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Families with Children From China, Northern California

Adoptive Families magazine   Subscribe and help your FCC!
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Families with Children From China Internet Resources

 

 

Adoption Education and Support
 

 

Adoptive Families magazine   Subscribe and help your FCC!
Use this form to subscribe to "Adoptive Families" magazine and we will receive a $5 contribution.  Check out the table of contents.


The Adoption Clubhouse
The National Adoption Center in Philadelphia has launched a website for adopted children aged 8-12. Called , it features a speak out section with kids writing about their experiences; a staffed message board where kids can talk to each other; suggestions on how to handle tough school assignments, like the "family tree;" a library with book and movie reviews; and more.

 

AKASF: the Association of Korean Adoptees, San Francisco
AKASF provides "a space for adoptees of Korean heritage to meet and involve themselves in their communities." AKASF has consistently sent volunteer mentors to FCC workshops/playshops since it started in 1997.  The current AKASF co-presidents are Jordan Kang and Sue Spaulding.

Attach-China
A web site for educating parents about attachment disorders, how to promote attachment with your child, symptoms of attachment problems, therapies that have worked, therapies that do not work.

California Association of Adoption Agencies
Search through a list of adoption agencies, or find an agency on their California map.

C.A.S.E (Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc.)
C.A.S.E. is a private, non-profit adoptive family support center. Its programs focus on helping children from a variety of foster care and adoptive backgrounds to receive understanding and support which will enable them to grow into successful, productive adults.

FAIR
FAIR (Families Adopting in Response, http://fairfamilies.org/) has events, programs, and ongoing support groups throughout the year in the Greater Bay Area for adoptive families of all kinds. They operate an adoption Warmline (650-856-3513) and publish monthly calendars and a quarterly journal. For general information on FAIR, contact Lansing, (650) 328-6832, lansingw@pacbell.net, or your local contact:

Palo Alto Area: Lansing lansing@fairfamilies.org  
San Francisco Area: Amy amyk@stanfordalumni.org  
South County (Hollister): Kim, coffee@hollinet.com 
Coastside/Half Moon Bay area:Judith info@fairfamilies.org  
San Jose: Louise louise@rainbow-family.org  
East Bay: Support Group: Susan sjhoffman@hotmail.com or Parents of Teens: Susan samccoll@hotmail.com  

FAIR-FCC Liaisons (FAIR board members who are also FCC members): Wilma Chu wilmachu@aol.com and Amy Klatzkin amyk@stanfordalumni.org

Pact, An Adoption Alliance
Pact provides "extensive post-placement opportunities for all families raising children of color (same-race, transracial, international, transcultural, etc.), providing informative and essential education, connection and support....We believe that same-race adoption is easier for children and that transracial adoption can work beautifully. We believe adopted children and adults deserve as much information and connection to their birth heritage as possible, so that adoption can be something other than an either/or situation demanding a choice between one family or cultural history and another. We believe children thrive when they have the opportunity and support to explore all aspects of their identity."

International Adoption Clinic at Children's Hospital
The International Adoption Clinic at Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland began offering services in November 2003. They offer preadoption evaluation of information, postadoption evaluations (which include neurodevelopmental screening), and full neurodevelopmental evaluations.
Dr. Curtis is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Subsections on International Child Health and also Adoption and Foster Care. Dr. Grandison is a Ph.D. in neurodevelopmental psychology with a specialization intake evaluation of the infant and preschool child. Teresa Courville RN MN is our Clinical Nurse Specialist. Teresa's expertise is in the field of Infectious Disease. She is an adoptive mother of two children born in China, and is a member of the FCC. Teresa developed the concept of the clinic, because she perceived there was a need for these services through her own experiences.

Nancy Curtis MD
Carina Grandison Ph.D.
International Adoption Clinic Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
747 Fifty Second Street
Oakland, CA 94609
email: tcourville@mail.cho.org
phone: 510-428-3885 ext: 2827
fax: 510-601-3957
website: http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org/

Adoption Learning Partners
E-learning courses are available from the Adoption Learning Partners website:  http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/

Users are guided through a series of lessons and interactive activities, exploring topics that include:
* Gains and losses experienced by all members of the adoption circle
* Signs of grief in children at various developmental stages
* Situations that may trigger grief responses
* Strategies and resources for support
* Adoption stories that reflect the first hand experiences of adoptive families
The courses carry training credits.   Enrollment is free , and there is a charge of $25 fee to those who require certificates of completion.

The success of Adoption Learning Partners is due, in no small measure, to the enthusiastic support of the professional adoption community.  Please feel free to contact Vicki DuFour <vdufour@adoptionlearningpartners.org> directly via email if you have questions or would like to discuss how you can incorporate ALP courses into your training curriculum.
 

Returning to China with your Adopted Child

 

 

Other China Adoptive Family Groups

Directories of China Adoptive Families
Volunteers have begun to collect names and addresses of families who have adopted from specific orphanages, cities, or provinces in China, and directories for families who have adopted boys or twins from China.

Raising China Kids
A Yahoo group for "for parents whose adopted children from China have reached preschool and school age," has compiled a list of orphanage-specific Yahoo email groups.

Other FCC Chapters
Lists China adoptive family support groups in other states and in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Spain.

 

Special Needs and/or Learning Disabilities

Resources for parents and teachers:
http://www.schwablearning.org/
http://www.ldonline.org/
Parents Helping Parents (Santa Clara)
http://www.wrightslaw.com/  Education law and advocacy for children with disabilities
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FCC-NCalifSpecialNeeds  Yahoo group

 

 

Chinese Language and Culture Links

 

 

 

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updated 4 May, 2008