New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

Whether your child’s adoption involved initial contact with first/birth parents or not, there are often ways to find first/birth family members and current research has shown openness is best for adoptees. Join us to learn about practical considerations: not only how to begin the search, but the next steps for creating relationship guidelines and respect between the adults involved, so that the adopted child(ren) as well as other children in both the adoptive and birth/first family are supported. Are there times when search and contact should wait? What if a family member doesn’t want to be found or is unwilling or unable to sustain contact? This workshop will help you explore your questions and concerns, and you will hear directly from adoptive parents about their journey to open their child’s adoption. This webinar is appropriate for foster and adoptive families as well adoption professionals in domestic adoption.

The Zoom link for this webinar will be sent out 1 week prior to the live event. All webinars are recorded and shared with paid registrants within 1 week of the event.