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AEP DEMO Site and Newsletter Registration (For Social Workers and Professionals)

  By registering here, social workers and adoption professionals gain access to the AEP Demo Site and AFABC's monthly education newsletter! The education newsletter contains course information, start dates, and links to...
Understand what your clients will be learning in our AEP online course, by registering for the AEP Social Worker Audit!
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DNA tests and adoption

...Canadian users of the 23andMe.com testing company can opt in to fairly extensive medical information. All testers can submit their DNA results to a third party website called Promethease, which...
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Life skills

...for adulthood. The Belonging Network currently offers two types of life skills programs: a facilitated program called Stepping Stones, and a self-directed program through our youth website AgedOut.com. Both of...
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Glossary

...there’s a lot of them to learn. This glossary covers many of the terms you’ll see all across our website. A note about word choices: A word can feel right...
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Sample Page

This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most...
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AgedOut.com

What’s AgedOut.com all about? AgedOut.com is a website for young adults in and from government care in BC. It’s an up-to-date warehouse of information on resources and services available to...
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Adoption against all the odds

...put warnings up on this site. If Linda and Jane had known about this site earlier, it may have saved them a lot of heartache and money. Exercising caution Despite...
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Adopted Voice: It’s not about gratitude

...2014 (National Adoption Month), I participated in the #FlipTheScript social media movement. The successful campaign, created by the adoptee-centric website The Lost Daughters, allowed adoptee voices to hold a prominent...
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Eligibility, costs, & timeline

...($95) Estimated time 2 to 3 years or more More information Adopt from BC Foster Care (MCFD website) Post Adoption Assistance Adopting a foster child or youth in your care...
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Privacy Policy

...Network is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any external sites you access from this website. Collection, use, and disclosure of personal information Collection: The personal information...
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What adoptees need from their parents

The Adopted Voice column was inspired by the #FlipTheScript hashtag campaign, which draws attention to the importance of adoptee voices, especially during Adoption Awareness Month. In this issue, we hear...
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Adopted voice: Six ways to support your adopted child

“Adopted Voice” is our response to the #FlipTheScript campaign, which promotes the importance of making space for and listening to the voices of adopted people. If you’re an adoptee of...
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Meet the Ash family

...was 17. I saw his profile on the MCFD adoption site.  I asked my worker about him. His worker and I arranged the meeting.  We are now choosing to do an...
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Client rights

...all clients on our website or by request. As a participant in our group programs and services, BN has the expectation that if you participate, you will: Treat others in...
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Copyright and reprinting

...is given and a link back to our site is provided. Please understand that while we aim to be accommodating, it’s essential to adhere to copyright laws and respect our...
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Meet the Thai-Abel family

...to the video or direct them to the Belonging Network site.   But this is a good indication that the video is helping with awareness, and gives an opportunity for potential...
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Grandmother to guardian

...along the way. There is also a website called “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” that is very helpful.  I consider myself a pretty strong individual but not every parent or caregiver is...
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Adoption step-by-step

...lots of information on different adoption paths, so have a look around our website and browse the links below to start your research.  Did you know? You can pursue two...
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Openness in adoption and permanency

...age of the child and your situation, do consider what they want and need now that they are part of your family. Resources from our site: What is open adoption...
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Sign up for our newsletters

...other updates from the Belonging Network and our youth resource site AgedOut.com. Belonging News emails go out two to three times per month on average, and AgedOut.com goes out once...
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Your rights as a youth in care

...is in Part 4, Sections 70-71. The Act can be confusing. The Representative for Children and Youth’s website has a summary of your rights that’s really easy to understand. Check...
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Helping children cope with and understand abandonment

...They may become a people pleaser and trade their own needs and desires for acceptance. Or the opposite may happen — they may give up and let their “bad” self...
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Meet the Ash family (again!)

