National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption

Grantee Resources

RESOURCES, TOOLS AND CURRICULUMS *(Click on a resource, tool or curriculum to access a .PDF copy and a description of how it is used.)*
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PROJECT NAME	Resources for Working with Birth Families	Resources for Working with Resource Families	Resources for Working with Youth	Resources for Working with the Courts and Legal Community	Resources for Working with Social Workers
*Adoptions Unlimited Inc. - Family Connections Project*		Ongoing Connections: Parenting Curriculum Trainer’s Guide View the Family Connections Video	Youth Curriculum A (for youth that are legally free with the goal of adoption) Youth Curriculum B (for youth not yet legally free or those with the goal of independence) View the “Strong Connections” Theatre Performance Video	Making the Case for Ongoing Connections Between Youth and Those That Matter to Them – Before Permanency and Beyond	Enrollment in an online adoption education service for professionals “Maintaining Connections” is free of charge. To access the course, go to: http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/
*Bellefaire JCB – Project Voices Impacting Permanency*			Teens2Homes Peer Group Curriculum: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6
*Bethany Christian Services - Youth Permanence Through Openness and Mediation (It's U.P. T.O. Me) Project*	DescriptionQRS Quality Relationship Scales	DescriptionQRS Quality Relationship Scales	Description OPS DescriptionQRS Openness to Permanency Scale Quality Relationship Scales
*Child and Family* *Tennessee* *- Youth Options for Permanency and Empowerment Now (OPEN)*		PERMANENCY RESOURCE Assessment and Action Plan	Description of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support with cites Description of Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale with cites
*Family Builders By Adoption - Dumisha Jamaa Project: Permanent Families and Open Adoption for Older Youth*		Description of Dumisha Tools Dumisha Youth Permanency Scale for Youth and Adults rev. 3-27-08	Description of Dumisha Tools Dumisha Self-Efficacy Scale 1-11-06 Dumisha Social Support Scale_2_revised Dumisha Youth Permanency Scale for Youth and Adults rev. 3-27-08		Description of Dumisha Tools Dumisha Youth Permanency Scale for Social Workers rev. 3-27-08
*Homes for Black Children - Project: Family Ties*		Description of Tools – Project Family Ties Focus Group Adoptive Parents Survey	Description of Tools – Project Family Ties Adolescent Adoption Scale
*Kidsave* *International, Inc. - Project Adopt Older Kids! (A-OK!)***
*New York* *Council on Adoptable Children - Realizing Open Adoption Dreams/El Camino Hacia Un Futuro Mejor*		Description of MAPP and MAPP’s Children’s Meeting Curriculum
*You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement, Inc -* *Long Island* *Opening Adoption's Door to Teens*	Description of Tools – Long Island Opening Adoption’s Door to Teens Permanency Action Recruitment Team (PART) Meeting Form	Permanency Action Recruitment Team (PART) Meeting Form A-OKAY Parent Pre-Training (and Mini-Training) Survey A-OKAY Parent Post-Training (and Mini-Training) Survey Form Phone Survey for Project Parents	Teen Background Information Form Teen’s Monthly Reporting Form Report Notes from Individual Counseling Sessions Worker’s Report on Group Counseling Sessions Permanency Action Recruitment Team (PART) Meeting Form Teen’s Adoption/Permanency Exit Form Phone Survey for Project Teens		Permanency Action Recruitment Team (PART) Meeting Form Worker Notes on Meetings and Other Project-Related Activities Agency A-OKAY Pre-Training Survey Agency A-OKAY Post-Training Survey Form Phone Survey for Agency Workers/Professionals Phone Survey for Project Staff

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