Finally, an Approach to Adoption Your Clients Will Want to Hear About
"Even as a labor & delivery nurse and educator, I quickly realized that I had many incorrect perceptions about open adoption. In the 9 years that I have worked with primarily closed adoptions in the hospital, I had observed the situation to be stressful and sometimes negative for the persons involved.
Shari put myself and my students at ease about the common misnomers that often surround the subject. She was able to share some wonderful stories with the group. We were able to understand the beauty of open adoption and were amazed by the bond that is formed between the birthparents and the adoptive parents.
It was wonderful to see how so many children can live normal, healthy, happy lives in the care of all different types of families. I am thankful that I was educated about this caring option."
We know you care deeply about the needs of your clients. We recognize that counseling clients who are facing an unplanned pregnancy about adoption can present a unique challenge. We would like to offer the support you need to make this process easier.
OA&FS, a nonprofit agency providing all-options counseling for women and facilitating open adoptions, is the regional expert at providing infant adoption awareness training for professionals. Our agency does more infant placements per year than any other adoption agency in the Northwest. Our trainings provide up-to-date and thorough information about Oregon and Washington adoption practices and programs. These sessions prepare professionals to skillfully incorporate adoption into their all-options counseling programs.
The highly trained OA&FS staff will tailor presentations to fit the specific needs of your group. These free, interactive trainings are available for groups of any size, at any location in Oregon or Washington. (For a fee, OA&FS can travel to other states; please contact Executive Director Shari Levine at 503.226.4870 if you are interested in this option.) Presentations can range in length from 10 minutes to half a day, depending on your needs and circumstances. Please see the enclosed yellow "Adoption Training Presentation Topics" for a list of possible topics and registration instructions.
We welcome the opportunity to work with you. Please call us toll free at 1-800-772-1115 to schedule adoption awareness training for you and your coworkers.
Adoption Training Presentation Topics
Each OA&FS presentation will cover as many of the following topics as you desire, according to your needs and interests:
- Adoption as part of all-options counseling.
- How to talk to teens about adoption.
- Open adoption relationships: Hear from a panel of birthmoms who are living open adoptions.
- Current research regarding outcomes for adoptees in open adoptions.
- Legal issues: the role of birthfathers in adoptions.
- Placing older children (ages 2 to 36 months) in open adoptions.
- The hospital experience in an open adoption.
- Attorney vs. agency adoptions.
To schedule a presentation, please call OA&FS at 1-800-772-1115
The premier northwest adoption agency completing the most domestic, infant adoptions in Oregon and Washington.
5200 SW Macadam Avenue,
Suite 250
Portland, Oregon 97239
315 West 10th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
200 West Mercer Street,
Suite E-508
Seattle, WA 98119
| Oregon: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR: | Phone: (503) 226-4870 | Fax: (503) 226-4891 |
| Eugene, OR: | Phone: (541) 343-4825 | Fax: (541) 431-1241 |
| Medford, OR: | Phone: (541) 608-6134 | Fax: (541) 282-8564 |
| Bend, OR: | Phone: (541) 388-2535 | |
| Salem, OR: | Phone: (503) 540-5832 | |
| Washington: | ||
| Seattle, WA: | Phone: (206) 782-0442 | Fax: (206) 782-0578 |
| Vancouver, WA: | Phone: (360) 254-7236 | |
| Olympia, WA: | Phone: (360) 352-3063 | |
