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Hello, everyone. My name is Lynda and my husband and I have just started attending foster parent/adoptive parent training in PA. Things are actually moving quicker that I expected, though I know that will eventually slow down, because we just happened to call about the program right before the most recent pre-service training at the agency. Even though we are still in our training period, we have started writing our autobigraphies for the agency too. As we understand it, the next step will be beginning the home study process. We are excited to start moving forward with all.
I have a question for those who have been through this process. Can anyone recommend some good resource materials (books, video series, whatever) so that we can be learning more and more about the process and the potential issues we may face with these children? I know no one is sure what issues there might be, but I am anxious to gain as much knowledge as I can during this period. During our first class yesterday, 2 books were mentioned that I want to get (one was Primal Wounds and the other was a book about I.E.P.s) but I was just wondering if there are other good ones that might help? Quite honestly, I didn't even know what an I.E.P. was until yesterday and I feel a bit behind some of the others in the class that have already been through some of these things with their own natural children or foster/adopts from another state.
Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!:thankyou:
I know this thread was started some months ago... but I am now new here. My husband and I are just starting the process (we are going for certification in fost to adopt and straight adoption). We have finished our training classes; completed our autobiographies, physicals, application, etc; and are waiting to start our homestudy. If anyone has any good information regarding fostering/adopting in PA and/or adopting across state lines, Im all ears! We're hoping to provide a home to a group of 3 siblings (or 2), between ages 4 and 12. If anyone has any insight on what its like to go from 0 to 3 kids, I would love to hear how that adjustment went!
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Hi
We went from 0 to 2 kids and it was an adjustment - though much more for the parents then for the kids. But well worth it
What age kids are you intersted in?
"Adopting the Older child" by CLaudia Jewett is good. As is "Attaching in Adoption" Deborah Gray
and "Parenting with Love and Logic"- Foster Kline
My husband and I started reading Orphans of the Living by Jennifer Toth. What these poor children have gone through is disgusting, some of the stories make us very uncomfortable, but we have a better insight on the type of history these children are living with.
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