From Sore to Soar

Adoption

At-a-Glance

A Behavior Analytic Perspective: Adoption, seen as a societal intervention poses protective and developmental risks. There are different pathways to adoption, some met with immediate or delayed levels of adversity and trauma. Trauma resulting from neglect, deprivation and threatening life circumstances. Impairments in language acquisition have been seen if placed beyond the sensitive periods of language development whereas having multiple caregivers can impact attachment bonding (Brodzinsky et al., 2022).

Lifelines, Hotlines & Helplines

Supportive Advosources

  • $ Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF)

    • Description: Offers adoption assistance, financial assistance for adopting children with special needs, pay for healthcare

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  • Buckner Hope Shines Here (Hope Center & Family Pathways Ministries)

    • Description: Protecting children, strengthening families, serving seniors and empowering generations through foster care, adoption, and retirement.

    • Website: https://www.buckner.org

  • Lemieux Family Center

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References:

Brodzinsky, D., Gunnar, M., Palacios,J. (2022). Adoption and Trauma: Risks, recovery and the lived experience of adoption. Child Abuse Negl. 130 (Pt 2).