Children's Home Society of Washington



About CHSW



Our Services


Adoption
Advocacy
Counseling
Early Childhood   Development
Family Support
  & Parent Education

Out-of-Home Care
Catalyst for Kids

How You Can Help



Parent Information & Resource Center Online



The Children's Gift Catalog



Contact Us





Adoption and Parenting Courses

www.adoptionlearningpartners.org
Provides online courses such as
Adopting the Older Child and Eyes Wide Open.


www.greatstarts.org

www.parentingmatters.org

www.theparentingclass.com
Parenting the Challenging/Spirited Child Ages 3-7 Years Old

www.familieslikeours.org

www.affgs.org
Adoptive Friends and Family of Greater Seattle

www.listeningmothers.org

www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

www.parentmap.com

www.attachmentcenternw.net

Nancy Kaplan, MSSW (425) 836-4458

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Adoption and Parenting Support Groups
and Play Groups


www.affgs.org – SNAP
(Supportive for New Adoptive Parents) and AWAIT (Adoption Waiting: Anxiety, Intensity, and Triumph!) and DIVERSE Adoption Support

www.parentmap.com

www.familyworksseattle.org
Play groups including Families With Children From China, Japanese and Spanish-speaking, LGBT families
www.resolvewa.org

www.listeningmothers.org

www.attachmentcenternw.net

Adoptive Families Network of South Puget Sound
(253) 759-0824

Advocates of Single Adoptive Parents/Northwest (ASAP/NW) (425) 485-6770

Kitsap Adoption Group (360) 697-2997


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Adoption and Parenting Consultants

www.adoptionreferralservice.com

www.greatstarts.org

www.theparentingclass.com
School Observation and Teacher-Parent Conference Consultation

www.familieslikeours.org

www.resolvewa.org

www.attachmentcenternw.net

Mary Carter Creech at Nurturing Attachments
(206) 409-9355

Center for Adoption Medicine
(206) 598-3000


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Adoption and Parenting Literature, Newsletters, and Life Book Resources

www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

www.tapestrybooks.com

www.affgs.com
Adoptive Friends and Family of Greater Seattle

www.childwelfare.gov
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse have been consolidated and expanded to create Child Welfare Information Gateway.

www.adoptionsupport.org

www.adoptionstuff.com

www.adoptioncouncil.org
– National Council for Adoption

www.arvinpublications.com

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Therapists and Groups for Children

Mary Carter-Creech at Nurturing Attachments
(206) 409-9355

www.theparentingclass.com
Social Skills and Anger Management Group for Kids Ages 4-11 Years Old
Joyce Victor and Terri Hollinsworth (206) 860-7969


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Re-Adoption Procedures

King County Superior Court, Family Court Services, Adoption Unit (206) 296-9350

Albert Lirhus (206) 728-5858

Mark Demaray (425) 776-4100

David Andersen (206) 267-7200

Marilyn Smith (206) 587-6575

Joyce Robson (253) 565-5800


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