Adoption Search & Reunion

How to Find Your Birth Parents or Adopted Child

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Course Description

Adoption.com has been working for 12 months on a new online video series to empower adoptees and birth parents to find each other and reunite. This series has 16 videos with 2.2 hours of advice from adoption search angels, private investigators, adoptees, a genealogist, an attorney, and a social worker. These expert searchers answer frequently asked questions about adoption search and reunion. The course also includes PDF documents with detailed instructions on how to use the online resources we recommend.

There are no other courses like this anywhere!

Lesson topics:

  1. Using Google & Social Media in Your Adoption Search
  2. DNA Testing for Adoption Search
  3. Using Adoption Reunion Registries
  4. Searching Public Records
  5. Petitioning the Court for Adoption Records
  6. Using People Search Sites
  7. Using Genealogy Sites in an Adoption Search
  8. Contacting the Adoption Agency or Attorney
  9. Obtaining Original Birth Certificate
  10. Using Anecdotal Information in Your Adoption Search
  11. Working with Search Experts
  12. Talking to Adoptive Parents
  13. Initiating Contact with Birth Family or Adopted Child
  14. Adoption Reunion and Relationship Expectations
  15. When Contact is Denied
  16. Finding an Adoption Support System



*We cannot guarantee you will find your birth family or adopted child or that your adoption reunion will be successful.


 

Course Curriculum


  How to Find Your Birth Parents or Adopted Child
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  How to Cope with the Emotions of Adoption Search + Reunion
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Frequently Asked Questions


What other adoption search and reunion training videos are out there?
We are the only businesses we are aware of that has invested this much time and money to develop a comprehensive search & reunion video learning series.
What else can I do to find my birth parents/adopted child?
Within this course you'll find plenty of information on how to find your family. We also recommend you register in the Adoption.com Reunion Registry at http://registry.adoption.com and find great articles and support at http://adoption.com/reunion.
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own. The course is for your personal use, and not to share with others.

"I have had the unique experience of working on writing the written content for these Adoption Search and Reunion videos. As an adoptee it was fascinating to learn about the process and how many different tools are available to use in a search. My own search and reunion was very short as I only used Facebook because my adoptive mom was friends with my birth mom at the time I began my search. I am grateful for the work that has been done with this video to help other adoptees search for their birth parents."

- Erika Smith

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Adoption.com
Adoption.com

Adoption.com started in a college computer lab in February 1997 and has been serving the adoption community for more than 20 years. During that time, Adoption.com has grown to be the world’s most-used adoption site, the largest online adoption community, the most successful indpendent adoption profiles site, one of the largest adoption reunion registries, the largest adoption social media following, and the most-read publisher of adoption articles, videos and other content. Adoption.com is the platform for the adoption community.


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