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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

Overseas country information

• Overseas country eligibility requirements
• Overseas country adoption programs

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Overseas country eligibility requirements

Overseas countries may have specific eligibility criteria for prospective adoptive parents wanting to adopt a child from that country.

Only couples who meet eligibility criteria in Queensland can express an interest in being assessed as prospective adoptive parents for a child from an overseas country. This also applies where the eligibility criteria in Queensland is more restrictive than the eligibility criteria of the adoption authority in the overseas country.

In some instances, the eligibility criteria of overseas adoption authorities are more restrictive than those prescribed in Queensland legislation. In these instances, prospective adoptive parents are still eligible to have their names entered in the Expression of Interest Register in Queensland. However, they will not automatically qualify as prospective adoptive parents for children from these countries.

Once eligibility is established, couples must be approved as prospective adoptive parents for a child from a specific overseas country before their application is forwarded to the adoption authority in that country.

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Overseas country adoption programs

Individual country adoption programs and the placement needs of children in particular countries can change with little notice. We will contact prospective adoptive parents about significant changes and developments in these programs, and advise if these changes affect their expression of interest.

For further information on overseas country adoption programs, refer to Overseas country information or contact our Adoption Services Queensland Unit.

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Last updated

19 October 2007