Federal Adoption Program
Title | Federal Adoption Program PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
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Accessing Federal Adoption Subsidies After Legalization
Title | Accessing Federal Adoption Subsidies After Legalization PDF eBook |
Author | Tim O'Hanlon |
Publisher | CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America) |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
This book describes how changes in the federal Title IV-E adoption assistance program provide an opportunity for adoptive families who are struggling to meet the medical and psychological needs of their children to receive badly needed financial and medical assistance. The guide is designed to help adoptive families apply for adoption assistance after legalization and for retroactive adoption assistance payments, regardless of their state of residence.
Adoption and Financial Assistance
Title | Adoption and Financial Assistance PDF eBook |
Author | Rita Laws |
Publisher | Praeger |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Adoption |
ISBN |
Parents, child advocates, and family attorneys need to understand how to put the federal adoption assistance law to work for their children and clients in order to create adoptions, keep them intact and healthy, and encourage future special needs adoptive placements as well. This guide through the state adoption bureaucracies shows how to navigate the adoption assistance process, negotiate an adoption assistance contract, and plan effective administrative hearings and adoption subsidy appeals. Essentially four books in one, this book includes and explains the federal IV-E adoption assistance law and many of the important clarifications that have been issued by the federal government over the last two decades; takes the reader inside the culture of the state adoption bureaucracies to show how they operate, and why they sometimes seem to be working against adoptive families instead of with them; illustrates how to negotiate and periodically renegotiate the crucial adoption assistance contract, and how to file and prepare for an administrative hearing and an appeal should the decision go against a family; and provides easy-to-understand examples in numerous sidebars that illustrate important points every adoptive family should understand. Families who have or will adopt children with special needs may be able to save tens of thousands of dollars using the information provided here.
The Children's Bureau Legacy
Title | The Children's Bureau Legacy PDF eBook |
Author | Administration on Children, Youth and Families |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2013-04-01 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 0160917220 |
Comprehensive history of the Children’s Bureau from 1912-2012 in eBook form that shares the legacy of this landmark agency that established the first Federal Government programs, research and social reform initiatives aimed to improve the safety, permanency and well-being of children, youth and families. In addition to bios of agency heads and review of legislation and publications, this important book provides a critical look at the evolution of the Nation and its treatment of children as it covers often inspiring and sometimes heart-wrenching topics such as: child labor; the Orphan Trains, adoption and foster care; infant and maternal mortality and childhood diseases; parenting, infant and child care education; the role of women's clubs and reformers; child welfare standards; Aid to Dependent Children; Depression relief; children of migrants and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans), including Indian Boarding Schools and Indian Adoption Program; disabled children care; children in wartime including support of military families and World War II refugee children; Juvenile delinquency; early childhood education Head Start; family planning; child abuse and neglect; natural disaster recovery; and much more. Child welfare and related professionals, legislators, educators, researchers and advocates, university school of social work faculty and staff, libraries, and others interested in social work related to children, youth and families, particularly topics such as preventing child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption will be interested in this comprehensive history of the Children's Bureau that has been funded by the U.S. Federal Government since 1912.
The Adoption Process in Wisconsin
Title | The Adoption Process in Wisconsin PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Goodwin |
Publisher | Legislative Reference Bureau |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Adoption |
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Adoption Policy and Special Needs Children
Title | Adoption Policy and Special Needs Children PDF eBook |
Author | Rosemary J. Avery |
Publisher | Praeger |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1997-03-18 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN |
This edited volume contains contributions from leading researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and advocates in adoption policy and practice. Topics covered include adoption advocacy, race and adoption, placement of older and disabled children, adoption disruption, adoptive parent recruitment, and policy related to federal adoption subsidy support. This collection brings together leading researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and advocates in the area of adoption policy and practice. All chapter contributors are nationally recognized leaders in their particular fields of expertise. Several have been instrumental in shaping public policy and legislation on behalf of special needs children and their families. Chapters cover the following topics: advocacy on behalf of special needs children, racial issues in the placement and adoption of special needs children, issues involved in the adoption of older and disabled children, adoption disruption, recruitment of adoptive parents for special needs children, and federal and state policy related to adoption subsidy support. The volume covers the key issues related to both practice and policy in child welfare. As such it is essential reading for professionals and policy makers in social/human services and child welfare. Scholars and other researchers in the field will also find the collection invaluable.
Adoption
Title | Adoption PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara A. Moe |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2007-03-29 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1598840304 |
This compilation of the best thinking about adoption by both historical and current authorities reveals a vital, ever-changing practice affecting the lives of millions of people around the globe. The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly through history. In colonial America, parents adopted out their unwanted children—those who were "rude, stubborn, and unruly"—to other families. Today, Americans go abroad looking for children to adopt, and have adopted more than a quarter million internationally. Adoption: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition not only traces the development of expert thinking about adoption, it also looks at both sides of the latest controversial issues. Should adoptions be open or closed? Should the government regulate adoptions more closely—or less? This updated second edition offers an international perspective with a new chapter on how countries outside the United States provide adoption services. This work is an indispensable resource for those thinking about adoption or researching its history.