Annotated-Bibliography

*150-200 words
*A brief summary of the source’s key points in the paragraph and
* an analysis of what you think the source would add to your understanding of the research question if you were to write a researched paper using the source

Annotated Bibliography
Adoption USA This source is very useful in providing information about the characteristics, adoption experiences, and well being of adopted children and their families in the
United States. The findings represent children under age 18 who were adopted and living with neither biological parent. This includes children adopted from foster care, from other domestic sources, and from other countries. Furthermore, the Chartbook includes information on children in the general population for many indicators of well being, based on data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health. This group of children is of particular concern to policy makers and the public both due to the government’s role in establishing adoptive parent to child relationships. I think this would add a whole lot of meaning to my question because it deals with not only adoption in other countries but in places all over. It also sticks to the key points of the different experiences developed throughout the child’s life and how they have grown from being in an adoptive environment.

Vandivere, Sharon. "Adoption USA." A Chartbook Based on the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents. Laura Radel, 12 Dec. 2007. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo23057/index.
Adoption Options This source deals with two different types of adoption, domestic and intercountry adoption. Domestic adoption is branched off into different key points of public agency, licensed private agency adoption, independent adoption, and facilitated/unlicensed agency adoption. On the other hand, intercountry Adoption deals with hague convention country adoption and non-hague convention country adoption. Both of these types of adoption are focused on the aspects of affect on family members, resources, and more. I really enjoy this source and it relates a lot to my question because it deals with the importance of adopting and how it will affect your family, including your feeling about contact with birth family members, your flexibility about the characteristics of the child you wish to adopt, your resources, and how long you are willing to wait for your child. Also, this source is very interesting because it deals with military families and their interest in adoption and being stationed outside their home State or overseas.

"Child Welfare Information Gateway." Adoption Options. N.p., 10 July 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_adoptoption

Electronic Medical Record Adoption and Use in Home Health and Hospice This source provides data from the National Home and Hospice Care Survey from 2007. In 2007, about 5,900 of 14,500 providers of home health and hospice care had electronic medical records and an additional 15% planned to have EMRs within the next year. Providers who offered both hospice and home health care were more likely to have EMRs than providers offering only home health care, but did not differ from providers of hospice care only. Among providers with EMRs, 98% used components for recording patient demographics and 83% for clinical notes, and over one-half used clinical decision support systems or computerized physician order entry. I think this adds a lot of meaning to my question because it deals with the safety of medical records and the use of them in home health and hospice. Also, nonprofit and government providers, providers jointly owned or operated with other health care organizations, and providers with over 150 patients were more likely to have EMRs.

Jamison, Patricia. "Electronic Medical Record Adoption and Use in Home Health and Hospice." NCHS Data Brief. Anita Bercovitz, 12 Sept. 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo17996/db45. “Special Needs” Adoption: What does it mean? In this source it narrows down to the phrase “special needs” which can apply to almost any child or youth adopted from foster care. The term is used in State laws to indicate eligibility for Federal financial assistance, so it is a term that adoptive families hear often. However, adoption professionals and youth in foster care because of its potential to be misunderstood and its negative connotations almost universally dislike the term “special needs”. This article presents some common questions about adopting a child or youth with special needs and provides resources that will give you detailed answers. Overall, this would add a whole lot of understanding towards adopting a child whether they are developed with “special needs” or not. It gets deep into the context of what special needs really means and would be a great source for my topic because adoption in all places should be accepted, no matter the situation. Everyone deserves the right to be loved.

""Special Needs" Adoption: What Does It Mean?" Child Welfare Information Gateway. N.p., 12 July 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo23236/specialneeds

Twenty Things Adoptive Kids With Their Adoptive Parents Knew Throughout this book Eldridge brings an original approach to the topic of adoption. In an attempt to inform adoptive parents of the unique issues adoptees face, she discusses adoptee anger, mourning, shame, and adoption acknowledgement while using case studies to illustrate how parents can better relate to their adopted child. It also explains how a child is going to experience the loss of their parent but needs to stay strong and gives tips on how to keep a steady relationship without giving up. This book leans a lot of the understanding towards her compassion for adoption and Eldridge leaves behind messages on the anvil of her heart. She takes this in stride, knowing it’s the price of being a pioneer and that many critics return with thanks. It also would be very useful for my topic because it speaks about the feeling of loss and abandonment that many adoptive children feel towards the fact of being adopted. Like so many other painful things in life, understanding and coping with being given away by one’s mother at birth can make the adopted child a stronger, more empathic individual.

