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Adoption Related Websites of Interest
This is a list of Web sites that may be a benefit to parents and clinicians.
For questions and/or comments on this page, please email
Dr. Teena McGuinness
- Russian
Adoption
- This page focuses on medical issues related to adoption from Russia.
At this site you may obtain information about Russian medical terminology,
and links to bulletin boards where your specific questions about adoption
from Russia can be posted.
- FAS - Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Links
- A list of sites and researchers concerning prenatal fetal alcohol
exposure.
- Dr. Dana
Johnson and the International Adoption Clinic at the University of
Minnesota.
- The International Adoption Clinic counsels prospective adoptive
parents, screens adopted children after arrival, and provides ongoing
follow-up and referral. Located at the University of Minnesota Hospital,
the clinic can link you with top specialists who can address your concerns
in such areas as infectious disease, development, nutrition,
ophthalmology, psychology and cardiology. The International Adoption
Clinic is not designed to replace your family doctor or pediatrician and
the routine care they give. Instead, the clinic staff assists your regular
physician by providing special expertise. A caring, professional staff
will make sure your adopted child is free from treatable disease, will
recommend ways to deal with problems that affect your entire family, and
will help your child reach his or her full developmental potential.
- University of
Washington Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit.
- The best website on fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related
neurodevelopmental disorder is at the University of Washington Fetal
Alcohol and Drug Unit. Ann Stressguth's 20 year program of research is
featured. You can read the introduction to her book Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities. There are other
important articles, too.
- Eastern European Adoption
Coalition
- is a website that disseminates a variety of pertinent information to
the adoptive families of Eastern European and former USSR children. They
maintain several lists including aparentruss, a listserve of 1500 adoptive
families.
- Families for Russian and Ukrainian
Adoption
- Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption is a support network for
adoptive families with children from the former Soviet Union with chapters
throughout the U.S. Our families have found that there is no roadmap to
guide new parents of adoptive children from the former Soviet Union, so
we've turned to the real experts -- other families. We can help you
prepare for your adoption experience and support you after you return
home. We offer the following services: Network of support for adoptive
parents; Cultural and ethnic events; Newsletter and lecture series; Forum
for advocating adoption from the former Soviet Union
- Sensory
Integration International
- SENSORY INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL is a non-profit, tax-exempt
corporation concerned with the impact of sensory integrative problems on
people's lives. They bring together professionals, individuals, families,
and researchers who want to know more about sensory integration. Their
goal is to improve quality of life for persons with sensory processing
disorders. We advocate early intervention to prevent a sensory
inefficiency from becoming a debilitating social or health condition. We
aim to enhance wellness in the general public by promoting awareness of
sensory processing and its relationship to health. Many internationally
adopted children have benefited from sensory integration therapy.
- An Overview of
Bowlby's Attachment Theory
- This site is part of the home page for the Attachment Research Center
in Buenos Aires and gives an overview of Bowlby's attachment theory.
Additionally, a review of attachment from an evolutionary point of view is
provided with a critique of Bowlby's theory.
- Dr. Boris Gindis
Home Page
- Composed of independent professionals, the BGCenter brings together a
unique set of people and resources to match each individual referral, and
to provide a full range of requested services. Our center is a rapidly
growing agency providing services for Russian-speaking clients. Our team
includes a child psychiatrist (bilingual / Russian), a pediatric
neurologist (bilingual / Russian), a licensed psychologist (bilingual /
Russian), and NY State certified bilingual speech/ language pathologists,
educational evaluators, and social workers. Among our customers are school
districts, adoption agencies, courts, state agencies (including VESID,
ODD, Early Childhood` Intervention) and, of course, individuals and
families. Read the important article on
abrupt native language loss in international adoptees.
- Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome - Family Album Snapshots
- To read a parental account of parenting a child with alcohol-related
birth defects and a letter to the president describing the far-reaching
effects of this disorder. Please visit - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome -
Family Album Snapshots
- Fastforward Software
Home Page
- Visit this site to learn about the cutting edge research which is
helping kids with sensory processing deficit/language learning impairment
overcome their difficulties through Fastforward, a video game. Click on
"Scientific Basis" to learn more about this important work.
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The Parent Network
- The Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child is a group of
parents, clinicians, and researchers who seek to help the thousands of
children who are adopted from orphanages around the world. They offer
information, conferences, and referrals. Their newsletter (published
quarterly) costs $20 per year (six issues). Their FAX number is (770)
979-3140. Click Here
to view the Overview of the Post-Institutionalized Child (Click Here to send an email to The
Parent Network)
- The
importance of using positive adoption language
- The use of positive adoption language (PAL) helps to eliminate the
emotional overcharging which for many years has served to perpetuate a
societally-held myth that adoption is a second-best and lesser-than
alternative for all involved--that in being part of an adoption one has
somehow missed out on a "real" family experience. The use of this
vocabulary acknowledges those involved in adoption as thoughtful and
responsible people, reassigns them authority and responsibility for their
actions, and, by eliminating the emotionally-charged words which sometimes
lead to a subconscious feeling of competition or conflict, helps to
promote understanding among members of the adoption circle. The author of
this article, Pat Johnston, is an adoption educator and adoptive mom with
many years experience. She is also founder of Perspectives Press, the
infertility/adoption publisher.
- Theraplay®
- What is Theraplay? Theraplay® is a short-term, therapist-directed play
therapy for children and their parents. It is designed to enhance
attachment, raise self-esteem, improve trust in others and create joyful
engagement. Theraplay is based on the natural patterns of healthy
interaction between parent and child, and is personal, physical and fun.
Theraplay interactions focus on five essential qualities found in
parent-child relationships: Structure, Challenge, Intrusion, Nurture and
Playfulness. Theraplay sessions create an active and empathic connection
between the child and the parents, resulting in a changed view of the self
as worthy and lovable and of relationships as positive and rewarding.
Parents are actively involved in the treatment and empowered to continue
on their own the health promoting interactions of the treatment sessions.
- International Medical Clinic Home Page
- The International Medical Clinic in Moscow is a western style medical
clinic located in the center of Moscow. The medical staff includes two
Canadian and one American family physician as well as several Russian
physicians. They are familiar with reading medical evaluations from
Russian institutions and putting them in context. 70 Prospect Mira,
#48, Moscow, Russia. Moscow phone 7095-262-4079 or 7095-799-3452. Faxes
forwarded from New York, 212-214-0873. Email
prmir@glasnet.ru, web
www.russianadoption.org, Western-style medical clinic includes two Canadian and one
American family physician, several Russian physicians. Canadian doctor
Eric Downing, M.D. is accredited by Immigration Canada to do immigration
medicals and interprets medical evaluations from Russian institutions.
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Adoption Quarterly:
- is a journal that seeks to facilitate dialogue between researcher and
practitioners in the adoption field, resulting in better service to children
and families, and more rational social policy and professional practice. Their
website is:
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J145
- ZERO to THREE:
- This organization is devoted to promoting education regarding the
importance of the first three years in a child's life. Their mission is
simple: to help children best navigate their first three years of life in
order to develop a solid intellectual, emotional and social foundation. It is
geared to both parents and professionals. Their web address is:
http://www.zerotothree.org/
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