By Claire Dixon, ACI Clinical Director and Therapist
Adoption is a lifelong journey—one filled with emotions, challenges, and questions. If you’ve ever wished for a space where you can connect with individuals on a similar journey and others [...]
Adoption counseling plays a vital role in providing support, guidance, and impartial information to expectant parents. It is designed to empower them by helping them understand their rights and available [...]
There are many steps in creating your adoption plan. Meeting a prospective adoptive family for the first time is a moment filled with uncertainty, anticipation, and perhaps a touch of [...]
Creating a unique and meaningful adoptive family profile is an essential step in your adoption journey. It’s crucial to approach it thoughtfully, balancing openness, authenticity, and empathy. It is important [...]
By Claire Dixon, ACI Clinical Director and Therapist
Children face a variety of life stressors, and adoption can bring even more challenges and complexity to a child’s life. As a parent, it’s important to be attuned to your [...]
Research shows that 95 percent of adoptions are “open adoptions” involving some communication between the adoptee and birth family. However, that wasn’t always the case nor is it always possible. [...]
By Claire Dixon, ACI Clinical Director and Therapist
Adoption is a lifelong journey with complex emotional, psychological, and social dynamics that require specialized understanding and support. Adoption competent therapy matters to all impacted by adoption, including adoptees, birth [...]
One of the first questions that people ask when considering adopting is: How much does adoption cost? Followed by: Why does adoption cost so much? The average adoption in the [...]
Selecting the right adoption home study agency is a crucial step on your journey to adopting a child. The home study is a comprehensive assessment that evaluates your suitability to [...]
ACI was founded 35 years ago on the belief that best practice in adoption is to nurture and advocate for genuine, open communication. This goes for all involved. Most importantly, [...]