Adoption STAR’s Senovia Cuevas shares thoughts on a blog post regarding one teacher’s approach to bullying prevention and building social connecti...
First Day of School
Adoption STAR Associate Director Michael Hill shares the story of his son’s first day of kindergarten. Please go to Adoption STAR’s Facebook page ...
Adoption STAR Provides a “Team Approach” When Working With Adoptive Parents – Part 2
This blog post is the second (and final) in a series that thoroughly describes the team approach that Adoption STAR utilizes when providing services t...
Adoption STAR Provides a “Team Approach” When Working With Adoptive Parents – Part 1
The adoption process is sometimes described as an emotional roller coaster. Often applicants come to adoption after already experiencing grief and los...
Adoption Myth: Open Adoption is Co-Parenting
My mother often recounts a story from my 2nd birthday party, and I try to hold back my emotions each and every time I hear it. During the party, I [&h...
Letter from a Birth Parent to an Adoptive Parent
Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption Kathy Crissey relies on her years of adoption experience to write a letter from the perspective of a Birth Pare...
Adoption STAR Staff Responses – This Month’s Film Clip
Adoption STAR staff reactions to the latest film clip we watched as a part of our TV/Film clip-viewing project. See our Facebook post on 8/1/14 for mo...
Training Professionals on Adoption
Discussing adoption with patients/clients isn’t easy to do unless healthcare and helping professionals are well educated on how to do it….and that...
Join the Discussion! Adoption Themes in Television/Cinema
For the whole of 2014, Adoption STAR staff is going to be viewing adoption-themed clips from various television shows and films once per month at a st...
A Unique Relationship
Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption Kathy Crissey suggests some important considerations for relationship development between prospective adoptive ...