ShiftED

Guest Anna Abraham shares about post adoption services and they can assist those who have used Gladney's adoption services. At Gladney, these services are for life. Placing a child for adoption means that a woman has relinquished her rights to the child which means she no longer has authority over the child. We don't believe that she "gave up" her child. We believe that she made a choice to say "I am no longer this child's parent". The most common question Anna hears from birth parents ... "when will we hear from the adoptive family again?" Services Offered to the Birth Parents: Resources: The Table DFWBirthmothers Amplified

Let us know your thoughts on the episode and if you have any questions for Haleigh! You can shoot us an email at shifted@gladney.org Join us on this auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and culturally-relevant stories. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ 🔗 LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE The Adoption Process https://bit.ly/3DWrQoZ ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email and talk to someone like Yvonne to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. https://gladneyadoption.com/ ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at www.adoption-education.com ------------------ 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to the podcast feed! https://linktr.ee/shiftedpodcast 📸 Follow AdoptED on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like AdoptED on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use AdoptED’s curriculum in your classroom for FREE! http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC

We’re kicking off a new series for the next three episodes of ShiftED! If you’ve ever wondered what the adoption process actually looks like from start to finish from an expectant parent’s perspective, tune in to the next three episodes of ShiftED! This episode marks Part I of “How to Make an Adoption Plan!” In this episode, we sit back down with Yvonne Muñoz who is an Options Counselor at the Gladney Center for Adoption. She walks us through the moment someone decides to reach out for help when they find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy and what comes next should they decide to make an adoption plan for their child. Yvonne’s job is to talk with these parents in this brave and vulnerable moment of their journey and help them explore their options. Yvonne talks through common questions she gets when speaking to men and women who reach out to Gladney, the services Gladney can offer someone experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, and what getting started making an adoption plan looks like. While she doesn’t cover the entire process in this episode, she lays the groundwork for Parts 2 & 3 of ShiftED to pick up and finish off the explanation of the adoption process. If you haven’t listened to Episode 6 of ShiftED yet, Yvonne tells her story of becoming a teen mom and experiencing many of the challenges the parents she speaks with day to day are living. In this episode, she talks about how helpful and informative her experiences as a teen mom are when she’s doing her job at Gladney. Let us know your thoughts on the episode and if you have any questions for Yvonne! You can shoot us an email at shifted@gladney.org Join us on this auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and culturally-relevant stories. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ 🔗 LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE The Adoption Process https://bit.ly/3DWrQoZ ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email and talk to someone like Yvonne to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. https://gladneyadoption.com/ ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at www.adoption-education.com ------------------ 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to the podcast feed! https://linktr.ee/shiftedpodcast 📸 Follow AdoptED on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like AdoptED on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use AdoptED’s curriculum in your classroom for FREE! http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC

In this episode of ShiftED, we get to hear Yvonne Muñoz share her story about becoming a teen mom while she was in high school. Yvonne works at Gladney now, but her story of being a teen mom plays into how she actually came to work in the social work field and how she ended up working for Gladney’s team of Options Counselors! Yvonne tells us how finding out she was pregnant changed her world as a high school student. She details her experience in the hospital during labor, becoming a parent while still attending and finishing high school, navigating her relationship with her boyfriend, working to help financially support her son, and even moving out of her mom’s house as a teenager! She finishes up the episode with some wisdom and advice for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation to hers. Yvonne has an amazing story and is herself an incredible storyteller— we’re sure you’ll be captivated. Let us know your thoughts on the episode and if you have any questions for Yvonne! You can shoot us an email at shifted@gladney.org Join us on this auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and culturally-relevant stories. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ 🔗 LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE UTA’s Social Work Program https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/social-work ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. https://gladneyadoption.com/ ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at www.adoption-education.com ------------------ 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to the podcast feed! https://linktr.ee/shiftedpodcast 📸 Follow AdoptED on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like AdoptED on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use AdoptED’s curriculum in your classroom for FREE! http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC ------------------ ☕️ $5 Starbucks gift card to the first person who emails shifted@gladney.org what Yvonne’s dream job was in high school, just sayin.

