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Volume 3, Issue 1, November 2005

Nov 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • National Adoption Day
  • Angels in Adoption
  • NJ ARCH Celebrates Second Year
  • Celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month
  • In the Spotlight: Cape May County Foster And Adoptive Family Services

Book Review

Books related to the Topic of  Children Adopted from Faraway Lands. Book Review of "Borya and the Burps, An Eastern European Adoption Story", and "Waiting for May."

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to a woman who has had several years of infertility treatments and decided to do research on private adoptions. While doing this research, she came across a message from a birthmother looking to find a couple for her unborn child. Ms. Rall offers advice about how to proceed with this situation and other types of adoptions.

Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2005

August 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Adoption and the Schools
  • Including Adoption in Everyday Teaching Situations: Tips for Your Teachers
  • The Heart Gallery: Featuring NJ s Waiting Children
  • In the Spotlight: Adoptive Parents Committee Inc. (APC)
  • FAFS Hosts Hundreds in Summer Picnics and Dinner Events
  • Come Chat with Us

Book Review

Books and Videos related to the topic of  Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity. Book and Video Review of "Why Won t My Child Pay Attention?", and "A Parent s Guide: ADD in Children, Second Edition."

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to the parent of a 16- year- old who is pregnant.

Volume 2, Issue 3, May 2005

May 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • May is Foster Care Awareness Month
  • Babies Without a Home Need Love
  • In the Spotlight: Warren County Foster and Adoptive Family Services (WCFAFS)
  • The Heart Gallery: Promoting Adoption in a Unique Way
  • Thinking About  Culture Camp?
  • Facts about Children in Foster Care

Book Review

Books related to the topic of  Foster Care. Book Review of "What's A Foster Family, Anyway?", "The Facts about Foster Families", "The Blending of Foster and Adopted Children into the Family", and "Orphans of the Living."

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to parents who adopted an eight- year- old girl from Eastern Europe. The parents noticed behaviors that were of concern such as oppositional defiance, lack of affection and more. Ms. Rall offers advice and resources to assist this family.

Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2005

Feb 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • A Home for the Holidays Broadcast is a Huge Success!
  • Adoptees' Access-To-Birth-Certificates Bill Advances in NJ Legislature
  • Be a Buddy Mentor: Buddy Mentors Wanted!
  • In the Spotlight: Morristown Post-Adoption Support Group
  • A Snapshot of Special Education in NJ
  • Adoption Tax Credit
  • FAQs on Foster Family Taxes

Book Review

Books related to the topic of  Older Child Adoption. Book Review of "Adopting The Older Child", and "Older Child Adoption."

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to an adoptive mother who adopted a child from the Division at age five. At age thirteen the child was acting out and had some behavior problems. This child is the youngest in the family and her behavior has become a real problem. Ms. Rall offers advice about how to deal with the situation.

Volume 2, Issue 1, November 2004

November 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • November is National Adoption Awareness Month
  • NJ ARCH Celebrates One Year Anniversary
  • New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
  • A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption
  • In the Spotlight: Chosen Children s Charities, Inc.

Book Review

Books related to Gay and Lesbian Adoption. For Adult,  Fatherhood for Gay Men ,  The Velveteen Father ,  Gay Dads ,  Beyond Acceptance ,  The Lesbian Parenting Book ,  Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption ,  Gay Parents/Straight Schools ,  Issues In Gay and Lesbian Adoption , and  The Kid are recommended. For children,  How My Family Came to Be  Daddy, Papa and Me was reviewed.

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to a family who adopted two children; one child's birthmother continues to communicate with her child while the other child's birthmother has not communicated in almost two years. The children are asking questions about the differences and Ms. Rall offers advice as to how to deal with the situation.

Volume 1, Issue 4, August 2004

August 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Adoption and the Schools: Dear Teacher
  • Division of Youth and Family Service (DYFS) Transformation Plan Described
  • In the Spotlight: Morris County Foster Parents Association (MCFPA)

Book Review

Review of videos related to the topic of  Transracial Adoption by Dr. Joseph Crumbley , D.S.W.

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to a 35-year- old woman who was just recently told that she was adopted. This was only after the adoption agency sent her a letter indicating that her birth mother was interested in making contact with her. After confronting her parents about the fact that she was adopted, they finally admitted that she was indeed adopted. The woman's emotions were out of control and Ms. Rall offered some advice as to how she should proceed now.

Volume 1, Issue 3, May 2004

May 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • May is National Foster Care Month
  • Post Adoption Counseling Services (PACS) Success Story
  • In the Spotlight: New Monmouth And Ocean County Support Group

Book Review

Books related to the topic of International Adoption including  Adoption From China ,  Our Baby From China - An Adoption Story ,  When You Were Born in China and more.

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to parents who adopted a child whose birth parents were addicted to drugs. Now that their son is ten years old, they are not sure whether they should share this history with him.

Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2004

February 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Adoptees' "Right to Know" Bill
  • Free Post Adoption Counseling Services Available
  • Be a Buddy Mentor
  • In the Spotlight: Connected Hearts Adoption Triad Support (CHATS)
  • Come Chat With Us
  • On-Line Adoption Education

Book Review

Books related to the topic of  Birthmothers. Book Review of  Dear Birthmother which helps to dispel the long-held old myths of the birthmother experience. Also talks about open adoption as opposed to closed adoption and the effects on all parties of the adoption constellation.

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice to a couple who completed fertility treatments and are being encouraged to adopt a baby. They were asking advice as to how to proceed.

Volume 1, Issue 1, November 2003

November 2003

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • NJ ARCH Web Site Launched
  • NJ ARCH-A Dream Come True. Congratulations! We Did It!
  • New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
  • In the Spotlight: Concerned Persons For Adoption (CPFA)
  • National Adoption Day

Book Review

Books related to the Topic of  Adopted Children. Book Review of  Raising Adopted Children explores the differences between the adoptive family and the non-adoptive family.

Ask the Experts

Barbara Rall, LCSW, Assistant Director, NJ ARCH, offers advice about how to help adopted teens who may be angry, depressed and/or express other behavioral issues.

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