There are many professionals involved in adoption. Some of these groups are more exclusive and others are for anyone involved in adoption, professionally or otherwise. In order to connect with those different professionals, check out our top picks of LinkedIn groups for adoption.
1 – Adoption Professionals is a group for different professionals to connect, support each other, and discuss with each other. Additionally, it is used to help warn professionals of possible scams.
2 – Connected to Adoption: Professionals and More is a group for professionals all across adoption to connect. All different adoption professionals are welcome, from social workers to educators to organizations and more.
3 – Touched by Adoption is sponsored by Adoption Star. It is a group for all members of the adoption triad and for adoption professionals. They encourage positive discussion and they do not allow any advertisements or promotion.
4 – Therapeutic Residential and Foster Care for Traumatized Children is an international group that mainly includes professionals who are involved in similar fields like adoption, therapy, education, etc. Organizations cannot join and people who join the group need to actively participate. Members of the group must also be respectful and professional.
5 – Foster Care Family is a group that connects people involved in foster care and people who are interested in foster care. Foster care parents, kinship foster care parents, professionals involved in the foster care field, and more are welcome. The rules of the group are to be polite and respectful.
6 – Fostering & Adoption Social Work News Group is a group where social work professionals in the adoption and foster care world can discuss, share news, and share opportunities.
7 – Therapeutic Fostering & Adoption is a group to support adoption and fostering professionals. They also strive to share information and ask good questions. Additionally, they require that any members of this group be respectful toward other members, people on all sides of the adoption triad, and people involved in fostering.
LinkedIn groups are a great place to go to in order to connect with other professionals in adoption to find news and opportunities. It can also be a good place to find support and connect with others involved in the adoption process personally. These are some of our top current adoption influencers on LinkedIn. Who would you add to the list?