The Transition to Openness in Adoption

 

Adoption workers began to acknowledge that this “closed” confidential system of adoption was not always healthy for the adopted persons, the adoptive family or the birthfamily. A small voice of adoption workers in the 70’s and 80’s became vocal and began to work for change in America’s traditionally closed adoption practices.

Since that time we have seen, and continue to see, a revolution of philosophy and practice in the world of adoption. The idea of increasing openness in adoption is infiltrating many agencies and adoption worker’s practice.

For more, click So Just What is Open Adoption?

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