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• Welcome
• Opening Prayer
• Cell phones, Restrooms, etc.
• Program Overview
INFANT ADOPTION ORIENTATION AGENDA
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Bethany Christian Services
manifests the love and
compassion of Jesus Christ
by protecting and enhancing
the lives of children and
families through quality
social services.
BETHANY’S MISSION STATEMENT
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• Began in 1944 in Grand Rapids, MI
• National network of offices, COA accredited
• More than 75 locations nationwide
• More than 33,000 children have joined their
forever families
HISTORY OF BETHANY
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• Date began
• Programs offered
• Placement numbers
HISTORY OF THIS BRANCH
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• Domestic Infant Adoption
• Intercountry Adoption
• Older Child Adoption
• Embryo Adoption
TYPES OF ADOPTION
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• THEN: Secretive
~ No contact
~ Agency-controlled
• NOW: Openness
~ Birthfamily selects
~ Every child is adoptable
~ Adoption is discussed
~ Adoption recognized as a lifelong process
~ Internet
ADOPTION: THEN AND NOW
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• Bethany’s eligibility requirements:
~ Both adoptive parents are active members
of a Christian church
• State eligibility requirements:
~ Application
~ Assessment
~ Paperwork requirements
~ Interview, home visit
• Family portal• Approval
(continued)
ADOPTION PROCESS
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(continued)
• Profile/Web
• Wait
• Role of birthparent selection
• Pass-through costs
• Selection and meeting
• Preparing for placement
ADOPTION PROCESS
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• Placement options
• Legal risk
• Relinquishment
• Birthfather issues
• Post-placement supervision
• Finalization
PLACEMENT/LEGAL ISSUES
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• Defining continuum of options
~ Open
~ Semi-open
~ Closed
• Benefits of openness
~ Child
~ Families (birth and adoptive)
• Openness = relationship = trust
OPENNESS IN ADOPTION
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• Who are they?
• What are their reasons?
• Best interest of the child
• Myths about birthmothers
• Counseling is client-centered and needs-based
• They participate in and drive the process
BIRTHMOTHERS
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LETTING GO VIDEO
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• Healthy newborns
• Babies with special placement needs
• Babies with possible challenges based
on prenatal or genetic histories
CHILDREN AVAILABLE
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• Branch-specific fee schedule
• What the fee covers
• Benefits
FEES
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• Tax credits
• Bethany loan
• www.bethany.org/financingadoption
FINANCING ADOPTION
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• All adoptive placements, like all other
services, are supported by some level of
donation dollars
• Bethany is committed to social services
for children and families here and abroad
• Bethany families become part of Bethany’s
worldwide ministry
BETHANY IS MORE THAN AN ADOPTION
AGENCY
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www.bethany.org
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