Articles & Essays
Homeland Tours: The Issues and the Challenges
“I remember landing in Korea. As I came off the plane, the host-greeter said softly, `Welcome home!’ I looked out at the sea of faces, and they were all my face . . . everywhere I beheld my face . . . and they were beautiful faces!”
Infertility and Adoption
Little girls often engage in the common childhood pastime of pretending to be pregnant, but it would be a rare individual indeed who would ever dress-rehearse infertility as a future problem. Unless individuals have pre-existing medical problems, they assume they will easily conceive a child. Not only do they expect that starting a family will be easy, but some also utilize birth control methods to make certain that a baby's arrival will be conveniently planned and timed.
One Social Worker's View of the Homestudy
As an adoptive parent who has lived through a home study and as a social worker who has conducted them, I am delighted to share some of my thoughts about the home study process. I am convinced that it is one of the most misunderstood aspects of adoption. Surrounded by myths and horror stories, it is too often viewed by prospective adoptive parents as a tortuous ordeal perpetrated by social workers.
