaldson Institute for Adoption – doing some excellent current research in adoption. Visit their website to subscribe to their free e-newsletter.
The North American Council on Adoptable children: www.nacac.org
The North American Council on Adoptable Children – this organization hosts a terrific annual
Training Conference, promotes the adoption of waiting children, can give you info about subsidy, advocacy, etc.
Adoption Learning Partners: www.adoptionlearningpartners.org
Site that provides courses for adoptive parents on topics like attachment, talking about adoption, trans-racial, international, etc.
The Family Helper: www.familyhelper.net
A site to find all the adoption resources in Canada, agencies, governments, international facilitators, support groups, etc.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Beginnings: How Families Come to Be -by Virginia Kroll
Did My First Mother Love Me? - by Kathryn Ann Miller
Pugnose has Two Special Families - by Karis Kruzel
Place in My Heart - By Mary Grossnickle