Resources
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Library resources and tools
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Articles, books, documentaries
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The Adoption process in Australia
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EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR OUR SCHOOLS
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2009 NAAW Education Kit
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A group of principals, teachers, child advocates and parents have donated their
time to produce a NAAW education kit for Australian Schools. It includes lessons
for classroom use, a letter to school staff, glossary of terms, appropriate adoption
language and famous adoptees.
Click on the link above to download a copy. If you wish to use the kit, please email
us and provide us with your valuable feedback.
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Click here to download Letter to Educators.
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An adoptive mother, shares her Ethiopian lesson lesson plan.
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Click here to download Lesson Plan.
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Research Paper by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - Research Policy Paper - in summary or dowloadable as pdf
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ARTICLE: 'Adoption In The Schools: It Touches All of Our Lives' (Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute)
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ARTICLE: 'Making Family Based Assignments More Inclusive'
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ARTICLE: 'Accurate and Sensitive Adoption Language' (Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute)
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Other tools
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Information for teachers and parents from Sesame Street
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Inter-Country Adoption: Information for Teachers' Kit
This kit is a downloadable resource developed by PASS parents and teachers,
SA Education Kit. Many thanks to the group for this valuable community resource. - (see below)
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Global Orphan Projects - Please consider becoming a child advocate by working with a global orphan project. Some projects are listed here:-
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Please consider supporting the following 'Global Orphan Aid' organisations:
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Worldwide Orphans Foundation transforms the lives of orphaned children by taking them out of anonymity and helping them to become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world.
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Hope For Children (Ethiopia) empowers local communities to best care for their vulnerable children and break the vicious cycle of poverty. It supports a wide range of projects which provide children with food, shelter, education, medical care and life skills. The carers participate in programs to enhance their parenting skills and ability to become economically self-sufficient. Through these programs, the children and their carers are building a brighter future for Ethiopia.
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The Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF) was founded by former Hollywood film executive Scott Neeson. CCF incorporates five shelters where nearly 400 children in critical need receive food, housing, medical treatment and dental services, and participate in a comprehensive educational and cultural program.
CCF is also expanding its community relief programs to provide suffering families better access to education, health care, food assistance and safe drinking water.
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How Adoption Works in Australia
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Articles and Periodicals
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Books
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New resources for adoptive parents
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Adoptive and prospective adoptive parents sometime require further assistance in reviewing initial social histories or medical reports. It is also very helpful to learn about diseases and conditions to which internationally adopted children are susceptible.
Australians can now access Dr Jane Aronson (the 'Orphan Doctor') for their adoption medical requirements. Dr Aronson's online resources include:
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- a list of international medical clinics
- information on common diseases
- region-specific issues
- general medical issues
- Dr Aronson's latest research findings
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Click here for more information.
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International Adoption Policy Statement & Supporting Report.
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Please click here to read the report.
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Online Adoption Resources
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Please contact us at adoptionawarenessweek@gmail.com
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