...Kids program? The Wendy’s foundation entered my life with my teen adoption. I was a prospective adoptive parent and I was on their then website looking at profiles and found...
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Meet the Sawatzky-Martens family

...If anything, the opposite is true. The thought that this is some magnanimous act is something we hear a lot. It might just be people being polite, but we feel...
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Meet the Forsyth family

...we went through the IHCAN (Interior Health Children’s Assessment Network) process. That said, I do often go to the Belonging Network website and read the stories and articles. There is...
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International adoption

...do so can find themselves unable to return to Canada with their child.  Learn more on the Government of Canada’s website Further readings Everyone has a story: Meet the Yrjana...
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Meet the Pimentel family

...vent, and ultimately celebrate with was a great tool. I also use the website tools often to help me understand all the legal terms thrown at you along the way,...
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10 lessons being adopted taught me

In this article, originally shared on the Lost Daughters website, Lynn Grubb shares some of the key lessons and outlooks on life she discovered as an adopted person. 1. I...
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My search story

...opposite sides of a chasm. Our communication tenuous because our hearts are not in the same place. Her final letter emphatically stated that she has no interest in meeting me...
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Client grievances

The following policies guide the Belonging Network client grievances and complaints processes. For concerns specific to the Ministry of Children and Family Development, please visit their website. Policy A. All...
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Guardianship: A different option for permanency

...should consult with a lawyer and a social worker before you sign any orders or agreements. The Parent Support Services Society of BC’s website also has extensive information on benefits,...
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For professionals

...worker, or another professional who works with youth? We’ve got programs and services that could really make a difference for the youth you serve: AgedOut.com is a website for young...
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Ask the expert: Trauma-informed care

...For more information and articles on trauma and addiction, we invite you to visit Carrie’s website at carriedejong.com. Carrie DeJong is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She offers counselling, support, and...
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Inuit custom adoption

...families, adoption continues to be a normalized practice in many Inuit regions. As with anything in life, where there is good there’s also its opposite. Some adults who were custom...
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Meet the Ewasiuk-Pohl family

...kicked off a new direction with a blog and vlog on his brand-new website, “Mr. Mom’s World Speaks.” But what is it really like behind the scenes in this big,...
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What we do

...before applying to adopt in BC, and maintaining the AgedOut.com website as a one-stop source of information and resources for youth from care. We do not process adoption applications, conduct...
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Be ready to support LGBTQ youth

...sexual identity refers to trying to understand and accept one’s sexual orientation based upon a physical and romantic attraction to members of the same and/or opposite sex. The foster or...
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Birth parents and expectant parents

...be charged any fees. Learn more about placing your child for adoption on the BC government’s website. Other temporary and permanent choices If adoption doesn’t feel right for you and...
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Permanency matters!

...group at www.speakoutyouthzone.com. AgedOut.com is a website for young adults who were in government care in BC. It’s an up-to-date warehouse of information on resources and services available to young adults...
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Unexpected challenges

...he was born, matched by their agency. With Elizabeth, they were chosen by a birth mother through the Canada Adopts website and were in the delivery room when she was...
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Volunteer opportunities

...with adoption connections willing to share their stories with the media (news, TV, radio, Belonging Network website and materials, etc.) Please note that our volunteers do not work directly with...
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Open adoption for birth parents

...BC government service helps birth and adoptive parents whose children are under 19 to make contact (to varying degrees) after an adoption. www.mcf.gov.bc.ca BC’s adoption agencies Find a list on our website....
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Immigration and international adoption

...website posts a list of countries with suspensions or restrictions on international adoptions. Be sure to check before you begin the formal process. You should also check to see if...
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Inter-country adoption and Canadian immigration

...the information necessary to support your case. Many Canadian visa offices require extra forms or information in addition to those set out on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website. Some...
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Youth support

...AgedOut.com is a resource website run by the Belonging Network. It’s especially for youth and young adults in and from government care in BC. Visit AgedOut.com for all kinds of...
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Finding family online

...stories, websites, Facebook pages, photo memes, and news articles documenting the shock, joy, thrill, drama, pain, and disappointment of these lightning-speed, tech-driven connections. Media sites are littered with headlines like...
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Permanency options for youth

...and self-permanency by enabling youth to find a place to live and cover some basic living costs.  Visit MCFD’s website for more information about youth agreements, including Agreements with Young...
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Finding lost family through the Internet

...prepared me for those conversations. Last night, on a whim, I googled my son’s birthmom again. The website on which I found the first of these connections no longer appears....
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Cultural planning

...in this video may have changed. Learn more about these changes on the BC government’s news site. Cultural planning and Aboriginal adoption in BC Presenter: Dr Anne Clayton Anne Clayton is the...
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Families with Children from China BC

...get involved with FCCBC? It’s never too late to join! Our website has a calendar with upcoming events. Family membership is $28 per year. Membership is free for first-time waiting families, and...
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