Guide to Adoption for Health Care & Counseling Professionals

Pros
•To the point
•Debunks common myths
•Easy to read

Cons
•The word "birthmother" used pre-placement

The Bottom Line - Good, concise information for pregnancy counselors about adoption to help correct any misperceptions they may have themselves, and make an accurate presentation of adoption as a positive option.
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Description
•Created by the Institute for Adoption Education and Adoptions Together, Inc.
•35 pages, booklet
•Includes additional Web-based resources
•Walks through counseling strategies, starting with the decision to parent or not.

Review - Guide to Adoption for Health Care & Counseling Professionals

When pregnancy counselors talk about adoption as an option in a crisis or unintended pregnancy, are they bringing personal biases or outdated information to the table? The purpose of this small, easy-to-read guide is to give counselors information, including a brief overview of adoption history, the evolution of new practices and social attitudes, and methods of presenting information to pregnant women and their families, with sensitivity and accuracy. Counselors are traditionally buried in reading materials, so the booklet's clear language and to-the-point information should make it a welcome addition to any counselor's ready reference bookshelf.
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