(Taken from the Adoption Glossary)Post-Legal Adoption Service: Services provided subsequent to legal finalization of the adoption. There are primarily four types of post-legal service providers: social service agencies, private therapists, mental health clinics and self-help groups.
Respite Care Services for Families Who Adopt Children With Special Needs Post-adoption services are essential to support families who have adopted children with special needs, especially medically fragile children and children with physical or emotional disorders. One of these services is respite care - temporary care for the children that can provide a break for the...
Resources for Families and Children with Disabilities
Resources for Families and Children with Disabilities (8/01) National Associations (some have monthly newsletters and state/local branches) Alliance of Genetic Support Groups 4301 Connecticut Ave. NW #404 Washington, DC 20008-2304 (800) 336-GENE (336-4363)-helpline only (202) 966-5557 Fax: (202)...
Helpful Adoption Terms to Know Helpful Adoption Terms to Know (1/00) Abandonment Desertion of a child by a parent or adult primary care giver with no provisions for continued childcare nor with any apparent intention to return to resume caregiving. Abuse and Neglect Physical, sexual and/or emotional maltreatment. Child...
Adoption Opportunities The major efforts mandated by the authorizing Adoption Opportunities program legislation, section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, as amended (P.L. 95-266) are developing and implementing a national adoption and foster care data gathering and analysis...