For You and Your Family
What We Do
From placement to after finalization, we are here for your family for all your adoption & post adoption needs.
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"Every child deserves a home and love." --Dave Thomas
Who We Are
Liz has over a decade of experience in the adoption world. From working with the federal government, writing adoption policy, supervising NET's adoption department, personally writing home studies/family profiles, to completing numerous adoption finalizations, Liz has vast professional experience in all facets of adoption. She has also presented in various conferences and symposiums about adoption. Furthermore, as an adoptee herself who has recently connected with her birth family, she has personal experience to assist your family with all their adoption needs.
Liz, MSW, LSW, ACSW, has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, where she specialized in understanding transracial identity in adoptions. She won the Dr. Ruth Smalley Award for her research. Lately, she was awarded the Emerging Leaders in Adoption. She is presently the Executive Director/CEO for the Korean Adoptee Association of Philadelphia.
Liz, MSW, LSW, ACSW, has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, where she specialized in understanding transracial identity in adoptions. She won the Dr. Ruth Smalley Award for her research. Lately, she was awarded the Emerging Leaders in Adoption. She is presently the Executive Director/CEO for the Korean Adoptee Association of Philadelphia.
"My wife and I started our foster to adopt process 3 years ago and Liz was by our side through every single step. She is very supportive, encouraging, knowledgeable and the biggest advocate anyone could ask for. Liz was aware of our goals from the very beginning and worked with us to accomplish those goals. We adopted our sibling group of 3 amazing children on May 11, 2016. Liz participated in our Adoption Day and continues to keep in touch with us to get updates and pictures." - J. & L. Ruiz
"Liz is amazing! When we first met Liz she told us early on in our conversation, ‘Adoption is my thing. I was adopted, I work in adoption, and adoption is basically my hobby’. She is extremely knowledge on many different adoption pathways; foster-to-adopt, domestic adoption and foreign adoption. When my husband and I decided to pursue growing our family through adoption we were pretty clueless, but Liz was able to give us a great understanding of the different processes and was there for us through the whole effort. She attended meetings with us when we needed help in asking the right questions, gave us support, and was a great help putting together our profile book and video. Adoption is daunting, Liz made it understandable, approachable and was a key part in us growing our family to three!" -J. & H. Murnen
How Can We Help
We will walk with you through the entire adoption process. Whether you are interested in which agencies are reputable, how to build a birth mother website, ideas to put in a lifebook, or wondering which adoption therapists/support groups are recommended, we are your source of adoption information, no matter how big or small your query may be.
For post adoption support, we will advocate for all your child's needs, from attending Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings to discuss the best educational placement services for your child, to participating in other team meetings, attending family court with you, having Post Adoption Contract Agreements (PACA)/Act 101 discussions, to understanding the Adoption Tax Credit, we are here for you and your family!
For post adoption support, we will advocate for all your child's needs, from attending Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings to discuss the best educational placement services for your child, to participating in other team meetings, attending family court with you, having Post Adoption Contract Agreements (PACA)/Act 101 discussions, to understanding the Adoption Tax Credit, we are here for you and your family!
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Pre-Adoption
We will discuss with you what you will expect in the adoption process.
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Adoption
We will help you understand what you will need to do to complete a home study and prepare for a child.
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Post-Adoption
We will assist you with all post adoption needs, including setting you up with child preparation and mentors that will individually help your child process their adoption.
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Our consultation fees are negotiable, and we will work with your family on what makes sense for you. Please contact us today if you have any questions!