Newsletter Sign UpBelow, we offer a wealth of free resources from webinars, books, movies and articles to recommended websites that will provide information and guidance on helping you better navigate through the adoption journey. Check back frequently for additional resources.
Webinars
Monthly live stream webinar series (and in-demand options) with topics that appeal to both parents and professionals (The first 600 registrations each month are FREE!)
Download PDF: NEW Fall 2019-Spring 2020 Schedule
Books
Bibliography of adoption-related books for parents, professionals and children
Download PDF: CASE bibliography
Movies
List of adoption-themed movies for children and adults
Downloadable PDF: List of adoption-themed movies
Downloadable Adoption-Themed Movie and Television Show Reviews:
This Is Us Television Series Review
KUNG FU PANDA 3 Movie Review
FINDING DORY Movie Review
STORKS Movie Review
THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS Movie Review
MOANA Movie Review
Steve Jobs Movie Review
Articles and Fact Sheets
Select from our list of informative articles and fact sheets written by C.A.S.E.’s own trained, adoption-competent therapists to help you navigate your adoption journey.
Articles
Articles Authored by C.A.S.E. Adoption-Competent Mental Health Professionals
*Must have subscription to Fostering Families Today to view the following 2 articles:
Responding to Grief & Loss in Foster Care and Adoption*
- NEW! Birth Parents On Their Mind: Search and Reunion
- Adopting Your Foster Child: What Every Parent Needs to Know
- Supporting Foster Parents Through Loss & Grief
- College Choices And Adopted Teens
- Supporting Adopted Children With Special Needs In The School Setting
- 6 Questions Every Adopted Teen Wants Answered
- The Holidays: An Opportunity for Loving Healing
- Holidays with Extended Family – An Opportunity for Connection
- Dear Ellen Navigating Social Media and Teens
- Embracing Open Adoption
- Older Child Adoption
- Making the Decision to Adopt
- 8 Ways to Engage with Your Child
Articles of Interest from External Sources
- NEW! (Credit: Baylor University Social Work Program) How to Support Expectant and Birth Mothers Throughout Adoption
- Selecting and Working with a Therapist Skilled in Adoption
- Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List 2018
- New York Times Podcast – Modern Love: Episode 3 – Actress Sarah Paulson reads the 2010 essay entitled, “Open Adoption: Not So Simple Math”
- Seeking Meaningful Therapy: Thoughts from an Adoptive Mom by Debbie Schugg
- The Adopted Life with Angela Tucker
Fact Sheet Series
Fact Sheet No. 1: Children and Adoption
Fact Sheet No. 2: The School Age Years
Fact Sheet No. 3: Adolescents and Adoption
Fact Sheet No. 4: Talking with Children – Basics
Fact Sheet No. 5: Talking with Children – Difficult
Fact Sheet No. 6: Talking with Children – Teen Years
Fact Sheet No. 7: Adopted Children and Their Peers
Fact Sheet No. 8: Entitlement and Claiming
Fact Sheet No. 9: Adoption at School
External Links for Additional Resources
Below is a list of websites that are tailored for the adoption and foster care community.
Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics Trauma Guide – Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope with Trauma
Resolve: The National Infertility Association
Families With Children from China
Families for Private Adoption
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Latin American Parents Association
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway – Factsheets for Families Series
Adoptee-Birthparent Support Network
American Adoption Congress
Pact, An Adoption Alliance
Rainbow Families
Concerned United Birthparents
AdoptUSKids
Adoptive Families
Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today
Donaldson Adoption Institute
ASIA Families
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
FACES of Virginia
The National Resource on ADHD
National Council for Adoption