Healing Hannah:  Attachment from an Adoptive Parent’s Point of View
Dawn Choate

“Healing Hannah: Attachment from an Adoptive Parent’s Point of View” is a recording of the live telecourse by Dawn Choate that took place on October 25, 2006 on ThinkingOfAdopting.com.  It has been edited for content, length, and to respect the privacy of the participants. This is a free telecourse, but you must register to receive to access this telecourse and the reference material below. 

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Books Referenced by Dawn

1) "Attaching in Adoption" by Deborah Gray
2) "The Post-Adoption Blues" by Karen Foli and John Thompson
You can purchase these and other books on attachment on our "Adoption Books" page.

Links Referenced by Dawn

Child Trauma Academy
http://www.childtrauma.org/
Offers online courses as well as articles and other resources

Attach-China web group
http://www.attach-china.org/
Also offers many great articles and resources

Attachment and Adoption
http://attachment.adoption.com/
Good page of resources

A 4 Ever Family
http://a4everfamily.org/
A really great list of resources, checklists of symptoms, bonding activities, etc.

The Choate’s Journey to Their Second Adopted Daughter
http://www.babyjellybeans.com
Enter “Maggie Choate” in the box shown to view the site

Healing Hannah
http://www.HealingHannah.com
Roger and Dawn Choate’s orphan ministry website.

Videos by Dawn on Adoption
http://www.youtube.com/user/fisherdawn
Including “Why Adopt a Boy?” and “Why Adopt a Girl?”

More adoption links can be found on our “Adoption Links” page.