In this episode of ShiftED, we’re continuing our 2-part Melson Marathon with Mark & Jennifer and their two daughters, Lilly & Maddie. First up, Mark, who we talked with in the last episode of ShiftED, joins his wife, Jennifer, for a conversation on why adoption is so special to their family. We get to hear their touching story of adopting through the Gladney New Beginnings program that facilitates matched adoptions through the Texas foster care system. They have some amazing insights to share. After that, we have a conversation with the Melson girls — Lilly & Maddie — about their experience in public education as high school students during the 2020-2021 school year. They also discussed their experiences and gave us some feedback on AdoptED’s virtual classroom. They are wonderful public speakers — you’ll see in their interview. If you missed the first part of this Melson Marathon, go back in the feed one episode to listen to our Career Day interview with Mark Melson about what it’s like to run a non-profit organization as the President & CEO of the Gladney Center for Adoption. It’s a good one! Link to Part 1 Join us on this new, auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and culturally-relevant stories. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ 📚 VOCABULARY FROM THIS EPISODE Dossier - a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject; a term used frequently in international adoption Foster Family - a family, typically licensed by the state, who cares for a child who is not his or her biological child Guardianship - care of the person or property of another Kin - one’s relatives Attorney ad litem - an attorney appointed by a court to act as an advocate for a minor, a proposed ward, or unknown heirs in a particular legal action Staffing – (relating to foster care) a formal meeting between the Department, CASA, Attorney ad Litem, foster parents and prospective adoptive families' case managers to determine the one family out of the 3 to 5 families previously selected that is the best fit for the child. If a family opts out, the worker continues with the other families from the pool of consideration. CPS File – documents confidential by law and released to people personally involved in the case, or those entities who need the record to carry out professional duties; each child in foster care has a CPS file Caseworker - a social worker who is employed by a government agency, nonprofit organization, or another group to take on the cases of individuals and provide them with advocacy, information, and solutions. Endocrinologist - branch of medicine concerned with the structure, function, and disorders of the endocrine glands; more info here: https://bit.ly/3xMPqRi ------------------ 🔗 LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Gladney’s New Beginnings Program (Foster Adoption) https://bit.ly/3gQTLgA Websites to view children available for adoption in the foster care system (Texas): https://adoptuskids.org/ https://heartgallerytexas.com/heartgallery/ https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/application/tare/search.aspx/children ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. https://gladneyadoption.com/ ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at...

In this episode of ShiftED, we’re sitting down with Mark Melson, the President & CEO of the Gladney Center for Adoption. Mark is the first guest on a new ShiftED segment called, “Career Day!” where we sit down with different people and ask them all about their job, how they got to their job and the education path that took them to their job. Mark talks with us about what it’s like to work in the field of adoption and lead a non-profit organization as its President & CEO. This episode of ShiftED is a special one because it marks the first part of a 2-part Melson Marathon that we’re hosting on the podcast. Mark brought his family along and we have a couple more interviews with Mark and his wife, Jennifer, and then their two daughters, Lilly & Maddie — high school students who have gone through AdoptED’s Virtual Classroom as students! Catch these last two segments in the next episode of ShiftED. Link to Part 2 Join us on this new, auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and culturally-relevant stories. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. https://gladneyadoption.com/ ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at www.adoption-education.com ------------------ 📸 Follow AdoptED on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like AdoptED on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use AdoptED’s curriculum in your classroom for FREE! http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC ------------------ If you made it all the way to the bottom of the show notes, you deserve a fun fact for free: 💡Cats have fewer toes on their back paws. 🙀

