AdoptUSKids for professionals

Blue graphic with a picture of a child looking out a window. The graphic says, "We are child welfare and we help children and families who have experienced trauma. By providing trauma-informed services and explaining the impact of trauma to families and caregivers, we help improve outcomes for those who have experienced childhood trauma."

Thank you for being a child welfare worker!

You make a difference in the lives of children and families. It’s a big job, and AdoptUSKids is here to help you.

Class is in session: A discussion guide to help families navigate schools

This guide is designed to help adoptive, foster, and kinship support group leaders facilitate a discussion on navigating school systems.

Bringing joy, humor, and hope to the support group experience

WEBINAR

Do you know how to tactfully use humor in tough circumstances? Or the best way to reframe negativity?

The importance of race and culture in adoption permanency decisions

WEBINAR

In this webinar recording, a guest speaker shares what it was like to be adopted transracially. Presenters share strategies related to race and culture for making permanency decisions.

How can we reduce congregate care placements? Lessons from South Carolina

July 12, 2023

In 2019, over 51% of teens in South Carolina’s foster care system lived in congregate care, also known as group homes. Two years later, there had been a 15% decrease in congregate care placements.