Eldridge, Sherrie. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew. New York, NY: Dell Pub., 1999.

Adopted for Life Adopted for Life is a popular-level book based on a stirring call to Christian families and churches to be a people who care for orphans, not just in word, but also in deed. The gospel of Jesus Christ, the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans in North America and all around the world. This practical manifesto book about Christian adoption attacks the understanding for my topic because it is expressed for Christians to adopt children and to help equip other Christian families to do the same. It shows that adoption is not just about couples that want children. It is about an entire culture within evangelicalism, a culture that sees adoption as part of the Great Commission mandate and as a sign of the gospel itself.

Moore, Russell. Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2009.

Parenting the Hurt Child In this sequel to their Parenting the Hurt Child, Keck and Kupecky explore how parents can help adopted or foster children who have suffered neglect or abuse. They begin by outlining changes in adoption and fostering procedures in recent years and use case studies to document the friction and disruption introduced into a household when a hurt, adopted child is brought into the family. The authors examine attachment disorders and control issues as well as parenting techniques that work such as praise, consistency, flexibility and anger management. They highlight the symptoms of abuse and option for therapy. This sequel goes really well with my topic because it deals with teachers and other authority figures in the child’s life. It also includes a variety of resources on finance, therapy for siblings and parents, cultural differences, and marriage counseling. Therefore, bringing one of these children into your family gives them hope and dreams for their future.

Keck, Gregory C., Regina M. Kupecky, and Lynda Gianforte. Mansfield. Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow. Colorado Springs, CO: Piñon, 2002

Finding Family
In the book Finding Family, Hill describes a true and intensely personal story of how he pieced together the long kept secret of his own origins. This suspenseful book is a saga of personal detective work that leaves clues to a good mystery. This is not a fictional book but is an engrossing account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. In the vein of a classic mystery, Hill gathers plenty of evidence and information that leads him to his birth parents. This is a very understanding source for my topic about adoption because it gives hope to those who are in need of answers when in search of their biological parents. It gives tips to adoptive children/teenagers who have been faced with the situation or who could just be curious. For example, the author also avails of new friends, the Internet and the latest DNA tests in the new field of genetic genealogy.

Hill, Richard. Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA. Grand Rapids, MI: Richard Hill, 2012

Risks and Benefits of Open Adoption The main point of this source is explaining the life of open adoption Open adoption refers to the sharing of information and/or contacts between adoptive and biological parents of an adopted child before and/or after the placement of the child, and perhaps continuing for the life of the child.

"Risks and Benefits of Open Adoption." The Future of Children. N.p., 17 May 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/journals/article/index.x ml?journalid=66>.

Bibliography: Vandivere, Sharon. "Adoption USA." A Chartbook Based on the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents. Laura Radel, 12 Dec. 2007. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo23057/index. Adoption Options "Child Welfare Information Gateway." Adoption Options. N.p., 10 July 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_adoptoption Electronic Medical Record Adoption and Use in Home Health and Hospice Jamison, Patricia. "Electronic Medical Record Adoption and Use in Home Health and Hospice." NCHS Data Brief. Anita Bercovitz, 12 Sept. 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo17996/db45. ""Special Needs" Adoption: What Does It Mean?" Child Welfare Information Gateway. N.p., 12 July 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo23236/specialneeds Twenty Things Adoptive Kids With Their Adoptive Parents Knew Eldridge, Sherrie. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew. New York, NY: Dell Pub., 1999. "Risks and Benefits of Open Adoption." The Future of Children. N.p., 17 May 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. &lt;http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/journals/article/index.x ml?journalid=66&gt;.