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Intercountry adoptive parent education

• Module 1 - Introduction
  • What is adoption?
  • Who is involved in the adoption process?
  • The adoption process
  • Adoption Services Queensland
  • Suggested reading
• Module 2 - The needs of overseas children requiring permanent adoptive placements in Queensland
  • Overseas country information
  • Are you suited to intercountry adoption?
  • Motivation to adopt
  • Issues and challenges faced by adoptive parents
  • Placement proposals
  • Building resilience with your adopted child
  • Suggested reading
• Module 3 - Child development
  • Understanding child development
  • Factors that impact on child development
  • A child's understanding of adoption
  • Suggested reading
• Module 4 - Attachment and bonding
  • Attachment theory
  • What is attachment and bonding?
  • Types of attachment
  • Attachment behaviour
  • Signs of healthy attachment and bonding
  • Attachment disorder
  • Impact of attachment on adoptive parenting
  • The arousal-relaxation cycle
  • Developing an attachment with your child
  • Suggested reading
• Module 5 - Separation, grief and loss
  • Definition of loss and grief
  • The impact of loss on adoptive parents
  • The impact of loss on adopted children
  • Effects and strategies for dealing with a child's loss
  • Understanding the impact of loss on an adopted child
  • The impact of loss on birth parents
  • The grief process
  • Suggested reading
• Module 6 - Identity and culture
  • Your feelings about ethnic background and culture
  • The impact of adoption on your family
  • Definition of ethnicity, culture and identity
  • Addressing cultural identity
  • The cultural heritage plan
  • Barriers to developing a child's cultural identity
  • A child's racial awareness
  • Stages of development of racial identity
  • Combating racism
  • Telling your child they are adopted
  • The adoptive family life cycle
  • Suggested reading
• Module 7 - Preparing for assessment
  • Departmental assessment considerations
  • Assessing a couple's suitability
  • Meeting the assessment criteria
  • The assessment process
  • Placement considerations
  • Assessors - their perspective
  • Establishing a family tree and Ecomap
  • Suggested reading
• Module 8 - Placement information
  • Medical assessment of children adopted from overseas
  • Lodging an application with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
  • Migration Health Check
  • Naming your child
  • Travel arrangements
  • Arrival in Australia
  • Queensland Birth Certificate
  • Australian Citizenship
  • Adoptive parent support groups
  • Life Story Book
  • Suggested reading
• Module 9 - General reading
• Family profile
  • My family profile
• Printable version
• Contacts

Placement proposals

• Information about placement proposals
• Examples of placement proposals
• Activity 4 - Reviewing the two examples of placement proposals

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Information about placement proposals

Overseas adoption authorities will determine the best possible placement for a child as well as the prospective adoptive parents that they believe will best meet the child's individual needs.

A thorough assessment is an essential task in identifying the most suitable placement for the child. This includes gathering evidence of specific competencies and capacities of prospective adoptive parents and their readiness to adopt.

The decision to offer a placement of a child to a couple is made by the overseas adoption authority, although Adoption Services Queensland and the couple are involved in the final decision to accept the placement. Adoption Services Queensland is notified when the overseas adoption authority makes a placement decision.

Additional information may be requested from the adoption authority in the overseas country or from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship about the child's medical circumstances or birth history, to assist prospective adoptive parents in their decision about the placement proposal.

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Examples of placement proposals

We have provided two examples of placement proposals that Adoption Services Queensland has received from Ethiopia and China. Please note that all identifying information has been removed to protect the privacy of the children and families involved. It is important to remember that information provided to prospective adoptive parents about a child can be limited.

• Examples of placement proposals (PDF 205 KB)

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Last updated

19 October 2007