Workbooks

Adult

Adolescents and Families for Life: A Toolkit for Supervisors
Robert Lewis


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

The Toolkit includes a workbook/training guide and CD disk with a complete PowerPoint presentation for the entire Toolkit, unit-by-unit and topic-by-topic. Organized into three sections, the Toolkit aids supervisors in promoting permanence for teens through 27 short, staff-meeting length teachable units.

 

Birthmother's Book of Memories, A
Brenda Romanchik
(Add to Book Bag)

A life book/scrap book for a birthmother to give to adoptive parents for the child she has given them. The book is to give the child the vital information he/she needs to feel connected.

 

Cline/Helding Adopted and Foster Child Assessment (CHAFCA)
Foster Cline


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CHAFCA was designed to be used by parents or caregivers as a preclinical assessment tool for identifying problems or predicting future ones in adopted or foster children. The subtests are easily administered and scored by nonprofessionals. CHAFCA is appropriate both pre-adoption and post-adoption, as long as the child has been in the current placement for at least 6 months. The twelve diagnostic subtests include such areas as attachment disorder, depression, substance abuse, sensory integration, and emotional health. CHAFCA is an essential tool for foster and adoptive families.

 

From Foster Care to …Forever Yours: An Adoption Information Kit
Theresa McCoy


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

The path from fostering a child to adoption may seem to be a natural process, but there are many points to consider before taking this permanent step. FROM FOSTER CARE TO ... FOREVER YOURS provides an insightful "closer look" at foster/adopt issues. This twelve-piece kit includes a: social worker's checklist, handbook for parents, letter from a fost/adopt teen, booklet for child, photo journey folder, finalization day, adopt announcement, name change card, famous adopted persons lists, and adoption day button, balloon, and family pledge.

 

Healing the Wounds of Closed Adoption
Julia Loren


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

This workbook takes readers through a process of revisiting the steps towards relinquishment and healing the grief. Checklists, writing exercises and brief stories about other birthparent experiences enable readers to identify the key feelings and heal the wounds of their own losses. The goal - celebrating their lives as individuals.

 

Healing the Wounds of Open Adoption
Julia Loren


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

This workbook takes readers through a process of revisiting the steps towards relinquishment and healing the grief. Checklists, writing exercises and brief stories about other birthparent experiences enable readers to identify the key feelings and heal the wounds of their own losses. The goal - celebrating their lives as individuals.

 

Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
Beth Omalley


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

Are you looking for guidance in creating a lifebook for your baby or child? This book will inspire you to begin your child's memory book and then walk you through the process, page by page. Learn what you need to record for your child's needs, both now and in twenty-five years. Personal lifebook stories and full-length examples are included. LIFEBOOKS: CREATING A TREASURE FOR THE ADOPTED CHILD is appropriate for any type of adoption and also for foster care.

 

Our Journey to Adoption
Spaulding for Children


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

This workbook from the Special Needs Adoption Curriculum may be used by workers and foster parents when planning adoption. It is a tool to assist the foster family to identify what is important for their child; document what the foster family knows about their child; identify what information the foster family may still need; assist the foster family in strengthening their attachment to the child; and assist the social worker in engaging and preparing the foster family for adoption.

 

This is Me! Memories to gather and keep
Gloria Finkbeiner
(Add to Book Bag)

This is the adoption life book that we've all been waiting for. It is appropriate for couples or singles, domestic or international (with the supplement) adoption, and younger or older child placements. The removable pages allow you to tailor the book to your child's unique history. In addition to the traditional baby book pages, there are pages for: the birth family tree; why did you adopt me; firsts with my family; why don't I live with my birthparents; birthparent health information; places I lived; and more. The international editions include the binder and all the above pages plus: information about the country, including a color map; citizenship ceremony; why you decided to adopt from that country; and more.

 

With Eyes Wide Open: A Workbook for Parents Adopting International Children Over Age One
Margi Miller


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

So you're thinking about adopting a toddler or older youngster from overseas. This is a child who has already attempted to attach to a parent figure, experienced pain and hopefully relief, learned to recognize language, discovered his or her own body, and divided the world into friend or foe. WITH EYES WIDE OPEN will help you prepare for one of the most challenging, yet rewarding experiences you will ever have—taking a child with life-experiences into your heart and your life, to be a part of you forever.

