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RESOURCES for Adoptive Parents


Adoption Websites that contain webinars, articles, podcasts, conferences and more

  1. www.adoptionwise.org 

  2. https://www.waitnomore.org/ 

  3. https://twoadoptivemamas.com/ 

  4. https://lifesong.org/post-adoption-app/ 

  5. https://showhope.org/recommended-resources/ 

  6. https://www.focusonthefamily.com/resources-adoption-foster-care/ 

  7. https://www.loveandlogic.com 

  8. https://robyngobbel.com/podcast/ Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors

  9. https://www.dralisoncook.com/podcast The Best Of You, Dr. Alison Cook

Books

  1. Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith by Lisa Qualls and Melissa Corkum

  2. Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors book

  3. The Whole Brain Child book 

  4. Primal Wound book

  5. Replanted book

  6. A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting book

  7. The Gift of Limitations by Sarah Haggerty (https://sarahagerty.net/limitations/) 

Other

  1. Flourishing Families - a family service for DSS adoptions (https://www.flourishingfamiliessc.org/adoption-training-services) 

  2. Enneagram Quiz - helps with understand you personality and those personalities in your home (also see https://assessment.yourenneagramcoach.com/)

  3. Woodlands Camp offers scholarships - https://www.woodlandscamp.org/scholarships 

  4. Adoption Helpers offers in home respite for adoptive families - https://www.adoptionhelpers.org/ 

  5. https://www.selahcenterofhope.com/

  6. Known and Loved organization offers Pieces of Me Camp - https://knownloved.org/fosteradoptedfamilies Katrina’s Kids for grants - https://katrinaskids.com/ 

DSS Resources

  1. There is a respite reimbursement of $500 per child available yearly. It takes about 90 days to get it. https://dss.sc.gov/child-well-being/adoption/adoption-assistance/ 

Email form to supplementalreimbursementrequests@dss.sc.gov 

2. There is a medical reimbursement of $1000 per child available yearly (for therapy, eye glasses, etc). It takes about 90 days to get it.

https://dss.sc.gov/child-well-being/adoption/adoption-assistance/ 

Email form to supplementalreimbursementrequests@dss.sc.gov 

 
Therapy Resources

  1. Holly Partin or Carrie Gosnell (accepts Medicaid)

    a. 864-882-0475

    b. https://holly-partin.clientsecure.me/ 

  2. Carolina Counseling (accepts some types of Medicaid)

    a. 864-973-1359 

    b. https://carolinacounsel.org/ 

  3. Lynn Lyles with Fortitude Counseling (self pay or other insurance)

    a. 864-882-7600

    b. https://fortitudeccss.com/ 

  4. Bentley Gambrell at Fair Oak Youth Center (self pay or other insurance)

    a. 864-280-9317 

    b. https://sites.google.com/foothillscounselingsc.com/wwwfoothillscounselingsccom/home 

  5. Bloom Therapy Center (https://www.bloombehavioraltherapy.com/)  


School Resources

  1. If you’re helping a foster or adopted child navigate the school system check out this conversation with America's Kids Belong and earn recertification credits too! https://youtu.be/q_L0_inyhcQ?si=g1ZUx2gyCI3yaAjz

  2. Year-Round Therapeutic Boarding School for Boys - https://cherokeecreek.net/