How Does Colorado Adoption Impact Birth Mothers?
The United States has a lot of variation in regulations and practices when it comes to individual state adoptions. Fortunately, for birth mothers seeking to place their child for adoption in colorado, Adoption Choices of Coloradois able to help you create a unique adoption plan for your unique situation. Our adoption process is in compliance with national standards while providing you high-quality care and support.
Below you will find some of the benefits of adoption in Colorado. Though they are essentially the same as the benefits of adoption nationally, that is just a sign to us that we are doing our jobs properly and reflecting successful adoptions both inside and outside of Colorado.
How Do I Know You Can Handle My Adoption Case?
Luckily for you, we have handled a number of adoption cases and are quite experienced. We know that entering the adoption process can be quite taxing, so we do the best that we can to minimize any stress that you may face. If you choose, we have counseling available at no extra charge for you. You can receive counseling before the adoption, during the adoption, and after the adoption.
We also work with you to form an adoption plan. While we are prepared to offer you a full range of services, sometimes guidance is all you need. We can help you choose an adoption type that fits you, choose the adoptive family for your child, and much more. When it is time to go to the hospital, we hope that you will have at least some relief knowing that Adoption Choices of Coloradohelped prepare you for the birth and post-placement support.
How Will I Know My Child’s Future is Secure?
The great thing about modern adoptions is that you get to have so much input! While completely closed off adoptions are still available, we recommend that you choose an adoption type where you can stay at least somewhat connected to your child. While you may not be raising your child directly, you will get to be a part of their life and watch them grow up. In deciding your child’s adoptive family, you can feel secure that every adoptive family goes through a rigorous screening process. These are just some of the benefits of adoption in Coloradoand they hopefully show that your child’s future will be secure, especially if you choose to have a close relationship with them.
Where Can I Find More Adoption Resources?
The internet is always a great place to start if you want more information, but just be careful that you are reviewing credible sources. The internet also might mislead you about more localized laws and practices, so that’s something else to be wary of when you are exploring. When in doubt, you can contact your caseworker with Adoption Choices of Coloradoto get more specific, personalized information if you have any concerns or questions.
What If I Am Struggling To Find The Benefits of Placing My Child for Adoption?
Adoption is a tough decision and that’s completely understandable. Sometimes the adoption process can get lost in paperwork. We want to make sure that the humanity behind placing your child for adoption remains intact. The large majority of birth mothers go through the adoption process out of love, hoping to create a better life for their child. If you can hone in on that idea and those emotions, then the adoption process is a wonderful and even joyful thing. You can write endless pros and cons, but if you think adoption is necessary and you do it out of love, that’s beneficial in some way to everyone involved.
Now That I Know the Benefits of Adoption in Colorado, Where Should I Start?
If you go to Adoption Choices of Colorado, we have a contact form that you can fill out. That is how you will first be assigned to an adoption specialist. From there, you’ll slowly go through a lot of the stuff we have mentioned. You will be making some difficult choices, but we hope to help you find answers that you can be comfortable with. Ultimately, we are here to serve you, not the other way around. We will do our best to tailor the adoption experience to you and wish you all the best.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and want to learn more about your adoption options, contact Adoption Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
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Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!