Before adoption, you were focused on the excitement of welcoming a child into your home.
After adoption, you may find that you need some help and support that you had not anticipated.
We can help you find support for yourself and your adopted child!
Contact
Phone: (785) 330-9016
Email: postadoptionsupport@dccca.org
Help for Adoptive Families!
Support Groups and Training
Connecting adoptive parents to in-person, on demand and virtual trainings. Topics may include:
- TBRI (Trust Based Relationship Intervention)
- How to talk with your child about their adoption story
- Tips for achieving open adoptions
- Addressing awkward adoption questions
- Transracial parenting
Respite
Connecting adoptive families to respite families. Respite provides a short break for adoptive families and allows caregivers an opportunity to take care of themselves without having to worry about their child.
In-Home Therapy
Connecting adoptive families to therapists. Therapists can help children who have been adopted make sense of their feelings and emotional responses to challenges and developmental stages.
Resources for post adoption families
- KPARC – trainings and support groups
- Adopt US Kids
- Adopt Kansas Kids
- National council for Adoption
- Important DCF contact list
- Applying for public benefits in Kansas [cash assistance, food assistance, etc]
- Trust Based Relational Intervention [TBRI] Training
- Kansas Office of the Child Advocate
- Education Advocate [IEP]
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
- Understanding my Adoption Tax Credit
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Autism Society of the Heartland
- What is an IDD waiver
- What is an SED waiver
- Waiver information for KS kids – multiple types
- HCBS Waiver
- Disability Rights Center of KS
- Helping out children through trauma responses and behaviors
- Women, Infants, and Children programs in Kansas
KanCare insurance link
Holiday Behaviors
- 10 Tips to Enjoy the Holidays with Kids Who have Experienced Trauma
- 5 ways to help newly adopted children through the holidays
- Reducing stress during Winter Holidays for Adoptive Parents
- How to Handle Emotional Triggers from the Holidays
Reading Reference Materials
- The Connected Parentby Lisa Qualls and Dr. Karyn Purvis
- The Connected Childby Dr. Karyn Purvis, Dr. David Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
- The Whole-Brain Childby Dan Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
- No-Drama Disciplineby Dan Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
- The Out of Sync Childby Carol Stock Karnowitz
- Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents…by Sherrie Eldridge
- Families Are Different (Holiday House Book)by Nina Pellegrini
- Being Adoptedby David M. Brodzinsky
- Our Subway Babyby Peter Mercurino
Looking for more support? Explore resources from K-PARC or TFI Kansas.
