In this 90-minute AdoptUSKids webinar, presenters share strategies to help you increase your capacity to write strengths-based narratives, manage child-specific inquiries, and gain narrative approvals. They also discuss photolisting tools and share tips for ensuring timely responses to inquiring families.
Presenters:
- Ligia Cushman, MA, national child welfare consultant, AdoptUSKids
- Alicia Groh, independent consultant, AdoptUSKids
- Brittany Brewer, MSW, adoptions supervisor, South Carolina Department of Social Services
- Michelle Harrell Parra, LMSW, program manager, Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange
Year presented: 2021
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Related resources
- Presentation slides (2 MB PDF)
- From South Caroline DSS: “Child Factors Checklist for Adoption” – families (571 KB PDF)
- From South Carolina DSS: “Child Factors Checklist for Adoption” – workers (529 KB PDF)
- From MARE: “Photolisting Registration Form” (88 KB PDF)
- From MARE: “What Others Say” (25 KB PDF)
- From MARE: “What I Want People to Know About Me” (104 KB PDF)
- From MARE: “Let’s Talk About Finding Your Forever Family” (1.3 MB PDF)