 

Children

All About Me
Lynn Burwash


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

Written by two adoptive mothers, this simple, direct children's book was designed to be an invaluable tool for younger children to understand the meaning of being adopted. ALL ABOUT ME provides the opportunity for parents and children to have open, frank, and meaningful conversations about adoption. Children can participate in the story by drawing and filling in the blanks using their own washable crayons and markers. The large format is easy for young fingers to handle, and the pages are washable, so the fun can start all over again.

 

Bobbies Story: A Feeling Workbook and A Guide for Foster Parents
Brennan Mars


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

These two books, one for children and a companion book for foster parents, address the feelings and behaviors a child may exhibit after being sexually abused. The children's workbook tells the story of a young child who was sexually abused and is now living with foster parents. As the book tells BOBBIE'S STORY, there are places for the child to draw and write about his or her own feelings. The parents' guide is divided into sections that correspond with pages in the workbook: self-blame, betrayal, powerlessness, adjusting to new rules, and empowering the sexually abused child.

 

Filling In the Blanks: A Guided Look at Growing Up Adopted
Susan Gabel


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

Many teenagers have questions and concerns about adoption that they may be reluctant to express. This lifebook/workbook is a tool for older children and adolescents to help them learn about being adopted. FILLING IN THE BLANKS is divided into four sections: My Birth Family, My Adoption Process, My Adoptive Family, and Myself. Each section contains text, definitions, fill-in-the-blanks, and places for pictures.

 

Getting Ready for Adoption



(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

This guide will assist in your pre-adoption work with school-age children. It addresses the mechanical process, feelings, fears, and questions tha may arise in the child about being adopted.

 

My Adoption Journey to China
Muriel Luedeman
(Add to Book Bag)

A workbook for a parent to write in for the adopted child telling the story of the experience. There are places for photos also.

 

My Foster Care Journey
Beth O'Malley


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

What a wonderful way for a child to record and remember the events before he or she was adopted or reunited with the birth family. There are fill-in-the-blank pages to record information about birthparents, foster care (with room for multiple placements), adoption or reunification memories, and, of course, "all about me." Pages that are not relevant can easily be removed. Every child passing through placement deserves the gift of MY FOSTER CARE JOURNEY.

 

My Special Family: A Children's Book About Open Adoption
Kathleen Silber


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

A delightful workbook for children of open adoption to help them understand their relationships with their adoptive parents and birth parents. There is a helpful information guide for parents of pre-school children and school-age children who may or may not maintain contact with birthparents. Illustrations, places to place photos and areas for thoughts and questions.

 

One and Only Me



(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

Life books are important in providing children with written documentation of their history and helping them make sense of the events that shaped their lives. The One and Olny Me is meant to be a keepsake that grows with the child.

 

Together Forever
Sara Barris


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

Hooray! What a fun and natural way for children to learn and think about their own adoption or that of a sibling or friend! This coloring book simply and lovingly portrays how a baby is wished for, is wanted, and becomes a permanent and important part of his or her family. A wonderfully positive message is offered by the simple, touching story and its illustrations, which are upbeat and fun to color. The sharing of everyday activities and special events that bond a family together is lovingly reflected for all children to understand. You'll need to get at least two copies of TOGETHER FOREVER—one for your own child and another to give as a gift.

 

W.I.S.E. Up Powerbook
Marilyn Schoettle


(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

Friends, teachers, and even strangers often ask children questions, both personal and general, about adoption. Empower your child. The WISE UP POWERBOOK gives your children (and you!) the tools to cope with these sometimes-uncomfortable comments from others. They learn to (W)alk away, say (I)t's private, (S)hare something, or (E)ducate. Whether these questions come from benign curiosity, ignorance, or intended insults, this workbook will enable your children to choose the course of action that is right for them.

 

Developmental Disabilities

Here I Am!: A Lifebook Kit for Use with Children with Developmental Disabilities
Susan Schroen
(Add to Book Bag)

This is a complete kit which includes a resource manual for professionals and parents and a child's take home workbook. It is designed to guide professionals and parents as they help children in transition work through difficult issues such as separation, sexual abuse, and body image.

 

Foster

Your Foster Care Memory Book



(Not available for checkout, in-office use only)

This workbook is used to record information such as, awards received, school papers, photos, artwork, cards, medical records, etc.

 

Teens

The Real Me: Teen Life Book for Young Adults in Foster Care or Adoption

(Add to Book Bag)

Helps teens to explore and document the many sides of their personality along with their past connections, present status, feelings, strengths and weaknesses, hopes/plans for the future and MUCH MORE!

 

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