Written by Phyllis Stephenson, Executive Director Summer is a great time to jumpstart your home study! During summer, we have more family time as we vacation and travel. However, most families also have more time together at home during the summer months. If the journey of adoption is calling you – this is a great […]
Written by Phyllis Stephenson, Executive Director As the Executive Director of CAS and ABC my heart is focused on homecomings. The day you bring your child(ren) home through adoption completes a long journey! However, on that homecoming day, you realize it is worth all of the time, preparation and financial investment. Tomorrow our team at […]
Written by Alexis Sullivan, International Team Lead Coming home with your newly adopted child is the most exciting time for adoptive families. However, there are a few things that adoptive families may not think about when preparing to bring their child home. Our international team has composed a list of topics that are vital to […]
Written by Phyllis Stephenson, Executive Director As we live, work and play in the life of our families each day, many times we take each other for granted and do not stop to truly communicate with those most important to us. In our hurry to arrive on time, meet our appointments, and keep everything organized […]
Written by Sara Nolette, CHOICES Coordinator Your home study has just been approved…. the next step is to create your family book…. What should we say? How do we do it? What’s important? First, please know our team is here to support you through the process. As the CHOICES Coordinator, I will be talking with […]
Written by Sara Nolette, CHOICES Coordinator Mother’s Day, as well as other holidays, can be a challenging day for mothers (and fathers) in waiting. We want to honor you, Moms and Dads “in waiting.” We are here with you along your journey. We also want to honor our expectant and birth mothers. So often when […]
Written by CAS ABC Executive Director, Phyllis Stephenson. The wait to complete the adoption process for both international and domestic adoption takes its toll on the family. Our families are so dedicated to building their family system through adoption and the wait is the greatest challenge. Typically this is the time between completing the home […]
Written by Deann Borkowski, CAS & ABC Clinical Director In my role as an Adoption Social Worker, when I was doing post-adoption visits, feeding was often one of the main struggles for families, particularly when they arrived home with their child. Therefore, I wanted to share a few tips. As always, feel free to reach […]
Play is an opportunity to connect with your child, to disarm fear, and to replace previous negative interactions that he or she may have had. It enables you to build connection, trust, and for your child to experience feelings of safety. Below please find some suggestions for different activities you can do with your child. Mirror […]
Carolina Adoption Services hosted a simulcast of the Empowered to Connect conference this past weekend in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, the three states in which we are licensed. It was an excellent training for anyone who provides care for a child who has experienced trauma or the loss of parental care. It included […]