In this episode of ShiftED, we’re talking with Noah Rodgers — AdoptED’s content creator (like, the guy who made all the videos in our virtual classroom!). Noah walks us through how videos get made and why content is so important for AdoptED and its lessons. Plus, he has a pretty incredible story about a contest that he may or may not have won from a musical artist whose name you might recognize. 🤔 We love Noah and couldn’t imagine doing AdoptED without him — and literally, there wouldn’t be a podcast with his skills in editing and producing. 👏🏻 He’s also got some great insight for listeners interested in making videos and content, how you might be able to turn something you love doing as a hobby into a career, and the importance of surrounding yourself with like-minded people who love what they do as much as you do! Don’t forget about the SIX FLAGS GIVEAWAY!! We’ve included instructions in this episode where you could win you 2 tickets to Gladney Night at Six Flags on April 23, 2021 from 5-10PM. Enter to win until April 16, 2021 at 12PM CST. Two giveaway winners will be announced on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 3PM CST on our Instagram stories (@gladneyadopted). No purchase necessary to enter giveaway. Join us on this new, auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and culturally-relevant stories. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ 🔗 LINKS TO STUFF MENTIONED Street Baby https://youtu.be/svdffAtAwGY Brand New – Ben Rector Lip Dub Music Video https://youtu.be/ltS3ij59Vds Ivy’s Story https://youtu.be/F9MPv9L-HXQ Ivy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/little_ivy_sunshine/ Camera Kit Noah recommends https://bhpho.to/3wQlKD5 Noah films and photographs weddings! https://www.createdbynoah.com/ ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. https://gladneyadoption.com/ ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at www.adoption-education.com ------------------ 📸 Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use our curriculum in your classroom for FREE! http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC ------------------ If you made it all the way to the bottom of the show notes, you deserve some swag. 🎁 Follow us on Instagram (@gladneyadopted), then send us DM with the name of the class Noah received a “D” in during college and we’ll send you a box in the mail full of swag and goodies. Seriously! 😎 First five people who message us will receive some goodies in the mail.

In this episode of ShiftED, we talk with the AdoptED educators — also known as Adoption Education Specialists — about what the program looks like on the ground. Kerry & Amy will walk you through a day in the life of a guest presenter going into schools all over the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to present AdoptED’s curriculum (when we still could). They’ll also walk through the details of preparing and transitioning to a virtual learning environment. Also get ready for a hilarious story involving baby dolls, trunks, and daycare teachers. 👶🏻 Join us on this new, auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and what it’s like to be a teenager. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ 🔗 LINKS Samaritan House https://samaritanhouse.org/ Gladney’s New Beginnings Program https://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt/foster-adoption ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. www.pregnancyhotline.org ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC ------------------ 📸 Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use our curriculum in your classroom for FREE! http://bit.ly/AdoptEDVC ------------------ If you made it all the way to the bottom of the show notes, you deserve a fun fact for free: 💡Amy & Kerry said the name of our podcast 10 times in this episode. 🙃

In this episode of ShiftED, we talk with Jennifer Lanter, VP of Communications & Education at the Gladney Center for Adoption, and creator of AdoptED, about the history behind the program called AdoptED. We figured we’d start from the top so we’re all on the same page right from the beginning of our little podcasting adventure. 😉 Jennifer is the expert in this area because she had the idea that eventually turned into AdoptED and what the program is today. You’ll love hearing her recount what it looked like at the very beginning, why this was even an idea worth pursuing, and some of the challenges the program had to overcome to get to the place it is today! We loved this conversation and hope you find it enlightening as well! Plus, you’ll get to know Jennifer and what her job at Gladney looks like as well as the steps in her own education and career that led to the job she has today — spoiler alert: it’s an awesome story. Join us on this new, auditory journey with ShiftED’s hosts, Kerry & Amy, as we seek to educate and equip students and teachers with relevant information about adoption, child welfare, and what it’s like to be a teenager. We’ll also have some fun along the way. ------------------ If you’re pregnant and unsure of what to do, Gladney can help. Reach out to us by phone, text, chat or email to understand your options. A dedicated Gladney staff member is standing by with answers. www.pregnancyhotline.org ShiftED, presented by AdoptED, is produced and recorded by the Gladney Center for Adoption, a premier non-profit adoption agency located in Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Gladney’s mission and services at www.gladney.org AdoptED is a program developed by Gladney that seeks to educate and empower students and teachers with knowledge about adoption and the choices a woman might face in an unplanned pregnancy. You can find out more about AdoptED and our new online, virtual classroom at www.adoption-education.com ------------------ 📸 Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gladneyadopted/ 👍🏻 Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GladneyAdoptED/ 🖥 Sign up to use our curriculum in your classroom for FREE! https://resource.adoption-education.com/en/adopted-to-go ------------------ If you made it all the way to the bottom of the show notes, you deserve a fun fact for free: 💡A cow-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo.”