by 5by5 Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
What is Open Adoption? Openness in adoption is used to describe the ongoing relationship and contact between the biological family and/or significant people in a child’s life prior to their adoption and the adoptive family (including the child) after the adoptioniis...
by 5by5 Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Seven Core Issues of Adoption is the first conceptual framework of its kind to offer a unifying lens that is inclusive of all individuals touched by the adoption experience.” ~Sharon Kaplan Roszia & Allison Davis Maxon. There are 7 core issues in adoption...
by 5by5 Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
whether we like it or not, trauma is inextricably linked to adoption. Of course, not all children who join their families through adoption have experienced trauma, but many have. Until fairly recently, it was assumed that only children who have experienced extreme...
by 5by5 Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adoptive parents need to understand that parenting a child who has experienced trauma requires an awareness that the past trauma(s) may impact how a child acts and reacts. Reaching out for support from professionals, friends, and family are helpful, as well as...
by 5by5 Admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Access Child and Youth Diagnosis and Assessment Services in Saskatchewan. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to “describe impacts on the brain and body of individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol. It is a life-long neurodevelopmental...